Dear Margaret,
could you find in UK the cleanig-material for porcelain-doll? This is
also possible to use for bone-sticks. Otherwise if you come to Germany
I can give you the adress from the specialist for ivory,
mother-in-pearl and all such materials. He lives ear Bremen. And I
myself sent
On Wednesday, October 13, 2004, at 03:57 AM, Elizabeth Ligeti wrote:
And Goodie Good!!! - My Bulletin from IOLI just arrived!
I'm glad the Bulletins are being received in Australia. But can anyone
explain, given the distances involved, why the Australians get them
before they arrive in
Mine arrived yesterday, but I haven't had time to look at it yet, and as
Canada still seems to be waiting for theirs (and maybe a few other
countries), we'll have to wait for the rest-of-the-world discussion of its
contents.
Jean, Poole, Dorset, UK
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I received my issue yesterday.
Tamara well done again.
We had some talk about the price of the magazine and have done some
calculations. The stamp on the envelope was 2.55 Euro, the magazine 5
euro. Now this gives me 7.55 multiply by 6 issues is 45.30. Now lets add
10%for the handling and the
Ebay (UK) has now altered their listings for craft items and has included a
lacemaking category
http://home.listings.ebay.co.uk/Lacemaking_W0QQfromZR12QQsacategoryZ57201QQsocmdZListingItemList
This page lists all the lace bobbins etc but also some of the tat that hardly
qualifies as
Margot,
Are you sure your postal workers aren't on strike? (BG) It seems that every
time I travel to B.C. the postal or some other workers are on strike.
Lorri
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Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004
In a message dated 10/13/04 9:27:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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Ebay (UK) has now altered their listings for craft items and has included a
lacemaking category
http://home.listings.ebay.co.uk/Lacemaking_W0QQfromZR12QQsacategoryZ57201QQso
cmdZListingItemList
This
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In a message dated 10/13/04 9:27:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Ebay (UK) has now altered their listings for craft items and has included a
lacemaking category
http://home.listings.ebay.co.uk/Lacemaking_W0QQfromZR12QQsacategoryZ57201QQso
On Wednesday, October 13, 2004, at 11:07 AM, Lorri Ferguson wrote:
Margot,
Are you sure your postal workers aren't on strike? (BG) It seems that
every
time I travel to B.C. the postal or some other workers are on strike.
Lorri's right. Actually, right now, some federal civil servants are
Jeri and others
I suspect that Rikki was not intending to say anything at all about
tatting - and not saying that tatting does not qualify as lacemaking, but
rather was using an English slang word . It was an unfortunate choice in the
context of the lace list :)
Tat or tut (as I have heard
In a message dated 10/13/2004 7:33:15 AM Pacific Standard Time,
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Tatters, you know what you are making, and many of us will continue to call
it lace!
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace Embroidery Resource Center
Well said! If I recall the publication by Mdme. Riego showed
Help! I lost a vital word in that last paragraph! It should, of course, have
read:
. I'm sure Rikki was NOT intending to offend tatters
Sorry
Sue Babbs
(an Englishwoman living in America)
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Ebay (UK) has now altered their listings for craft items and has
included a lacemaking category
http://home.listings.ebay.co.uk/Lacemaking_W0QQfromZR12QQsacategoryZ57201QQs
ocmdZListingItemList
This page lists all the lace bobbins etc but also some of the tat that
hardly qualifies as
Sorry about the misunderstanding. I am writing this from the UK where we use
tat as a derogatory term for anything that isn't up to standard - rubbish
(again I believe this is an English term equivalent to the term garbage). If you
can imagine someone holding up a piece of torn and scruffy
Yet another example of two nations divided by a common language.
Oxford Dictionary definitions:
tat - 1 n. colloq. tatty things; rubbish, junk. (back formation from tatty).
tat - 2 v. do, or make by, tatting (origin unknown)
tatting n. 1. a kind of handmade knotted lace used for trimming etc.
This page lists all the lace bobbins etc but also some of the tat that hardly
qualifies as 'lacemaking'
Regards
Rikki
It's obvious from the wording that Rikki mean the tat as per dictionary
definition of tat - 1 n. colloq. tatty things; rubbish, junk. (back formation from
tatty)
However,
Heather, your lace is beautiful! Is it made of cotton? Thanks for sharing
with us.
