Re: [lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz

Hi Jenny, Welcome to Arachne, you've found like minded and *very* helpful people. We all wish you good luck in your lacemaking endeavours. At 04:16 PM 28-02-05 +1100, you wrote: Trouble is, Tamara, as Jenny said in her message, she lives an 11- hour drive from Darwin - there is

Re: [lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz

M Harvey Norfolk UK Now happily lacing again now my arm is better. - Original Message - From: Jenny Barron [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz Pricking card Tamara said Any gift-box, dis

[lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz

In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tamara P. Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Should I get a cushion stand? What you may need before you need a pillow stand is some kind of support for the book you're using, so that you can look at it and continue working. Folding music stands work well and are

Re: [lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz

Pricking card Tamara said Any gift-box, dis-assembled and covered with transparent, coloured, plastic film will do just fine Jane said I teach my students to use proper pricking card (glazed manila) and a waterproof pen. I must admit to coming back to proper pricking card. The

[lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz (very long)

Welcome to the list, Jenny. I know everyone else has answered all your questions, but I can't resist doing it too :) First I'd like to endorse the advice which appeared in some of the previous messages: 1) Join the Australian Lace Guild: http://www.austlaceguild.org/ and then whatever smaller

Re: [lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz (very long)

: Monday, February 28, 2005 3:48 PM Subject: [lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz (very long) Welcome to the list, Jenny. I know everyone else has answered all your questions, but I can't resist doing it too :) First I'd like to endorse the advice which appeared in some of the previous messages: 1

Re: [lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz (very long)

I disagree with Tamara (not a rare thing, despite being good friends) on this. I didn't get a pricker till I'd been making lace for a few years. I used a large-headed pin, such as a corsage pin. Or I just used the pattern without pre-pricking. However, I admit a good, comfortable pricker

Re: [lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz (very long)

On Feb 28, 2005, at 0:16, Ruth Budge wrote: Trouble is, Tamara, as Jenny said in her message, she lives an 11- hour drive from Darwin - there is nothing in between, and Darwin is the nearest lace group!!! Can't blame you for not reading trough to the bitter end; it *was* a long message... :) But