Re: [lace] Got long hair?

2011-08-17 Thread Bill & Linda Mitchell
t 17, 2011 7:03 AM To: Sue Babbs ; lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Got long hair? At 05:44 AM 17/08/2011, Sue Babbs wrote: I did that with a banyan tree's aerial roots in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico this spring! It was hard going as there weren't any bobbins to keep them in order as I

Re: [lace] Got long hair?

2011-08-17 Thread David C COLLYER
At 05:44 AM 17/08/2011, Sue Babbs wrote: I did that with a banyan tree's aerial roots in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico this spring! It was hard going as there weren't any bobbins to keep them in order as I worked! God Sue - with a decent Banyan you could make a whole point ground screen!!! David

Re: [lace] Got long hair?

2011-08-16 Thread Sue Babbs
I did that with a banyan tree's aerial roots in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico this spring! It was hard going as there weren't any bobbins to keep them in order as I worked! Sue sueba...@comcast.net -Original Message- From: David C COLLYER I recall back in the late 90s working on the ae

Re: [lace] Got long hair?

2011-08-16 Thread David C COLLYER
Gosh Agnes - Sorry for those memories but with 3 sisters, that was one of MY jobs before going to school. I recall having water in an old white and blue enamel jug and had to keep dipping the brush. Then Mum would always inspect afterwards to make sure I'd done the plaiting tight enough!! Da

Re: [lace] Got long hair?

2011-08-16 Thread Lesley Blackshaw
On 16/08/2011 15:44, David C COLLYER wrote: Dear Friends, As I worked on some Chantilly today I was making a long pin-chain and the thought occurred to me that this could look really interesting if done with someone's hair. In case you don't know what a pin-chain is and would like to try: - d

Re: [lace] Got long hair?

2011-08-16 Thread Agnes Boddington
David, my hair is shoulder length, so I am staying out of your way. Too many memories of my mother plaiting fours girls' hair before going to school. If you were unfortunate and the last of the four, she'd had just about enough of the job and would plait in a frenzy. Agnes Boddington - Ellought

[lace] Got long hair?

2011-08-16 Thread David C COLLYER
Dear Friends, As I worked on some Chantilly today I was making a long pin-chain and the thought occurred to me that this could look really interesting if done with someone's hair. In case you don't know what a pin-chain is and would like to try: - divide you hair into 4 equal parts, then simpl