Re: [lace] working diagrams

2004-08-20 Thread Ilske und Peter Thomsen
Hello Dorte, There is a lot of gaps in the story, and the Tonder lace diagrams has original more colours then the 4 we use now. The german, the belge and the french diagramms too have more then four colours. Greetings Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:

RE: [lace] Fair Entries.

2004-08-20 Thread Panza, Robin
From: Elizabeth Ligeti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] the entries were limited to only those people who lived in that State. This, I feel would be one reason why they don't get many entries. Opening it up to anyone might get a greater response. State and county fairs were (and many still are) intended

Re: [lace] Fair Entries.

2004-08-20 Thread Clay Blackwell
Because Tamara said that she had not yet received her State Fair handbook, I'll jump in here... I've poured over my handbook (which arrived last week), and while I find that it clearly states that the objectives of the fair are to encourage the production of goods in the state, I have found no

Re: [lace] Fair Entries.

2004-08-20 Thread Lorri Ferguson
It may depend on 'where' the funding come from. I work for a fair named the Western Washington Fair (commonly called the Puyallup Fair). It is a private, non-profit corporation and does accept entries from all over. And being the 6th largest fair in the US, ribbons won by animals are highly

[lace] Re: Fair Entries (VA)

2004-08-20 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Aug 20, 2004, at 10:19, Clay Blackwell wrote: Because Tamara said that she had not yet received her State Fair handbook, I'll jump in here... I have found no reference to limiting the entries to residents of Virginia, [...] In fact, in Item VII, it clearly states, Competition is generally

[lace] Re: Fair categories (VA)

2004-08-20 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
Obviously, the subject is very much on my mind... :) On Aug 19, 2004, at 15:15, Helen Bell wrote: This year we had a new class added to our section, which I think the Fair people added. It was listed as Lace Christmas Ornament (not knitting or crochet), and my co-Judge and I respectfully

Re:[lace-chat] newspaper jokes

2004-08-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [lace-chat] queen elizabeth

2004-08-20 Thread Allan+Yvonne Farrell
i am reading dracula by bram stoker, and i bought a book called The knights templar about the christian crusades, and i am going to read the two of them first before i think about any more. I have recently read the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. It is interesting to see that when I went to

[lace-chat] secret pal

2004-08-20 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
Hello to my secret pal, Well if patience is a virtue, then I guess I am not very virtuous, however it was well worth the wait, I am sorry I ever doubted in you. What a treasure trove full of wonderful things. Thank you for the book and no I do not already have it. The lace note cards are

[lace-chat] Harry Potter

2004-08-20 Thread rick sharon
Does anyone else visit J.K. Rowling's personal web-site? The door is open again for another clue about the 6th. book..but people in North America can't access it for some reason :( I tried going through the UK site but still have no joy :( Also, I've found the spider, beaker, leaf ,and

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Father Son Hunting

2004-08-20 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
From: J.S. A father and son went hunting together for the first time. The father said, Stay here and be very QUIET. I'll be across the field. A few minutes later, the father heard a bloodcurdling scream and ran back to his son. What's wrong? the father asked. I told you to be quiet. The son

[lace-chat] Secret Pal thanks

2004-08-20 Thread Helene Gannac
Dear Secret Pal in Italy, I received your parcel this week. You sent it registered post (thank you, but you don't really need to, the Australian Post Office is very reliable, they just like to know what's in the parcel at the moment because of terrorism measures), so I had to wait 3 days before I

[lace-chat] lace workshops

2004-08-20 Thread John OConnor
Hi All, Just wanted to tell you that LACE [Lacemakers and Collectors Exchange] just completed a workshop with Yvonne Scheele-Kirkhof. It was a marvelous 2 day experience and she is a lovely person and a wonderful teacher. We truly enjoyed having her with us. Some of us did Bedfordshire lace and