Lynn wrote:
Well I guess thats it
for my book unless anyone knows where to locate free prickings.
The web site you need is Lori Howe's Lacy Fairy site:
http://lace.lacefairy.com/
Contained ever link to every site connected to lace you'll ever need.
Links to patterns free patterns:
Good morning Jean,
I have actually reduced the size by about 50 percent so that I can use more
delicate thread. That of course has added to the distortion and problem of
getting it to be a circle of any size.
The first pillow I bought was one I found at a school market sale in
Brussels. It came
Bjarne
You are so talented.
These are just wonderful. Some one is going to have a fabulous Christmas.
Thank you for showing us all.
Diana
Berkshire UK
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From: Bjarne og Leif Drews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 14 November 2003 15:46
To: lace
Subject: [lace] purse
Diana wrote:
It is enormous- 72 cms, 28 1/2 inches. It is nice to put a
whole pattern on it and not have to move it. However, it is just so big and
heavy that I usually choose another block type pillow.
I agree with you that it is not comfortable to work, on a round so big
pillow. I am making
Carolina wrote:
I am paying attention to all this thread about physiotherapy, and relax
advice. Thank you.
Then I'll add some more tips. When engrossed in something difficult or interesting, it
is far too easy to sit for hours at the pillow, resulting in stiffness or even pain.
So I
From: Steph Peters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Put a glass of water in reach of where you sit to make lace (but not where
it could be spilled on the lace). Make an effort to remember to drink now
and then.
I use a soda bottle that has a screw-on lid. Granted, mine usually has soda
in it, which is
I have just been catching up with some of the sites mentioned over the last
few days, and have just checked out Drew's Costume site.
What magnificent embroidery! Many congratulations. The drawstring bag is
beautiful, and the waistcoat will look superb.
I look forward to seeing pictures of it
Dear Lace friends,
I have really enjoyed this discussion on exercises and posture during
lacemaking. Does anyone know the editor of the Canadian Lace Gazette well
enough to request her to put the article mentioned below by Jackie, on the
Web ?
As I told Eva, I don't have any specific problems (
Dear Secret Pal
Thank you very much for my Australian parcel. It's so nice to receive
things that are 'native' to a country other than your own. I love the
Koala, and the colours in the thread are just what I would have chosen
myself. Now I just need enough time to finish decorating the
Clay wrote:
Are you certain that your sources are
absolutely correct? I tend to be skeptical when it comes to
the news we read and hear from commercial sources (their
goal, after all, is to make money, and sensationalism
sells...)
Our broadcast news isn't a commercial source. Newspapers are,
Dear List,
There have been a couple of comments about people who looked quite able
bodied using disabled parking spaces. I'd like to tell you a bit about my
youngest sister, Tina.
Tina has MS, multiple sclerosis. She has chronic, progressive MS, the
bad kind with no remissions, no good
Dear Denise and List,
There have been a couple of comments about people who looked quite
able
bodied using disabled parking spaces. I'd like to tell you a bit about my
youngest sister, Tina. (snip)
How I can sympathize with your sister! I've had arthritis since my
mid-twenties. There
Well the BBC is generally regarded as heavily influenced by the British
Foreign Office, which has a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel bias (for example,
the egregious misquoting of a White House official in which the word
terrorist was replaced by activist). The BBC was recently singled out
for
Hi, does everyone realise that the NEC Christmas Lace show is in a different
hall this year. I'm told there will be more space so it should be good. I am
sure it will be well signed. Look forward to seeing some of you. Bye the way if
you definitely want anything don't forget to ring or e-mail
I don't know who thinks the BBC is heavily influenced by the British Foreign
Office. Coming from Jewish ancestors, I think I'd notice an anti-Israeli
influence on the BBC. How is reporting that Palestinian suicide bombers have
caused yet more deaths anti-Israeli? The BBC World Service is highly
From: Clay Blackwell
. The odd thing is that here in
the US, the man travels constantly, and while there are
extra precautions taken wherever he goes, it is nothing as
you have described. Are you certain that your sources are
absolutely correct?
Al Gore came to South Africa a few years ago
Many of us in the USA read the BBC news on the internet and listen to the
World Service, too. In addition, we read British newspapers and journals.
I am here to say that the much-vaunted BBC has been showing a distinct
liberal bias since the days of John Birt. Indeed, this fact has even been
Well the BBC is generally regarded as heavily influenced by the
British Foreign Office, which has a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel bias (for
example, the egregious misquoting of a White House official in which the
word terrorist was replaced by activist). The BBC was recently singled
out for
My sisters and I have a tradition of treating the one celebrating their
fiftieth birthday to a girls weekend. This coming weekend we're doing
another celebration. I need some cute and funny ideas for posters,
banners,
signs, etc. to decorate our hotel room. I'm doing an iron-on transfer for
a
7 reasons to not mess with a child:
**A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The
teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human
because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.
The little girl
hi
a secret pal from Australia ! .. swell i nearly lost the pewter
frog that was cheeky enough to jump out of the bag with paper and all ... i
love it !!! i guess i had that particularly idiotic grin one has when
really absolutely delighted ... .. I put it near my turtle made
When President Bush has visited here, it has not been a big problem. I have
actually been unexpectedly held up in traffic so that his cars could get to
their destination without much delay. It only took about 10 minutes of my
time. Of course it was not the extended stay that you will have. I
There have been a couple of comments about people who looked quite
able
bodied using disabled parking spaces. I'd like to tell you a bit about my
youngest sister, Tina. (snip)
How I can sympathize with your sister! I've had arthritis since my
mid-twenties.
I've had arthritis since I was
Hello! Received your letter today with the lovely lace photos. Thank you so much!
I've been looking for some nice pictures to put into my lace frames. Now I have a few
really nice ones. I'll post the pictures on my website when I get them finished.
I really love the modern lace picture
On Monday, Nov 17, 2003, at 01:38 US/Eastern, alice howell wrote:
A different view -- Many disabled don't have visible disability. My
mother
looked like a perfectly healthy person. The problem was her heart.
She
had limitations on stressing the heart and that included a walking
limit.
And,
On Monday, Nov 17, 2003, at 03:58 US/Eastern, Jean Nathan wrote:
We only have 'temporary' handicapped badges that each last three years
-
then you have to reapply.But in order to get one, you have to have a
permanent disability.
Nice to know that *something*, in the area of social care is better
Vindicated at last, by golly :)
From: R.P.
Hello, is this the FBI?
Yes. What do you want?
I'm calling to report about my neighbor Billy Bob Smith. He's hiding
marijuana in his firewood!
Thank you very much for the call, sir.
The next day, the FBI agents descend on Billy Bob's house. They
On Monday, Nov 17, 2003, at 13:19 US/Eastern, Annette Gill wrote:
one minute the BBC is being accused of left-wing bias, and the next of
right-wing bias.
That's true of our global media too, including the newspapers (I'm
more familiar with those, as I don't watch TV/listen to the radio
much);
Hmmm...Tamara maybe they are cardboard in your state but in Minnesota they
are plastic and prefered to the plates these days. I have permanently
disabled people in the family (besides myself) and we all have what are
called permanent disability cards which hang from the mirror. They are not
I think it's a joke, but it's been said that Ken Livingstone is insisting
that the congestion charge (for travelling by car in central London) will
have to be paid and will amount to 600 pounds a day for the entourage
Jean, I laughed louder at that than I did at Room 101 this evening - which
was
Dear Spiders,
I have been without the ability to send or receive email for the last two
weeks, almost as bad as when I lost my voice and could not speak. The trouble
started when my adult son and my daughter came for school half term, that is
both on their own, my daughter without her children,
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