Re: [lace] wire lace with hammer and nails

2005-02-15 Thread Liduina
Two years ago I met a Finnish lacemaker who made lace whith a hammer and nails too, not with wire but with very thick linen thread. The result is beautiful. You can see her on my website : www.athdentelle.be . Click on activités on the left side, then on Les 25 ans de l'Académie de dentelles de

[lace] re: Bev's comment

2005-02-15 Thread Whitham
There are some other good photos. Who is the nice looking young man g To great minds think alike, I spotted the nice looking guy too, I even called my daughter in too have a look. Is spring in the air!!! Yes, and the lace was nice too! Have a great day, Irene Whitham Surrey, BC - To

[lace] Re: competition rules

2005-02-15 Thread Sue Babbs
I have never entered a group piece to the competition, but I think that the other class rules don't apply to the group entries. The group entries are judged as a separate class from the other classes which have specific dimension or other requirements. we would need to enter class 23 group

Re: [lace] Gros Point Flower.

2005-02-15 Thread Diane Z
Thank you for letting us know where we could see your work. The technique is perfect and is an incredible piece of work. Bravo. Diane Z Lubec, Maine - Original Message - From: Elizabeth Ligeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 11:17 PM Subject:

[lace] wire lace

2005-02-15 Thread Jennifer Audsley
Hi Liz All, Well, I wish I could say I was more productive Liz - but only 1 more pyramid has been completed :( It is quite frustrating, as the wire tends to break unless you are REALLY REALLY careful. There is a battle between wanting to keep the buttonhole stitches quite close together (my

[lace] Gros Point Flower

2005-02-15 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
Isn't it great that we all like different things,? I think the world would be SO boring if we all liked the same!! I so admire your Rosalibre, Tamara, but don't think I would/could ever do it - like Milanese, and Honiton - not my thing at all - NL is easier!!! (for me, anyway!) These

Vegetarian pillow - was RE: [lace] wire lace with hammer and nails

2005-02-15 Thread Jay Ekers
Still laughing. When demonstrating we often suggest that lace can be made using inexpensive tools to see if this is a hobby you are prepared to invest much time and money in. But we suggest pillows made from discarded polystyrene fruit or vegetable boxes, not the contents! Follow the links below

[lace-chat] British accents

2005-02-15 Thread Jean Nathan
I've noticed too that (apart from 'Eastenders', where there are more villains than normal people living in one small area, and even the normal people aren't normal!) purely British films, TV series, plays, etc often use accents to differentiate the goodies from the baddies, with the baddies having

[lace-chat] Class and British accents

2005-02-15 Thread Margot Walker
On Tuesday, February 15, 2005, at 02:48 AM, Bev Walker wrote: What is tricky to do, for some British and American actors, is the Canadian accent ~ You've hit the nail on the head. I remember going to a play in London, years ago. The two lead parts were supposed to be Canadians and they both

[lace-chat] book raffle

2005-02-15 Thread Jacqui Southworth
Just to prove I'm not as uncharitable as my (admittedly) catty remark about Camilla would suggest (although I was just stating a fact) I have a book to raffle. I bought it second hand some time ago meaning to raffle it on arache, but life as been a bit hectic lately and I forgot. However - the

Re: [lace-chat] British Royals and marriages

2005-02-15 Thread Anne Toney
Remember when Bill Clinton was elected? The media (and just about everybody else) constantly criticized Hillary's hairstyle(s). Anne in Austin TX - Original Message - From: Bev Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 10:58 PM Subject: Re:

[lace-chat] secret pal thank you

2005-02-15 Thread JMMAcademy
A big thank you to my Secret Pal. My bobbins are wonderful. I think the Lady bug will be my new favorite. I love the heart one also but Ladybugs steal my heart. The notecards will be used soon. I love my Lady Bug Inn so much. The Gingerbread mix was yummy and the kids and my Honey

Re: [lace-chat] long URLs

2005-02-15 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Feb 15, 2005, at 2:12, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Avital) wrote: You could try using http://www.tinyurl.com for long URLs, Great minds think alike - that's exactly what Danek suggested, also :) Can you cut and paste the long one into the tiny? -- Tamara P Duvall

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Redneck medical terms

2005-02-15 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
Can't remember if I've seen it before - some of these sound familiar, some don't... From: S.D. Artery..The study of paintings. Benign..What you be after you be eight. BacteriaBack door to cafeteria. Barium..What

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: The Old Man and the Pond

2005-02-15 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
I'm alsmost certain I've seen this one before, but it's still funny... From: C.B.2 An elderly man in Kentucky had owned a large farm for several years. He had a large pond in the back, fixed up nice with picnic tables, horseshoe courts some apple and peach trees. The pond was properly shaped and

[lace-chat] Hairstyles: was British Royals and marriages

2005-02-15 Thread Joy Beeson
At 10:19 AM 2/15/05 -0600, Anne Toney wrote: Remember when Bill Clinton was elected? The media (and just about everybody else) constantly criticized Hillary's hairstyle(s). Druther criticize Bill's -- it was far too high-maintenance for a fellow with important work to do. -- Joy Beeson