Re: [lace] Niven Flanders Pattern 11 Observation and Question
At the risk of being shot down for advertising, I'll say: I use Lace 2000. To me, having tried the others, I find this the easiest to use - because of the amount of lacemaker input, it's the nearest thing, in my opinion, to the traditional way of doing things, by hand. Imagine the computer screen as a sheet of graph paper, and the mouse button as a pencil, to put symbols on the page, you simply click on the appropriate button according to whether you want to put dots or tallies or roseground symbols on the page, then click on the page. Minimal computer skills are needed, although there are a few little tricks, which was why I wrote a book about it. Of course, there are many extra buttons and tools you can use to make the job quicker, but if you only want to use it the basic way, you can. I once tried one of the CAD programmes, just for the fun of it. I had the 1 1/2 thick instruction book, plus a smaller book, I think written by Deborah Robinson (?) especially for lacemakers. I spent HOURS playing, and finally managed to put just *one dot* on the page! Result: I decided to stick to Lace 2000 I'll say again - I neither sell, nor do I benefit from sales of the programme - any work I do in connection with the programme is free, with the exception of the very small amount I make from the sale of my book. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Spiders - this has made me think - how many of you who design use computer programs and which do you use Liz http://search.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Search - Looking for more? Try the new Yahoo! Search - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Just look at these spangles on ebay
On Sunday, Aug 31, 2003, at 17:56 US/Eastern, Jean Nathan wrote: Doesn't look like the person who spangled these knows what spangles are for. And what a price for 'a set' of plain bobbins and a book. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/ eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3240254071category=114 Never forget the thread! g And, badly spangled or not, there must be value in all those beads, if they're really semi-precious stones as specified... Speaking of strange spangles... :) One of the-then (early on; 96? 97?) Arachneans, from US, who had been making other lace (tatted, I think, but can't swear to it), was lucky enough to come accross a 10-week BL course within sensible driving limits, and she jumped at the chance. Came to the first class, was given a pattern and shown how to make a pricking out of it, bought a set of bobbins and some beads from the teacher, and was sent home to spangle and wind the bobbins... A spangle should consist of 5-7 beads, with the biggest bead at the bottom -- she was told. She'd never *seen* spangled (or any other, for that matter) bobbins before, but didn't like to *ask*, being the youngest in the group and -- she felt -- the most un-clued... So she went home and did her best. Came back to class the following week... with the only set of bobbins spangled as a *straight* dangle -- a loop in the wire at the bottom (to keep the beads from falling off), then a row of beads (starting with the biggest, ending with the smallest), then through the holes in the bobbin's shank, then back down a bit, ending in a wrap, and hiding the cut in the top two beads... That was before so many people had websites, digital cameras, etc, so we never saw the pictures of her best shot at spangles; we only ever heard the story. But the spangles on E-Bay reminded me of it... :) - Tamara P Duvall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Prague in 2004
In a message dated 8/21/2003 8:37:17 PM GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: OIDFA in PRAGUE And now I hear that OIDFA will be in Prague in 2004 and I've been looking for an excuse to go back to Prague as it's such a wonderful city, and I was planning to go to Europe next summer anyway... it's starting to feel as if it's meant to be. Would a novice albeit enthusiastic lacemaker be out of place? Is anyone else on Arachne thinking of going? Is it expensive (relatively speaking and given that I likely have accommodation)? I will have to start looking into this seriously! Anyone interested in lace will be welcome at the OIDFA Congress in Prague, and activities are being planned for all. There will be classes, lectures, tours, .. the lot. This summer, prices were certainly lower than in France or Germany.. Restaurant prices in particular were very cheap. There are hotels and pensions in all categories. Bus and metro travel is also a very good buy. I have already sent information to Arachne about coming to the Congress next year. I was there this summer and found Prague a very easy city to access. People are friendly and most seem to understand and speak English as well as many European languages. I flew from London on Czech Air . Other delegates from London came by bus and some by train. OIDFA members will have early access to information about housing, etc. Elaine Merritt The Lace Museum 552 South Murphy Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 tel. (408) 730 4695 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: lace-digest V1 #3729
