In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, C. Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Lacemakers, > >I send this only in the interest of accuracy. We are not all lacing widows.
> -- chiefly applied to widows of personages of rank. [1913 Maybe Tamara, our (future) Dowager Duchess, is getting ready for the time when she becomes a widow, then - trying the title on for size, maybe? Me, I'm just a common p(h)easant, who has been around on the list since July 95. I don't think I feel old enough to be a dame yet, though. Musing on, Pantomime Dames are male, so maybe the title would fit David, too... Right, back to making petals and getting covered in glitter - I found this rather interesting coloured glittery interfacing (at one of the Papercraft Shows I'm demonstrating at every other week or so) that is like a wide ribbon, so bought a couple of yards of several colours, and cut down into narrow strips it works on bobbins for a lace fantasy flower idea.... just have to remember not to pull too hard! Can any lace teachers/lace group organisers in Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham, or Wigan (or the immediate surrounding towns) let me have details of their meetings/classes if they are taking new members - being the "something very different" at these shows we pick up interest, and do get asked about where to learn, so having the details to hand them helps greatly! These are the shows left for this year; after Christmas we'll be doing Leeds, Birmingham and Doncaster again, as well as the above. The great thing about these fairs is having a dedicated day at least once a fortnight when I am making lace; the not so great is having to be up at about 6.30am on Sunday mornings! I'm also slowly getting a scalloped variation on my Hearts and Flowers Snowflake Bucks mat (published in Lace a couple of years ago) onto the pillow, too.... and the long term UFO is a Honiton version of an Ann Orr quilting pattern. Must get that out again one day! -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
