The Shetland Museum has expanded its site considerably and now has a photo
archive with over 25,000 photos, includng hundreds of lace shawls:
http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk/ShetlandMuseum/controller.
Unfortunately, since they're trying to get you to buy the images from them,
you can only see
From: Tamara P. Duvall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I had some problems deciphering that (could be because I'm not a
native speaker, and have to *stop and think* what the last letter of a
word might be)...
No, just straight memorization.
C= 2 over 3; N= 2 and 4 over 1 and 2. You don't need to
From: Bev Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
While colour coding might simplify matters for some, it complicates for
others. And woe is the colour blind ;)
That worried me, too. We'd be shutting a chunk of people out of lacemaking
if all our patterns stuck to a color code. Add to that the
From: Tamara P. Duvall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
an otherwise innocent honeycomb hole will have a CTCTT, instead of the CTT
before the first pin (afterwards, it's business as usual)... An all black
diagram -- unless it's a *thread by thread* one (and, personally, I don't
wanna go there g) will
I hope any one with information about this will post to the list. I would
also be interested in a California retreat.
Thanks--
Madelin in Ukiah, CA
I would like info on the retreat next summer.
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Tamara wrote:
Only dogs are truly colour blind, and we're not even sure about them :)
People have trouble distinguishing between *pairs* of colours; they do
not see everything as black/white/grey...
and Robin replied:
That's not been my experience!
Not my
Thanks to all for your encouragement and tips. I will try subscribing to the
irish lace list. I appreciate all your help.
Sharon in UT
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Can someone help me? I once had the directions for making a twisted cord
out of embroidery thread..haven't a clue what happened to them :( It was
very handy to make a matching cord for an embroidered pincushion etc. I
vaguely remember that you started with about eight times the finished length
On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 17:16:43 -0600, you wrote:
When I was in our local needlework shop today, the owner suggested that I
try Wildflowers thread by Caron for tatting. Has anyone tried this and how
does it work up?
Yes I've tried it. The colours in the thread I used were quite muted, so
the
On Monday, Nov 10, 2003, at 10:21 US/Eastern, Panza, Robin wrote:
have to *stop and think* what the last letter of a
word might be)...
No, just straight memorization.
C= 2 over 3; N= 2 and 4 over 1 and 2. You don't need to associate it
with
words unless you want to.
There's *nothing* straight
And I'm not sure about the dogs either! We've had two dogs over the years,
and both of them in turn could tell the red car from any other coloured car in
a lineup.
Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia)
Tamara wrote:
Only dogs are truly colour blind, and we're not even sure about them :)
People have
On Tuesday, Nov 11, 2003, at 13:44 US/Eastern, Janis Savage wrote:
One of my lacemaking friends had her first lessons in Paris, with a
very
strict teacher.
She had copious notes describing each stitch and ground in detail.
Cross Twist were denoted as X O.
So a half stitch is XO
XO is just like
Hello Lace Friends,
I have been hoping to find a copy of the book Russian Lace Patterns by
Anna Korableva and Bridget M Cook; but haven't yet found one for sale. I
just wondered if anyone reading would have a copy they wish to sell; or any
suppliers reading have a copy in their stock for
Hi Sharon,
Allow about 3x the length of the finished cord and enough strands for 1/2
the desired thickness of the cord.
Knot the ends together at each end. Attach one end securely, eg. to a door
knob or pin to a cushion or get someone to hold it.
Insert a pencil at the other end and start
Upon rereading your message, I just realised that you were asking
specifically about getting the ground flat and even. Several of the books I
have suggest folding the backing material (brown paper or whatever) at the
point where you are working, so that you have enough room to move your hook.
WHAT A SURPRISE!.I have a new friend from Canada.
thank you for the gifts: they are all wonderfulland what a wonderlful
tasting: the maple cream was a surprise. I often watch films and they use
maple syrop, I was guessing what it tasteting of, now I know and I like it
vey much
When short hemlines came back into fashion, I dug an old
miniskirt out of my closet. I tried it on, but couldn't
figure out what to do with my other leg.
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Sound travels slowly. Sometimes the things you say when your
kids are teenagers don't reach them till
Hello ! Your package arrived today...or should I say treasure chest? I
couldn't wait to let you know! I can tell already that you are a very
thoughtful person. Each gift is so special! The scents of candles and soap
let me know right away what a delight was in store! The scene on the magnet
Today I got a very nice pricker from my Secret Pal. It came from Holly.
Thank You so much.Hannah Moad
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Hi today I got a really neat package from my new Secret Pal. I had a really
nice book of patterns, a beautiful bobbin and a gorgeous pair of tatted
earrings. Thank You so very much. Amanda Moad
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Another contribution from a dedicated southpaw (she's not on chat, but
I've been keeping her informed)...
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From: Panza, Robin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon Nov 10, 2003 09:46:18 US/Eastern
To: 'Tamara P. Duvall' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Right? Left? Accident prone
I did eventually learn that if north was up on a map, west and east
spelled WE . . .
I learned that too, but I still have to stop and think about it. If I run
down to the Tube in a hurry, and am faced with a westbound and an eastbound
platform and a train on one of them, and have to make a quick
Hi,
My Dad doesn't like wearing a tie so would like to wear a cravat instead.
Unfortunately, not only have I offered to make him one without any idea what it
should really look like (dimensions, etc), he doesn't know the correct way to
tie it! So, knowing the wonderful knowledge base existing
Hi,
I have received e-mails from:
Alison E. Moss-Fritch
Heather Muth
Sue Babbs
Susan MacLeod
and Ruth Kohl.
So I'll pull two names out of a container on Nov. 30.
Penelope Piip
originally from Sydney, Australia,
now a resident of Groton, MA, USA.
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At 04:33 PM 11/10/2003 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
My Dad doesn't like wearing a tie so would like to wear a cravat instead.
Unfortunately, not only have I offered to make him one without any idea
what it
should really look like (dimensions, etc), he doesn't know the correct way to
tie
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From: Annette Gill [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 12:01 AM
Subject: [lace-chat] Left, right
(snip)
Does anyone have problems with north/south?
I haven't had any trouble with north/south since I got used to flying by map
In our family, it's a case of which country are we in? I'm English,
although I've lived here in Australia for many, many years. I have no trouble
navigating when we go home, but my Australian husband cannot cope at all. He
navigates by north, South etc., and in the northern hemisphere, the
Thank you Linda, I *do* find it useful! For years, ever since I first started
using a lace-design computer programme, I've had trouble with the box at the
bottom of the screen which shoes the position of the cursor as an x or y
figurenever knew whether I was going this way or that way! I
Can't leave it alone.. :)
On Monday, Nov 10, 2003, at 22:47 US/Eastern, Ruth Budge wrote, in
response to Linda Walton's:
trouble remembering which were the x and y axes when drawing a graph
- until
someone explained to me that x is a-cross.
Thank you Linda, I *do* find it useful! For years,
Although this thread died a while ago, I wanted to add my recommendation for
a book that I have found really helpful, Miriam Nelson's _Strong Women Stay
Young_. The emphasis is on strength training, that is, free weights (cheap!
Can be mail-ordered in the US and you don't need a gym membership!
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