In a message dated 8/19/2003 9:39:53 AM GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I need urgently help: I have to wash a lace (silk lace) I have to sew on silk for a wedding pillow and I do not know how can I wash it! the thread was white but by working it became grey, could you help me please? I 'm still catching up with lace digests and this plea may well have been answered already. However, if not, the product to use is called Orvus. It is a special synthetic soap that is PH neutral, very mild, and perfect for lace. The Lace Museum sells it in small jars. A little goes a very long way. Elaine Merritt The Lace Museum 552 South Murphy Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 tel. (408) 730 4695 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Computer programs
I keep thinking about using a computer, but still haven't made up my mind which way to go. I've got CorelDraw, but until someone tells me how to make the page full size and put a dot on it (and I used to teach computing!!) just to get me started, I don't seem to have time to start exploring that. It's all very well saying make a small elipse and then copy it if you already know how to make a small elipse with this program. I thought about 'Knipling' which, being continental, seems much more free in the patterns is can create than Easylace and Lace 2000. But then is it able to make a fan or put in roseground as well? What particularly appealed is the fact that (apparently) at the touch of a key you can convert the pricking into a technical drawing. On the other hand, I'm quite happy with graph paper and pencil. I also managed to turn Steph's pre-prepared grids of dots pale blue with Paint Shop Pro so I can see my black dots and markings more easily, but can't remember how I got it perfect. Since the first one, the grids have been distorted when I open them, so I need to concentrate and write down how to do it. Particularly useful for non-45 degree grids. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] ADMIN: Virus hoax
Please disregard Toni's virus warning. It is a well known hoax: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/jdbgmgr.htm. If you already deleted that file, don't worry. Unless you're a Java programmer you'll never miss it. I advise everyone to bookmark http://www.snopes.com and to check virus warnings before sending them on. Please, to repeat what I've said earlier. Do not send virus warnings to the list. Feel free to send them to me and I can check them out for you if you're not sure how. Best wishes, Avital Arachne moderator - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Computer programs
am 01.09.2003 9:41 Uhr schrieb Jean Nathan unter [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I keep thinking about using a computer, but still haven't made up my mind which way to go. I've got CorelDraw, but until someone tells me how to make the page full size and put a dot on it (and I used to teach computing!!) just to get me started, I don't seem to have time to start exploring that. It's all very well saying make a small elipse and then copy it if you already know how to make a small elipse with this program. I thought about 'Knipling' which, being continental, seems much more free in the patterns is can create than Easylace and Lace 2000. But then is it able to make a fan or put in roseground as well? What particularly appealed is the fact that (apparently) at the touch of a key you can convert the pricking into a technical drawing. On the other hand, I'm quite happy with graph paper and pencil. I also managed to turn Steph's pre-prepared grids of dots pale blue with Paint Shop Pro so I can see my black dots and markings more easily, but can't remember how I got it perfect. Since the first one, the grids have been distorted when I open them, so I need to concentrate and write down how to do it. Particularly useful for non-45 degree grids. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello lacefriends, In my opinion one can use every fine design-Software you have or belong to your PC. I visited a class where the teacher used Coral-Draw, I was handicaped it was for Windows and I am a Apple-user. But I managed it but I got the impression that it is to much work. If you are a teacher and needed dozens of copies than it is perhaps worth. I find it easier to use grids when you will do something with laces who have one. But if you, like me design free pattern than you couldn't use Knipling or Easy-lace. Than you need a professional design-programm and/or a painting board. Ilske from Hamburg in Germany - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Channer's Mat/ challenge
If you really want a challenge, why not try making lace with your pillow in the position that this doll has her pillow? O.K. girls, What else can you find wrong with this picture? Have fun! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2948055885 Sylvia Andrews - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Channer's Mat/ challenge
Normally I don't respond to Ebay messages but this one did make me laugh...the Bolster is backwards the bobbins are tangled, she definitely isn't tatting (I copied the following excerpt from the description on the page) Bobbin Lace is actually sitting tatting lace on her pillow (bolster) with the thread tied to individual bobbins. Anyway, it was pretty humorous. Cearbhael - Original Message - From: palmhaven [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Arachne lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 11:37 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Channer's Mat/ challenge If you really want a challenge, why not try making lace with your pillow in the position that this doll has her pillow? O.K. girls, What else can you find wrong with this picture? Have fun! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2948055885 Sylvia Andrews - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re Change the Subject
