Problem is that we're just not used to this kind of heat for this long.
Farmers are saying we're going to get a bumper crop of fruit, but the grain
crops are wilting in the heat, which means an earlier harvest and smaller
yield because there's been no water to fill out the grain seeds. They're
Helen's idea of the mist bottle is brilliant!
I use an empty body spray bottle, fill it with cold water and add a few
drops of lemon juice. Spray around neck and forehead (careful to miss
the eyes). It is very refreshing.
But like Jean in Dorset, I think I'll stay in vampire mood until the
Barron wrote:
after discussion of the four seasons lace patterns I've decided
I'd like to start them - the bucks point ones by Geraldine Stott - but now I can't find them - I thought they were in a loose pattern but now I have a vaugue feeeling they are in the Lace magazine but I've no idea
Can I add my vote for more lace time Life is so busy, lace time has been
nil - closest thing is reading the emails :)
If only I could work out how to do without sleeping or eating - what a
waste of time.
Jen in Melbourne, Australia; desperately waiting for summer - but at least
its Friday
1.PILLOWS. The plastic foam packaging that comes with electrical goods
etc can be cut with a sharp bread knife. I have a Prestige one, some
30+ years old that sharpens up beautifully for this and it saves using
the other half's saws!I also put some calico around my blocks which
are going
Well, to be honest, here in Virginia is not always quite this hot. But
we are very accustomed to hot, humid weeks in the summer. As a result,
almost everyone has air-conditioning. And the farther south you go, the
more this becomes the rule and not the exception. So when it is
oppressively
To all Lonelies if you are interested.
At the beginning of the month my neighbour Glenys and I went to Vamberk to
see the 1oth Lace Exhibition. She being younger, took charge. So I was put
into a wheelchair and pushed. There are special entrances on the plane which
I now had to use. Would you
Jane's wish was nicely timed, as the latest Lace Guild magazine, just being
distributed, has some details of the April 2007 convention, and a fair bit from
me about efforts to keep the price down! We have secured some (basic, single)
accommodation on campus for GBP30 a night bed and breakfast,
At 8:10 PM -0700 7/26/06, bevw wrote:
Hi everyone, and many thanks to Irene for proposing the INIM project
Some of us have decided to embark on projects 'just because' (we can't
be at convention).
I'm working a butterfly from Ulrike Löhr's 'Butterfly Moth' book, a
title I bought from a lace
Modern needlelacers are better needlelacers than the
ones in the past.
Not all are better lacemaker, but they know to work a piece of lace and
finish it all by themselves. Untill beginning of 20th century, the
common lacemaker worked only one kind of stich and the pay differd for
each kind
Thank you all for your suggestions in making a bolster pillow. I
enjoyed Diane's account of her experiences with a bolster and the
pictures were great.
Bev's suggestion to use a rolled blanket to find the right diameter
struck a chord with me. I used some foam for a core and a wool
blanket I
Thanks for the bolster-making instructions, Betty Ann!
I tried covering a roller with wool blanketing but never got it tight
enough. Now, I see I was doing it wrong. I was trying to wrap a piece of
wool the width of the roller. I see from your instructions that the strips
should be about 3.
Dora, yes please, more!
At the beginning of the month my neighbour Glenys and I went to Vamberk to
see the 1oth Lace Exhibition. ...
Let me know if you want more.
--
Bev in Sooke BC (cooler, breezier, and still sunny on Vancouver
Island, west coast of Canada)
blogging lace at
Lenore,
You mentioned using sawdust - please don't - I did once and a) it's
very heavy and b) even worse it seemed to act as a dehumidifier to the
extent that my pins went rusty and I got rust on my lace, and rust
never ever comes out!
The idea of using old jumpers from a charity/thrift
Thanks for the advice, Rosemary. I found a wool blanket I forgot I
had, and have rolled that up for a temporary pillow. Once I decide on
the best size for me, I'll re-wrap and cover for a permanent pillow.
I made a pincushion of sawdust earlier, and haven't noticed any rust.
yet. I will keep
Hello all,
Ok, I have looked at everyone's wish list.here's mine.
To be able to meet the people on this list and to be able to go to a
convention, never have been but, I sure would love to go, and finally to
actually be able to see someone make bobbin lace. Everything I have learned
has
Dear Jean,
Can those of you who are used to the kind of heat and humidity that we're
experiencing give any tips on making lace in this weather, ie how do you
stop your hand perspiring?
