Re: [lace] Big postal delays to the USA

2010-12-28 Thread Ilske Thomsen
It's perhaps of the cold. The poor packages must drink very often hot tea or something like this and meanwhile they forgot what they shall do ;- Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re: [lace] Big postal delays to the USA

2010-12-28 Thread Jeriames
Alas, the UK postal system has many problems that we are led to believe come from 9/11. However, any thinking person will blame bureaucracy, strikes, and such. I thought it might be interesting to compare the experience of Jean and Clay with a very large envelope, containing a 2011 Halas

[lace] Alençon needlelace

2010-12-28 Thread Sof
Hello, I find a new film about Alençon needlelace : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8tNgeG3FPAfeature=related Dentelez bien Sof from France with snow - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

RE: [lace] Big postal delays to the USA

2010-12-28 Thread cearbhael
Wow, what does a posh bag bobbin bag look like...I have to make myself a bobbin roll or something to store my good bobbins in. I am not surprised about the issues with US customs...they love to get carried away, but that doesn't stop me from wanting stuff from England...I love just about anything

Re: [lace] Big postal delays to the USA

2010-12-28 Thread Clay Blackwell
Hi Cearbhael, The Post Bag, essentially, looks a bit like an old fashioned ditty bag used by men for many years... only theirs were made of leather and very stiff and hard. The shape is much like a shoe box! A zipper goes through the center of the box from the bottom of one end to the

Re: [lace] Big postal delays to the USA

2010-12-28 Thread bunnyrosenator
Cearbhael said: ..I just have to careful to check whether the seller is willing to ship worldwide or not. For anyone in the USA winning something from Australia on ebay, I was informed at the local post office last week that there is now a $9 Australian surcharge for customs inspection