Having learned much of my Bedfordshre lacemaking from Barbara's books, I'm thankful that I'm lucky enough to have two weekends with her each year, at Knuston Hall. Good food, lovely place, Marvellous teacher. What more could I want, except more of them ? We have one student who comes from Japan each year for one of the weekends! Best wishes Edith North Nottinghamshire [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] doll with lace
If you really want a challenge, why not try making lace with your pillow in the position that this doll has her pillow? O.K. girls, What else can you find wrong with this picture? Have fun! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2948055885 Pillow lace? My foot, that's machine-made lace! What else? Looks like working in that position has obviously gotten to herher eyes have gone purple! bg Yea, well, yours would too, if you would try to tat to make pillow lace backwards. ;-)) On top of that, the paint-colour on her face doesn't match the eyes, and I'm not overly impressed with the painting around the eyes - any other doll-makers here? Anyway, if they are wanting like $1000. and I assume that US$, for this doll, certainly they could have put in a couple of hours of making REAL lace for her! Vicki in Maryland where we are waiting for another string of thunderstorms Esther in British Columbia where there seems to be no end to summer - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Your Bedfordshire colleague
Could your annual Beds colleague from Japan be the talented and beautiful Wako Ono, whom I met in 1999 during Pam Nottingham's farewell class in Bucks design? -- Aurelia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: lace-digest V1 #3764
On Monday, September 1, 2003, at 08:43 AM, lace-digest wrote: Someone from the states was amazed that I wouldn't drive to Birmingham, UK for a meeting - which is only 170 miles away. They told me that it would only take them 2 1/2 hours 2 1/2 hours would mean going at 70mph all the way which is the legal speed limit on the motorway, it's less on the smaller roads either end, not to mention the fact that very often impossible to get to anything like that speed for much of the journey. 4 hours from London to Birmingham is more realistic but you have to be prepared to take longer during rush hour or if there are road works or traffic accident on the way. Brenda http://users.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/ Supporting the [EMAIL PROTECTED] campaign - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: computer programs
On Monday, September 1, 2003, at 08:43 AM, Jean wrote wrote: I keep thinking about using a computer, but still haven't made up my mind which way to go. I've got CorelDraw, but until someone tells me how to make the page full size and put a dot on it (and I used to teach computing!!) just to get me started, I don't seem to have time to start exploring that. It's all very well saying make a small elipse and then copy it if you already know how to make a small elipse with this program. I think that what it really comes down to is: Whichever CAD program you already have and/or know how to use is the one for you. BL patterns are only dots and lines positioned quite precisely, and the magnetic 'snap-to' positioning in any CAD software will take care of that. A dot is either a very short line or a filled circle and a line is either straight or curved. All the other symbols used by lacemakers are combinations of these - a leaf/tally is two curved lines, with a coloured fill if you wish, rose ground is four straight lines etc etc. Make yourself a grid, (or set of grids), one roseground symbol, a 2x2 spider, a 3x3 spider etc and use them over and over again. The dedicated lace design programs such as Lace2000 make the process easier, especially if you don't already use anything else but if you do use what you have and know. Brenda http://users.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/ Supporting the [EMAIL PROTECTED] campaign - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] BL - Tatting doll on ebay
If you really want a challenge, why not try making lace with your pillow in the position that this doll has her pillow? O.K. girls, What else can you find wrong with this picture? Have fun! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2948055885 From a costuming perspective, she wouldn't be wearing a printed dress/chemise under a basic Scots/Irish overdress. And we all know that lace makers didn't actually wear their own lace. Then all that hair... it should be pulled back, tucked into her bonnet, something -- otherwise she'd be lacing her hair into her lace. Beth McCasland Metairie, Louisiana, USA (a suburb of New Orleans, where it was hot and muggy AGAIN today) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Channer's Mat/ challenge
