From: Elizabeth Ligeti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have never buffed my NL, and wonder if it really makes very much
difference.
Do you only buff the raised work, or the fillings, too?
I've never heard of buffing the lace, although I admit I'm not deeply into
NL. I would never think of rubbing
Hi, all,
Buffing can only be successfully done on parts of needle-lace that are
stitched with the button-hole stitches very close together. It's
meant to make the lace look less like thread-work and more like carved
ivory. The technique strikes me as somewhat akin to felting
non-woven wool
Hello
We have a vague thought of going to Prague to the Oidfa congress. Only to
visit the exhibition, no classes or tours. My mother in law is 93 and has
been an avid bobbinlacer, but now her eyes are too weak. As she is rather
fit to fight I am thinking of taking her with me if she wants to but I
Robin
I have heard of buffing needlelace. It was the historic practice, by
specialists. The tool used was called an aficot. My impression is that it
was sculpted laces which received this treatment. The laces were probably
made in linen, not cotton, during the time period when this was done.
Hi All,
Regarding mounting, as a lace tutor, I have always been a bit circumspect as
to whom I tell about my peccadilloes - namely, the mounting of some of my
lace by a machine! - but since the last issue of 'Lace', I am not ashamed
any more!
Many years ago, I finished a lace handkerchief edging
Tamara et al,
Oh dear! I am one of the offenders, and I am feeling *so* guilty - as I
ought to be.
I did actually start my edging - but then other things intervened, and life
generally took over, but I am feeling so bad about it that I will take the
edging to work, and do about forty minutes a
Hi All, While browsing through the dictionary today I looked up BL and they
have the most horrible definition. This is a well respected dictionary and
I was appalled G. Something about weaving the thread around notched pins
or bobbins stuck in the pillow. At least they didn't put the
Jane, how about the pins support the threads that form the pattern.
Betty Ann
Jane Viking Swanson wrote:
... while the pins hold the *shape* of the pattern? Or hold the stitches.
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I do a lot of needle lace, but have never buffed any of it; nor have either
of my needle lace teachers (Nenia L and Cathy B) ever mentioned it. But I
think that in the great days of Alençon, when the work was split up into separate
operations done by separate individuals, there was such a
I was sitting here staring at my computer and decided to drop a note. I
wanted to say how special this group of people are to me. You have opened your
hearts and shared your wisdom, even some of you have share treasures with me. I
have received several books, coins, bobbins, thread, and even
Devon,
Have you heard or seen anything on the piece that the Japanese film grew was
working on last summer at the Ratti.
Thanks,
Tina Allen
There is a new quilt show that will be airing on PBS starting in June
called
M'Liss's Worldof Quilts. The crew and star came to the Ratti Textile
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From: Elizabeth Ligeti [EMAIL PROTECTED]
and vanilla ice cream (but so is the best balsamic
vinegar, my dear MIL assures me!) ---
Vinegar on Ice cream??? Yu
Maple Syrup --- that I can understand!!! :)) :))
from Liz in
The only way to make Shove Tuesday pancakes is in an 8 to 10 inch diameter
frying pan, cook till the top looks just solid and then flip by tossing, and
leave that way up just long enough to get a few light brown spots on the
(now) underside.
I've never lost one in the tossing yet or stuck one to
If you're going to try maple syrup make sure it's the real McCoy. The majority
of maple flavoured syrups are foul!!
I hate to admit it but the only maple flavoured syrup I've liked is the maple
flavoured corn syrup McDonalds serve with their pancakes.
I've just checked on the maple syrup we have
there's only one word for the february parcel : FANTASTIC !! can't say
which of the items is my favorite .. my smile got wider and wider as i
emptied the padded enveloppe..
i'll have to watch the tiny mouse though because the cat thought it was
real interesting ... the smashing bobbins
To My Secret Pal,
A very welcome package, which arrived on a fraught day, so it was doubly
welcome!
The beaded gifts are lovely - you must have spent ages making them, and I do
appreciate them. I don't think I want to hide the little one away in a
closet, as they are both too pretty and need
At 11:09 AM 2/13/04 +0800, Helen Keld Frederiksen wrote:
Some years ago a friend visited Canada and brought us back a sealed jar of
the real thing. I opened it and used it once but next time I looked it had
gone mouldy. The question is should it be refrigerated? (It didn't say so on
the label)
Maple syrup must be boiled to precisely eleven pounds to the gallon. If
any
heavier, it will crystallize. If any lighter, it will mold.
Interesting. The Canadian maple syrup we could buy in the UK was always
thicker than that which I can get here in Chicago. The ingredients in both
cases
There are 2 different grades of maple syrup and 3 colours. Grade 2 has
a stronger flavour than grade 1. I prefer the medium colour of grade
1 - the colour is quite dark, there is a distinctive maple flavour, and
the syrup is fairly thick. I don't know if you can get it in Chicago
though.
There are 2 different grades of maple syrup and 3 colours. Grade 2 has
a stronger flavour than grade 1. I prefer the medium colour of grade
1 - the colour is quite dark, there is a distinctive maple flavour, and
the syrup is fairly thick. I don't know if you can get it in Chicago
though.
DH sent me this, enjoy.
Lynn
wildgun004smate
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Subject: Tree Hugger
A lady from Missoula, Montana who was a tree hugger and an anti-hunter,
purchased a piece of timberland. There was a large tree on one of the highest
points in the tract. She wanted to get a
I *may* have seen this one before (sorry, C g); it seems to ring a
bell. But the bell is very faint, and the joke is very funny, so... My
only reservation: it's all very well, and probably true (afterall, most
of us commit typos every once in a while, and the messages are *still*
understood),
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