[lace] Lacefairy

2005-10-09 Thread Jean Nathan
Good wishes to Lori for a full recovery. With her elbow, mine (and others' knees), hips, false teeth, and other surgical replacements among us, sounds like we could make up a whole new lacemaker out of artificial parts. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

[lace] Lace Guild Website Update

2005-10-09 Thread Jean Leader
We've been updating the Lace Guild Website over the past week, and it now has quite a few new items: * The Young Lacemakers' page has a new item * There are a couple of new publications and a new set of lace notelets * The Christmas bobbin is now on sale * The events pages are now up-to-date *

[lace] ironing question

2005-10-09 Thread RicTorr8
HI All -- I have a question for those more experienced in working with fiber arts than I... I have a Rowenta iron that cannot use distilled water -- it uses hard water. I don't know if it filters the water or not, but when I have tried using distilled water, it just steams like mad and boils

Re: [lace] Lacefairy

2005-10-09 Thread Lorri Ferguson
Oh, I do wish her luck. 2 years ago DD2 (age 36) broke her elbow, went through 3 surgeries in 5 months, replacement was #2, and then several months of therapy. It was an ordeal but now most people would not know she has a problem, except for the scars. She did learn to be left-handed in the

Re: [lace] Lacefairy

2005-10-09 Thread Lorri Ferguson
Oh, I do wish her luck. 2 years ago DD2 (age 36) broke her elbow, went through 3 surgeries in 5 months, replacement was #2, and then several months of therapy. It was an ordeal but now most people would not know she has a problem, except for the scars. She did learn to be left-handed in the

[lace] patterns in LDPB

2005-10-09 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone and Tamara Great rainy day project, count the samples in the pattern book! Someone else with a copy might want to check my figures. I did a quick count. Interesting fact: there are 1,425 samples in the Lace Dealer's Pattern Book issued by the Luton Museum Service. This is a big

[lace] Re: Lacefairy

2005-10-09 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Oct 9, 2005, at 3:18, Jean Nathan wrote: With her elbow, mine (and others' knees), hips, false teeth, and other surgical replacements among us, sounds like we could make up a whole new lacemaker out of artificial parts. Reminds me of a (science-fiction) short play - must have been by

[lace] Re: ironing question

2005-10-09 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Oct 9, 2005, at 11:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ricki) wrote: I have a Rowenta iron that cannot use distilled water -- it uses hard water. I don't know if it filters the water or not, but when I have tried using distilled water, it just steams like mad and boils through in one big hurry. We

[lace] ironing things

2005-10-09 Thread
Reading Tamara's description sounds like what I do. Best iron I own is my greatgrandfather's, a GE with settings for rayon, silk, wool, cotton, and linen (catalogue number 119F23, 1000 watts, 115 volts). Has a flat bottom, and the cord is bound by threads, even some gold for sparkle. Heavy

[lace] Re: ironing things

2005-10-09 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Oct 9, 2005, at 23:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Beth) wrote: Reading Tamara's description sounds like what I do. Best iron I own is my greatgrandfather's, a GE with settings for rayon, silk, wool, cotton, and linen (catalogue number 119F23, 1000 watts, 115 volts). That tells me straight off

[lace] Re: ironing question

2005-10-09 Thread robinlace
On Oct 9, 2005, at 11:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ricki) wrote: We have very hard water here, and I'm wondering if when I use it for ironing, it's putting hard water deposits into the fibers, and if so, if I should get another iron. IF the iron is working properly, the only thing leaving

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Math Bell-curve

2005-10-09 Thread Tamara P Duvall
One of the best - and totally new to me - jokes I've heard in a long time. Like most of the good ones, it's beyond the limits of the ultimate PC game :) I learnt the wee bit of math (arithmetic, really) that managed to stick to my two grey-cells in the (late) 50ties. So, I too am likely to