Re: [lace] Lace glossary at Google

2008-01-08 Thread Achim Siebert
Lorri, I just put the English column in front and sorted it - since all of us here are speaking English I think that's the best solution. Here's the link for everyone to see the spreadsheet (without editing): http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pqBZkXTYrukMmT23E8JxQVQ I think Noelene added

Re: [lace] Lace glossary (Google Docs)

2008-01-08 Thread Agnes Boddington
Thanks to Jo, who started this, and Achim for providing this lace glossary. As I have just bought some patterns on ebay from Germany, it may prove to be very helpful to me. I managed to paste it in a spreadsheet, just needed to make some column adjustments. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton - very

[lace] Christmas cards.

2008-01-08 Thread Jeanette Fischer
As the holiday season has ended here, there is now time to thank Alice Howell for arranging the Christmas card exchange and Jenny Brandis for setting up the website. I for one, greatly appreciate your efforts and find the exchange very exciting and very rewarding. I am always very impressed by

[lace] Lace glossary (Google Docs)

2008-01-08 Thread J. Falkink
Achim, I wonder if it is a good idea that anyone who signs in to Google can edit this spreadsheet. Esther If you are not on Arachne you've missed I started it as a wiki a few days ago. No I'm lying, I started it the first of August 2006 as a database in the yahoo group bobbinlace. I'm glad

[lace] German to English translations

2008-01-08 Thread Noelene Lafferty
The on-line dictionary spreadsheets are very useful, but I'm still having problems. I have used Google translate to do whole German to English translations for DH of technical stuff about surveying, I have a large Cassells German/English dictionary, I even have the International Dictionary of

Re: [lace] German to English translations

2008-01-08 Thread Steph Peters
On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 07:11:38 +1100, Noelene wrote: If any kind hearted German lacemaker who has a copy of Gisela Wirtz's book Kloppeln am laufenden Band I'm not German but I have the book and can translate for you. Sorry it's a bit rushed and an inelegant translation, being a little too close to

Re: [lace] Card exchange

2008-01-08 Thread clayblackwell
Oh dear, Sue... I'm so sorry to hear you didn't get a card! They should have at least let you know that it had been mailed... and certainly they sould have sent Jenny a picture. Unfortunately, this happens every year, it seems. I do hope that organizers will make note of those who do not

[lace] Moravia starch

2008-01-08 Thread Jane O'Connor
Spider help once more is needed. I would like to know if Mayra's Lace Threads is still in business. She is out of New Jersey, USA and/or if anyone knows of a vendor that carries Moravia starch. There isn't a starch comparable that I have found yet and really would like to find a source

Re: [lace] Moravia starch

2008-01-08 Thread bevw
Hi Jane and everyone Gail at www.trilliumlace.ca has it listed on her online catalogue, under Tools. HTH I would like to know if Mayra's Lace Threads is still in business. She is out of New Jersey, USA and/or if anyone knows of a vendor that carries Moravia starch. There isn't a starch

RE: [lace] German to English translations

2008-01-08 Thread Noelene Lafferty
Thank you so much, Steph, that is exactly what I needed to know. It's all clear to me now. My half-translations were only confusing me further! I hope your translation has been of help to others, too. Kind regards Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

Re: [lace] Moravia starch

2008-01-08 Thread Jane O'Connor
Hi Bev, Thanks for the help on Moravia starch source, everyone. I hate to say this, but trillium has the very same starch I did purchase earlier this year and it is like water. Same bottle, etc. Truly. It gave my Christmas ornaments a bit of body but it sure didn't stiffen them very well.

[lace] card exchange - participants please report

2008-01-08 Thread Alice Howell
All card exchange participants ...please let me know if you received your card. It was not required to contact me though some of you did. Now I'm asking all of you to tell me if your exchange was completed. Thank you, Alice in Oregon -- who's cast came off just after Christmas but needs

[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Moravia starch

2008-01-08 Thread bevw
Hi Jane and everyone Gail at www.trilliumlace.ca has it listed on her online catalogue, under Tools. HTH I would like to know if Mayra's Lace Threads is still in business. She is out of New Jersey, USA and/or if anyone knows of a vendor that carries Moravia starch. There isn't a starch