Dona in Asan, Guam
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Subject: [lace] Finished knitted lace
I've
Hi Ruth Others
I also had a pattern published in Lace 114 (April 2004) and haven't
received my commemorative bobbin. I Have been planning to e-mail to see
if the bobbin was lost in the post (something that sadly is happening
regularly in the UK) or whether they hadn't been able to send them off
Hi Everyone - Especially Sandi Woods Brenda Paternoster
I've been perusing (drooling over) my copy of Sandi Woods' Alphabet
Inspirations for a week or two now and want to say to all that
Inspirations is a perfect part of the title. I want to do all the
patterns in the book and further have
No, I've not received a bobbin for the pattern in Lace 114 yet. I'd
forgotten all about it. The bobbins the Lace Guild give for putting patterns
in the magazine are wonderful, and they are the best I have for holding the
hitch. I love them, and will look forward to seeing another in due course.
Hi Everyone
I live in the UK and want to acquire a Honiton pillow.
I'm a Honiton beginner, but since earlier this year I've been dabbling
with a straw domed pillow now want to go for the real McCoy
Please could you advise on your experiences of using/buying the same. Is
straw the best?
None of
Jeri, and other Tatters on the list - please do not become offended by this
comment about tat.in England, tat (as distinct from tatting!) means
rubbish or scruffy articles. What this posting was referring to is all the
other rubbishy bits and pieces which are advertised on e-bay as being
Just thought those of you heading into the depths of winter might be interested
- Sydney has just had its hottest October day, with the temperature climbing to
38.something celsius, or over 100F. I certainly hope this isn't an indication
of what summer is going to be like.
Ruth Budge (Sydney,
The hottest ever October day was recorded yesterday - in Mildura, in the far
north west. It reached 40 Celcius!
I am very glad I was not there yesterday!! We are going there this weekend,
but I think it will be a bit cooler!! - I hope so!!!
I hope to meet the lacemakers there, too, on Sunday.
I think there's something similar to this in most countries. As I don't have
children (horses were cheaper) I can only sympathise.
Children's Bill of Rights
My teen-age son came home from school one day,
with a smirk upon his face.
He decided he was smart enough,
to put me in my
Hi Lindy,
I got a combination microwave (oven/grill/micro)when my last child was born
(17 yrs ago!) and we used that and a gas hob alone until we needed larger
amounts cooking (about 6 yrs)and then got a built in oven as well. We
finally got rid of the combi this year and went for a plain micro
Dear Friends,
What a week it's been!! I had to have a coronary angiogram last Friday and
they found one large blockage of the Anterior Descending Artery - so severe
that they weren't going to let me go anywhere.
So I spent the weekend in hospital here in Ballarat (thank God I had some
tatting
David: So glad to hear you were one of the lucky people who found the
problem in time to do something about it.
I guess they don't call those smokes coffin nails for nothing. Good luck
with the cutting back; it will be worth all the aggravation in the long run.
I'll bet those bobbins will be
A friend found these tables at Costco a couple of years ago and I got so
excited I bought two. They're terrific for so many things! They're sturdy,
adjustable and just the right size for all kinds of things!
Linda, the string-a-holic in Oregon where fall is in progress.
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I have a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife, with everything from toothpick to
scissors, that I have treasured for nearly forty years. I keep it in the
top drawer of my dresser, so that I can see it every time I dress, and be
assured that I can find it if I ever want it.
What's in my pocket is a
David, I'm so glad your problm is sorted out.
DH also smoked until he had a heart attack. He smoked the day before the
attack, but the following day he'd stopped. He hasn't smoked one or wanted
one since.
We both know exactly what you mean by nicotine being harder to come off than
narcotics. I
Hi All, As usual, ever since Alice in Oregon wrote about it, I went to the
Astronomy site today. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
I looked further and Northern Hemisphere residents can help NASA by counting
contrails (jet trails) in the sky on October 14th and 15th sometime
David's got a stent in
And has to give up smokes
Despite the tatting in is pocket
He's in no mood for jokes
Noelene in Cooma
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David's got a stent in
And has to give up smokes.
Despite tatting in his pocket
He's in no mood for jokes.
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Joy, if ever you decide to visit Australia, leave both your knives at home!!
It's against the law to carry any knife in public here (well, at least in New
South Wales!). If they were found at the airport, they'd be confiscated, or
you could be arrested on the street.
These laws were
At 08:49 AM 10/14/04 +1000, Ruth Budge wrote:
Joy, if ever you decide to visit Australia, leave both your knives at home!!
It's against the law to carry any knife in public here (well, at least in New
South Wales!). If they were found at the airport, they'd be confiscated, or
you could be
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