Re: [lace] lace stamps

2003-08-23 Thread Ilske und Peter Thomsen
Hello Tess, hello Lori, hello Ralph, As far as I see on Loris page are nearly all stamps of this matter. I don't have them all but I have a big list where they all are on. I can scan you this list if you want. Perhaps on the matter people wearing laces are a few missing but this is again ein

[lace] Hi...IOLI thoughts

2003-08-23 Thread Celtic Dream Weaver
What does IOLI mean to mefor one I do think it is international. I have seen patterns and articles from Ann Keller from Ireland, Lia Baumeister-Jonker from The Netherlands, and people from all over in the bullentin. For me IOLI has brought me closer to other people that enjoy the same

[lace] U.S. Lace Stamps

2003-08-23 Thread Jeriames
In the same Summer 1993 issue of the IOLI bulletin that contained the Gossip Pillow: On the inside back cover is a picture of the four laces made for the block of four lace stamps that were issued in the U.S. The laces were made by Mary McPeek, Leslie Saari, Ruth Maxwell, and Trenna Ruffner.

Re: [lace] Hi...IOLI thoughts

2003-08-23 Thread Adele Shaak
While I was in England I bought a bobbin for a souvenir in a lace store that was in the cobbles of York. BTWif anyone on the list can tell me what the name and address of that store in York please let me know. Years ago..I tried writing to York to find out and all they sent me was

[lace] Gossip Pillow

2003-08-23 Thread Jeriames
In a message dated 8/23/03 9:36:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Summer 1993I just love the pillow with the 4 rollers shown on the back cover...just think if I had one of those I could be making four different laces on one pillow...just boggles the mind I can tell

[lace] Lace Stamps

2003-08-23 Thread Lisa Smith
I have a collection of lace stamps. They are on my web site:http://www.geocities.com/bobbin_lacer/Thanks,Lisa SmithCleveland, WI USA - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

[lace] Lace stamps

2003-08-23 Thread Annette Gill
You can see these United States stamps at: http://lace.lacefairy.com/LaceStamps/LaceStamps.htm Lori, I notice you've described one of the 2 British stamps as British Explorer. That's not just any British Explorer, that's Sir Walter Raleigh! I hope he wasn't wearing that nice lace ruff when his

[lace] Lights that light up

2003-08-23 Thread Jean Nathan
Having been thinking about it during the day is an 'inverter' what we'd call a 'transformer'? It transforms mains voltage of 220 volts down to lower voltages like (for instance) the 9 volts you get from a battery. So my laptop will either run from a battery or from the mains with a transformer in

[lace] Lace Stamps

2003-08-23 Thread Jean Nathan
I always understood that it was infringement of copyright to reproduce images of British stamps without permission of the Royal Mail. Don't know about other countries stamps. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Lights that light up

2003-08-23 Thread Jean Nathan
Sorry, my previous email should have gone to chat, although the topic will be appearing on lace. Kep you guessing til it does. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Hi...IOLI thoughts

2003-08-23 Thread Clive and Betty Ann Rice
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What does IOLI mean to me... Well put, Sherry, Betty Ann - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Doreen Wright

2003-08-23 Thread Lace
It is with great sadness, we tell you of the death of Mrs Doreen Wright this afternoon. She died peacefully at home following several months of deteriorating health at the age of 95. Her mind was as alert as ever right to to the end. As the founder chairman of the Lace Guild, she will be missed

[lace] re: jumping around

2003-08-23 Thread BrambleLan
Hello, All-- I guess I'm a frog, too, but in addition to the 3 pillows I have with abandoned projects on them, I also have several spinning wheels with different fibers half-spun, a loom half-warped, numerous cross-stitch projects begun...where does it end??? And when will I really have time

[lace] Malmsbury Book

2003-08-23 Thread W N Lafferty
Hooray, I won my Ebay auction Malmsbury Book! Thank you to all who wrote to me about the book, I am looking forward to adding it to my collection (and, hopefully, using it!) Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