Apart from the fact that she is tatting machine lace on her pillow? (Since it's tatting, I don't suppose it matters that the pillow is facing the wrong way!) It reminds me of an advert on television in Britain at present - it's about checking details - and there is this HUGE doll sitting outside on the grass, and the recipient is saying Did you think 'Tiny Tina' was meant to be IRONIC!? (The measurements had, apparently, been given in METRES). Ann in Manchester, UK - Original Message - From: palmhaven [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Arachne lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 5:37 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Channer's Mat/ challenge If you really want a challenge, why not try making lace with your pillow in the position that this doll has her pillow? O.K. girls, What else can you find wrong with this picture? Have fun! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2948055885 Sylvia Andrews - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] somebody made my PC sick - I'm sorry, but :
Always look up the specific virus on the web before you do anything else - this looks like a virus hoax, and they can have you deleting important files from your computer. Search google under the alleged virus name, or check on something like the symantech web site. Yours, Dora Smith Austin, Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Toni Hawryluk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Allyn_herself [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Becky [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Beeknees [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Bernice_Sarnia [EMAIL PROTECTED]; CSA Shelley_Pasco [EMAIL PROTECTED]; cybergrannie [EMAIL PROTECTED]; dtpchick [EMAIL PROTECTED]; farm_tours [EMAIL PROTECTED]; from_pnwgarden_Beare_Olafson [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Georgetown_gdn_Chuck_n_Marilyn [EMAIL PROTECTED]; gov_recalls [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Julie_the_Jewel_at_MS [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Bev [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_carol_adkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Chris_WA [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Clay [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Denise_Lakebay [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Diane_montana [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Esther_in_BC [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Gon_in_Amsterdam [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_guild_Maggie [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Jacqueline [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_JeannDavidLeaderWebm [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Jo_n_Kourion [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Katrina_n_Kourion [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Lorelie [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Lynne_Cobargo_Oz [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Marcie [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_not_Dorothy [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Pam_Everett [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Patricia_in_Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Shelagh [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_sue_nz [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Sue_Oz [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Tamara [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_Teri_Cent_WA [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace_zae [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 3:21 AM Subject: [lace] somebody made my PC sick - I'm sorry, but : I got this message today and must forward it - I hope you do *not* find it ! but if you *find* the named virus, you must follow the instructions to get rid of it from your computer and send this message on to all the people in your address book . . . I had *two copies* of the virus on my PC - and my Norton Antivirus did *not* find it when I did my daily manual update today. If you have trouble following instructions, it would be easier to *print* them and then follow along step by step . . . -- Original Message -- From: Ric g guile [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 3:41 AM Subject: sorry Unfortunately a virus has been pass on to me by a contact My address book was infected. Since you are in my address book, there is a good chance you will find it on your computer, too. My sincere apologies but I have been an innocent party, too. The virus - jdbgmgr.exe - is not detected by Norton or McAfee. antivirus systems. It sits quietly for 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by Messenger and by your address book, whether or not you sent e-mail to your contacts. Here is how to find it and get rid of it. YOU MUST DO THIS MANUALLY. 1. Go to Start on the status bar. 2. Open Search or Find. 3. In the filename option, type jdbgmgr.exe 4. Search your C: drive and all subfolders and any other drives. 5. Click on find now. 6. The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe DO NOT OPEN IT !! 7. Go to Edit on the Menu bar and choose select all, highlighting the virus but not opening it. 8. Go to File on the Menu bar and choose delete. The virus will be sent to your recycle/wastebasket. 9. Open your wastebasket and delete the virus from there. 10. IF THE VIRUS WAS IN YOUR COMPUTER, YOU MUST ALERT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK. 11. Open a new e-mail. 12. Open your address book. 13. Put some names in the To: line and the rest in the Cc: line 14. Copy this message and paste it into the body. 15. Send. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] somebody made my PC sick - I'm sorry, but :
