Re: [lace] Temporary pins in Binche

2018-09-08 Thread Bev Walker
Hello again Susan and everyone The following was meant for the list: > On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 3:14 PM Kathleen Harris wrote: > I was taught the plait technique in Bruges, for both Flanders and Binche. > Kathleen > Sent from my iPad Thanks for writing, Kathleen. Bev -- Bev in Shirley BC, near

Re: [lace] IOLI Convention 2019

2018-09-08 Thread Adele Shaak
It’s a weird thing - but try checking on different days of the week. Honestly! Tuesday is a really good day to check. Plus it’s a lng time until Convention, and there are often seat sales in the winter-time. I’m no expert; these are just things I’ve noticed over the years. Adele West

[lace] IOLI Convention 2019

2018-09-08 Thread Susan
This is a heads up for anyone who wants to attend. Recently, I started checking airfares & there were several convenient, well priced flights. When I checked again at the end of last week, I was stunned to see that flights from Pittsburgh had increased by MORE than $100 round trip! Ouch—that’s

[lace] Egyptian Linen

2018-09-08 Thread Sue Babbs
I was amused yesterday when I went into the World Museum in Liverpool with a friend who wanted to visit the Egyptian gallery there. There were a few display boards (photos on Flickr) showing coarse to fine linens and some boards explaining in general about linen manufacture and care. They agreed