Re: [lace] re: jumping around

2003-08-23 Thread Barb ETx
snip.I guess I'm a frog, too...where does it end??? And when will I really have time to finish even one project?.. What no tatting or beads? How about ceramics. Don't you know it will never end and I, for one, like it that way. If I do happen to finish something...that

[lace] re: jumping around

2003-08-23 Thread BrambleLan
Okay, BarbE...yes, a little knitting, and beads, and tatting, needlelace, Angora rabbitsoh, yes, and I do work full time+... Margaret, tired in PA Angora bunnies: http://bramblelane.tripod.com/bramble-lane.html 8/18/03 http://bramblelane.tripod.com/clearance.html

[lace-chat] Re: roo whistles

2003-08-23 Thread Barbara Stokes
A bit difficult to do a randomised control study on the roo whistles! As to food allergies etc, how many of these people with allergies were not breast fed? Considering since 2nd World War the incidence of formula feeding skyrocketed until the 70's, it only takes one formula feed to predispose to

[lace-chat] Irish lace book

2003-08-23 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
I have a 2nd hand copy of this book, Jenny. It should have a number of pattern sheets in pockets at either end of the book. It shows a lot of filling stitches , but many are on diamond net. They are shown at a distance, and close-up, so you can see how to work them, and what the finished look is

[lace-chat] Lights that light up

2003-08-23 Thread Jean Nathan
There's a link to FAQs on www.beingseen.com , one of which answers the question on power: Can I use common batteries, solar cells, and regular household current? Yes, the inverter drivers (100 Volts, 1600Hz) for each length of EL cable can be supported by common batteries to give a bright neon

Re: [lace-chat] Literate frog?

2003-08-23 Thread dominique
loved it but utterly impossible to translate in french . here frogs go croa croa ( if i remember right. i'm never sure whether they go croa or coa . seems to me crows go coa but well ) and what do frogs say in other countries ? dominique from Paris W N Lafferty a gazouillé à

[lace-chat] Frogs

2003-08-23 Thread Jean Nathan
UK frogs go ribbit ribbit in a croaky voice. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [lace-chat] Food Allergies

2003-08-23 Thread Jean Peach
People have had allergies for generations, my MIL if she was alive now would be 109, allergic to dairy products, DH who is 67 is allergic to milk, is able to eat one egg a week. Youngest daughter is allergic to more dairy products than either of her father or grandmother. Plus can not drink wine.

[lace-chat] Re: French Secret Pal

2003-08-23 Thread harlequin.lace
- Original Message - From: harlequin.lace To: Subject: French Secret Pal Hi and thank you very much for the parcel of goodies. I was feeling rather down in the dumps as I have not been feeling very well, so when I opened your parcel it really cheered me up. The delightful

Re: [lace-chat] moose whistles???

2003-08-23 Thread Motherchaos
From: Bev Walker | I dunno if the deer whistle would work especially if the moose was running | headlong full steam ahead (akin to a steam locomotive) - how fast could | one turn, at the sound of an ultra high pitch?! It would be better than | nothing though (I guess? gee those moose creatures are

Re: [lace-chat] Frogs

2003-08-23 Thread BAChojnacki
In a message dated 8/23/03 4:25:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: UK frogs go ribbit ribbit in a croaky voice. US frogs also go ribbit ribbit Barbara In Rhode Island, US where we have a lovely morning To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat

RE: [lace-chat] moose whistles???

2003-08-23 Thread Darlene Mulholland
We live in northern BC and the moose whistles really work well. WE have had one deer bounce off our car since getting one but the deer was not hurt. Moose really can move quickly and although they look ungainly they are amazingly agile. Often on our bush walks we have seen them and they do move

Re: [lace-chat] Food Allergies - how 'real' ?