I got this message today and must forward it - I hope you do *not* find it ! but if you *find* the named virus, you must follow the instructions to get rid of it from your computer and send this message on to all the people in your address book . . . I had *two copies* of the virus on my PC - and my Norton Antivirus did *not* find it when I did my daily manual update today. If you have trouble following instructions, it would be easier to *print* them and then follow along step by step . . . -- Original Message -- From: Ric g guile [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 3:41 AM Subject: sorry Unfortunately a virus has been pass on to me by a contact My address book was infected. Since you are in my address book, there is a good chance you will find it on your computer, too. My sincere apologies but I have been an innocent party, too. The virus - jdbgmgr.exe - is not detected by Norton or McAfee. antivirus systems. It sits quietly for 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by Messenger and by your address book, whether or not you sent e-mail to your contacts. Here is how to find it and get rid of it. YOU MUST DO THIS MANUALLY. 1. Go to Start on the status bar. 2. Open Search or Find. 3. In the filename option, type jdbgmgr.exe 4. Search your C: drive and all subfolders and any other drives. 5. Click on find now. 6. The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe DO NOT OPEN IT !! 7. Go to Edit on the Menu bar and choose select all, highlighting the virus but not opening it. 8. Go to File on the Menu bar and choose delete. The virus will be sent to your recycle/wastebasket. 9. Open your wastebasket and delete the virus from there. 10. IF THE VIRUS WAS IN YOUR COMPUTER, YOU MUST ALERT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK. 11. Open a new e-mail. 12. Open your address book. 13. Put some names in the To: line and the rest in the Cc: line 14. Copy this message and paste it into the body. 15. Send. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Name for a girl hedgehog
On Sunday, Aug 31, 2003, at 12:31 US/Eastern, Allison E. Moss-Fritch wrote: set of names for a couple (even of hedgehogs) , Trafton and Afton simply has a lovely lilt to it! g But be careful about Afton... :) As one travels from Lexington to Charlottesville, one has to go over the Afton mountain. Not only is it a *big* mountain (some lovely views at about half way up, though the view spot is not always open), it's temperamental -- throad is almost always foggy, and, in winter time, slippery as well. IOW, dangerous most of the time... :) - Tamara P Duvall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Preserving for the future
On Sunday, Aug 31, 2003, at 08:01 US/Eastern, A Thompson wrote: Any loose photos I held onto card sheets with minuscule bits of blue-tack (don't know USA name for this) Blue-tack :) Or it was, when I was still into miniatures (before lace, which makes it about 13.5 yrs at least). One thing you might want to consider: I used blue-tack to keep some bits in the dollhouse (housed on library shelves) in place. Blue-tack doesn't seem to affect most materials (finished wood, metal, plastic, glass) but the paper backings on the embroidered paintings have developed oily stains which were almost as bad as those I got from using softened wax (pre-blue-tack). You might not want to keep the blue-tack on your photos for any length of time, even in miniscule proportions; it seems to react with paper... - Tamara P Duvall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] chutney
Hi everyone, especially Liz who was stirring her chutney I'm curious - what's in your chutney? I bought some Ring of Fire peppers today - they are so hot that when I opened the plastic bag they were in to check on them, and ooh they smelled good and hot and my eyes started to water ;) I don't know what I'll use the peppers for. Maybe some salsa. -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] chutney
Chutney - basically: 4lb of fruit - which in our case was apples and tomatoes, 1lb of onions - we used 1/2 lb onions, 1/2 lb shallots, 2pts of vinegar (we used cider and raspberry because it was in the cupboard) 1lb sultanas 1 1/2 lb medium soft brown sugar plus one rounded teaspoon each of ground ginger, cinnamon, mixed spice and mustard plus one level teaspoon mild chilli powder. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 3 - 5 hours until reduced and thick and great looking. Then bottle up in jars. I now smell of chutney. BTW - Chutney is a 19th Century Hindu word 'Chatni' - apparently before that we had pickles and savoury marmalades but chutney describes a preserve with fruit, vinegar and spices. Regards Liz --- Subj:[lace-chat] chutney Date:Mon, 1 Sep 2003 4:53:13 am GMT From:Bev Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To:Bev Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent from the Internet (Details) Hi everyone, especially Liz who was stirring her chutney I'm curious - what's in your chutney? I bought some Ring of Fire peppers today - they are so hot that when I opened the plastic bag they were in to check on them, and ooh they smelled good and hot and my eyes started to water ;) I don't know what I'll use the peppers for. Maybe some salsa. -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] glue-fabric