If it does become a problem for me (Mainly with Tattting) I use a light
sprinkle of talcum powder.
David in
My apologies. My sincere apologies to everyone, especially those who
were kind of enough to take the time to write up instructions. I feel
bad. I promise to go back to lurking. I should have just stayed quiet.
I guess I did not explain myself well enough. When I said I was useless
at sewing,
On 7/28/06, Lapalme, Lise-Aurore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Again, my sincere apologies for having started all this. Going back to
lurking now.
Not at all! Look at the field of responses - you *did* find some
sound advice for yourself :) Furthermore, many others reading will
benefit one way
Lisatry looking at the entire project as if you were wrapping gift boxces.
...In fact, get three same size boxes any size, preferably ( not neceassarily
square). and gift wrap with tissue paper..fitting nicelynice folds at the
ends, see what you have?
Then...,..well lets to that
I used to have a friend who kept a piece of white chalk in her tatting bag and
used that...but it does really dry the skin.
BarbE
- Original Message -
From: David in Ballarat
To: Jean Nathan ; Lace
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Hot and bothered
Dear
Jean Nathan wrote:
Can those of you who are used to the kind of heat and humidity that
we're experiencing give any tips on making lace in this weather, ie
how do you stop your hand perspiring?
When I was a kid here in Michigan, hardly anyone had air conditioners.
These days, at 90+ degrees F
- Original Message -
From: Schuette.Fifty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Patricia Dowden [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace@arachne.com
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Only the Lonely very, very looong
To all Lonelies if you are interested.
At the beginning of the month my
Now I have all these wonderful e-mails from helpful people and I am
major confused. snip
I have re-read the instructions several times, but frankly I think that
learning to tat from a book was easier. For that matter, so was
learning bobbin lace from books.
... as many solutions as
Dear Lise-Aurore, dear Arachneans,
so say it right at the beginning, please, don't disappear back into lurking.
Thank you
for asking your questions. I don't feel, that you have to feel bad about having
asked
and not being able to use the explanations straight away.
In any case it started an
On Sat, 2006-07-29 at 03:09 +1000, David in Ballarat wrote:
Dear Jean,
Can those of you who are used to the kind of heat and humidity that we're
experiencing give any tips on making lace in this weather, ie how do you
stop your hand perspiring?
In the old times lacemaker used bakingpowder,
Many years ago when I started learning bobbin lace I used a bolster pillow.
The first one I bought from my teacher and it was stuffed with
seaweed. UIt was rather heavey.
At one occasion a member of the class came up with a wonderful idea.
She brought me two very big chicken mix cantisters
Hello Arachneans,
last year I was asked to offer some handicraft for children during the summer
vacation. So I agreed to offer a workshop for 2-3 h making patchwork postcards
with
children aged 4-12. In one village 12 children took part, in the other place
there were
10 of them. Each
--- Lenore English [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
hello - I just read this in your blog
The pillow wanted to roll toward me as I laced, and I
finally wedged my pincushion between the pillow and my
leg. That was perfect.
In Portugal they pin a small bag of sand in the back
of the pillow as a
On 7/28/06, Mary L. Tod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm (Bev) working a butterfly from Ulrike Löhr's 'Butterfly Moth' book, a
(Mary responded) your butterfly is beautiful, and I'm totally amazed at the
progress in only 3 days of working it. We formed a small group to
Thankyou - It's because
Greetings fellow I'm Not In Montrealers!
As the list is still very quiet, I will bore you with my summer story ...
Having not made any lace for about 3 years, I am happy to report that I have
managed to make 5 different pieces this summer. Of course it has been helped
by my being laid off
Lise-Aurore,
No, don't go back to lurking. You created a good exchange of information -you
may not use it but someone else surely will. That is what this list is all
about. Those of us who have made a block pillow one way now have several
others to try next time..
I see you are in Canada, if
Moved to Chat because my reply wanders afar:
On Lace, Jean Nathan wrote:
Can those of you who are used to the kind of heat and
humidity that we're experiencing give any tips on making
lace in this weather, ie how do you stop your hand
perspiring?
Linen clothing, slightly damp, works for
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