2003-08-23 Thread Toni Hawryluk
- food 'additives' - plastic food containers leaching ?what? into the food - GE/GM *crap* poisoning foods that we were *used* to . . . I don't think it's quite as simple as that... I was told (way back in my childhood) that allergies (food or otherwise) are genetic -- that we pass them

[lace-chat] Frogs

2003-08-23 Thread Clive and Betty Ann Rice
Barbara in Rhode Island, US wrote: US frogs also go ribbit ribbit Southern US frogs go ribbbittt, ribbbittt, ribbbittt.That's anywhere South of the Potomac River...((^_^)) Happy Croakkkinggg, Betty Ann in Roanoke USA To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:

[lace-chat] GM

2003-08-23 Thread Jean Nathan
We know that eventually Monsanto will make us eat GM (or they'll try), but a year or so the supermarkets started producing their own brands with GM ingredients. There was such a public uproar, and foods contaning GM stuff were boycotted by so many, that now the main supermarkets do not include any

[lace-chat] allergies

2003-08-23 Thread Lynn Carpenter
The mention of Band-Aid allergies reminds me of the time one of my brothers was having trouble with a spot on his arm, which he covered with a band-aid. It did not seem to be going away for a long time, and he was worried about what it might be. Eventually I thought to mention to him that I had

Re: [lace-chat] roo whistles?

2003-08-23 Thread Lynn Carpenter
Ruth Budge[EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I think I can answer both those questions, even though I live in the biggest city in Australia! In most cases, its the vehicle comes off worse in an encounter with a kangaroo - -roos are often very heavy animals, and they're bouncing fast and hard when they hit

[lace-chat] Frogs

2003-08-23 Thread Webwalker
The knitter's frogs go rip it, rip it, rip it... and thus when a knitter says she is frogging, she is ripping out stitches. Susan Webster Canton, Ohio To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace-chat] roo whistles?

2003-08-23 Thread jstavast
I don't know if this is the case in all states but in Utah if you kill a deer or other big game animal with your car on the road you have to pay the state the value of the animal which is around US$1000. Jim www.BeeUtahful.com On 23 Aug 2003 at 13:19, Lynn Carpenter wrote: Ruth Budge[EMAIL

[lace-chat] Lace that lights up

2003-08-23 Thread Jane Viking Swanson
Hi All, I see some of you got there but for those of you that didn't it's actually www.beingseen.com/I didn't know about the slash. I'll write to lace and see who gets inspired G. Jane in Vermont, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:

[lace-chat] Grammar again

2003-08-23 Thread Jean Nathan
There are always items from the newspapers on our local radio station every morning. On Friday, one of the papers (don't know which) was carrying the story that the hyphen is dead. There's now no longer any need to use it because people mostly don't and it's become accepted that words like e-mail

Re: [lace-chat] forest fires

2003-08-23 Thread Thurlow Weed
Yes, I noticed that today while reading the news at MSNBC.com. There was a lengthy article about it, and as I read, I couldn't help but wonder why it hasn't been more newsworthy. So many people being affected, fires so hot that houses don't just burn, they actually explode; overall so much

Re: [lace-chat] Frogs

2003-08-23 Thread Clay Blackwell
And that's true of embroidery as well... I think most needleworkers use the term! Such a chirpy way to express frustration!! Clay - Original Message - From: Webwalker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 2:51 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Frogs The

[lace-chat] Forest Fires

2003-08-23 Thread Jean Nathan
Unfortunately, although we get a lot of world news both in newspapers and on TV and radio, I get the impression that those reporting it think that once they've reported any item for a few days, they won't bother anymore because something else (usually quite trivial) has taken their interest.

[lace-chat] Forest Fires

2003-08-23 Thread W N Lafferty
Our Australian news is also sadly lacking in news of the Canadian bush fires - we got some coverage of the European ones, but to my knowledge, no mention of Canada. Even SBS, our multi-cultural TV channel, which gives a full half our evening news WITHOUT SPORT of international events (plus any