I have been sorting many things in my workroom, I took the top of my sewing box which I made some years ago at a workshop. It is the box with six sides, you take the lid of and put the box in the lid so that the sides can open outwards. I found that the box sides had come unglued, I noticed where I had used glue to put the box together the material had gone brown. I have this time used PVA glue to glue the box back together, I rather like using this workbox, with the pockets and tapes inside, surprising how much I can get into the box. I just can't remember what the glue was that I used. My DH said perhaps I should make another box, we are now wondering how long the glue will last. Jean in Newbury To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: Chutney recipe
Sold as golden raisins in the Midwest Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] Most USA readers wont know what sultanas are. They are dried fruit like raisins made from sultana grapes and are lighter in color. Health food stores might have them. Pene Piip To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] photos and blue-tack
Sorry, forgot to say I removed the blue-tack as soon as the photo-copies were done. Then the ancestor photos were put back into the filing cabinet (shoe-boxes). Blue-tack does leave a slight mark if left on for any length of time, also it can go hard. I use it for all sorts of things, including holding samples in place when photographing items for publication. At one time I used extension tubes on my old fashioned camera for close-ups of textiles, bead-work etc. But I dropped the rings and they have not worked properly since. So this means that instead of photographing things on my photo-copy-stand which holds the camera dead level and steady pointing downwards, I have to prop things upright and photo using the tripod and a tele-photo lens on macro which comes out just as well. I took the photos for the Romanian Point Lace book this way. Judge for yourselves if you have the opportunity. I write articles for the Beadworker's Guild Journal and when photographing beadwork, sometimes the blue-tack gets caught in the beadwork and has to be winkled out afterwards with a pin. I would love to know the unusual things that other people use blue-tack for. Angela In Worcestershire UK. Sunny days, chilly autumn evenings. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] many Bobbins
I have just found a couple of photos that I took when I was at the Beveren conference in Belgium, 1200 bobbins on the pillow, whilst working the lace the bobbins are piled high. When it is time for them to go to bed they are tied up in hankies, layered again, one on top of the other. I have to admit I was so intrigued I sat quietly what the lace maker at work. Jean in Newbury UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Great Quotes from Great Ladies
Great Quotes by Great Ladies! Inside every older person is a younger person -- wondering what the hell happened.. -Cora Harvey Armstrong- The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy. -Helen Hayes (at 73)- I refuse to think of them as chin hairs. I think of them as stray eyebrows. -Janette Barber- Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse. -Lily Tomlin- A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who never owned a car. -Carrie Snow- Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry with your girlfriends. -Laurie Kuslansky- My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being, hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. -Erma Bombeck- Old age ain't no place for sissies. -Bette Davis- A man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't. -Rhonda Hansome- The phrase working mother is redundant. -Jane Sellman- Every time I close the door on reality it comes in through the windows. -Jennifer Unlimited- Whatever women must do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. -Charlotte Whitton- Thirty-five is when you finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart. -Caryn Leschen- I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once. -Jennifer Unlimited- If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning. -Catherine- When I was young, I was put in a school for retarded kids for two years before they realized I actually had a hearing loss. And they called ME slow! -Kathy Buckley- I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb ... and I'm also not blonde. -Dolly Parton- If high heels were so wonderful, men would still be wearing them. -Sue Grafton- I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on. -Roseanne Barr- When women are depressed they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. -Elayne Boosler- Behind every successful man is a surprised woman. -Maryon Pearson- In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man- if you want anything done, ask a woman. -M argaret Thatcher- I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career. -Gloria Steinem- I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house. -Zsa Zsa Gabor- Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission. -Eleanor Roosevelt- Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :-) Who's on what?
ABBOTT: Computer Support Group. Can I help you? COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up a home office in the den, and I'm thinking of buying a computer. ABBOTT: Mac? COSTELLO: No, the name is Lou. ABBOTT: Your computer? COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one. ABBOTT: Mac? COSTELLO: I told you, my name is Lou. ABBOTT: What about Windows? COSTELLO: Why? Does it get stuffy? ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows? COSTELLO: I don't know. What do I see when I look out the windows? ABBOTT: Wallpaper. COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software. ABBOTT: Software that runs on Windows? COSTELLO: No, on the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses. You know, run a business.. What have you got? ABBOTT: Office COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything? ABBOTT: I just did. COSTELLO: You just did what? ABBOTT: Recommended something. COSTELLO: You recommended something? ABBOTT: Yes. COSTELLO: For my office? ABBOTT: Yes. COSTELLO: Okay, what did you recommend for my office? ABBOTT: Office. COSTELLO: Yes, for my office. ABBOTT: Office for Windows. COSTELLO: I already have an office and it already has windows! Let's say I'm sitting at my computer, and I want to type a proposal. What do I need? ABBOTT: Word. COSTELLO: If I'm writing a proposal, I'm going to need lots of words. What program do I load? ABBOTT: Word. COSTELLO: What word? ABBOTT : The Word in Office. COSTELLO: The only word in office is office. ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.. COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows? ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue W. COSTELLO: I'm going to click your big W if you don't give me a straight answer. Let's forget about words for a minute. What do I need if I want to watch a movie over the Internet? ABBOTT: RealOne. COSTELLO: Maybe a real movie, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of your business. But what do I need to watch it? ABBOTT: RealOne. COSTELLO: If it's a long movie I'll so want to watch reels two, three and four. Can I watch reel four? ABBOTT: Of course. COSTELLO: Great! With what? ABBOTT: RealOne. COSTELLO: Okay, so I'm sitting at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I do? ABBOTT: You click the blue 1. COSTELLO: I click the blue one what? ABBOTT: The blue 1. COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue W? ABBOTT: Of course it is. The blue 1 is RealOne. The blue W is Word. COSTELLO: What word? ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows. COSTELLO: But there's three words in office for windows! ABBOTT: No, just one. But it's the most popular Word in the world. COSTELLO: It is? ABBOTT: Yes, although to be fair there aren't many other Words left. It pretty much wiped out all the other Words. COSTELLO: And that word is the real one? ABBOTT: No. RealOne has nothing to do with Word. RealOne isn't even part of Office. COSTELLO: Never mind; I don't want to get started with that again. But I also need something for bank accounts, loans, and so on. What do you have to help me track my money? ABBOTT: Money. COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have? ABBOTT: Money. COSTELLO: I need money to track my money? ABBOTT: No, not really. It comes bundled with your computer. COSTELLO: What comes bundled with my computer? ABBOTT: Money. COSTELLO: Money ! comes bundled with my computer? ABBOTT: Exactly. No extra charge. COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer at no extra charge? How much money do I get? ABBOTT: Just one copy. COSTELLO: I get a copy of money. Isn't that illegal? ABBOTT: No. We have a license from Microsoft to make copies of Money. COSTELLO: Microsoft can license you to make money? ABBOTT: Why not? They own it. COSTELLO: Well, it's great that I'm going to get free money, but I'll still need to track it. Do you have anything for money? ABBOTT: Managing Your Money? That program disappeared years ago. COSTELLO: Well, what do you sell in its place? ABBOTT: Money. COSTELLO: You sell money? ABBOTT: Of course. But if you buy a computer from us, you get it for free. COSTELLO: That's all very wonderful, but I'll be running a business. To take care for, you know, accounting? ABBOTT: Simply Accounting. COSTELLO: Probably, but it might get a little complicated. ABBOTT: If you don't want Simply Accounting, you might try M.Y.O.B. COSTELLO: M.Y.O.B.? What does that stand for? ABBOTT: Mind Your Own Business. COSTELLO: I beg your pardon? ABBOTT: No, that would be I.B.Y.P. I said M.Y.O.B. COSTELLO: Look, I just need to do some accounting for my home business. You know, accounting? You do it with money. ABBOTT: Of course you can do accounting with Money. But you may need more. COSTELLO: More money? ABBOTT: More than Money. Money can't do everything. COSTELLO: I don't need a sermon! Okay, let's forget about money for the moment. I'm worried that my computer might...what's the word? Crash. And if
[lace-chat] :-) Today's riddle.
What five letter word, no matter how you pronounce it, is always pronounced wrong? Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
