[lace] Afficot Raffle - To Margot

2009-12-01 Thread Carol
to interest all the family in eating lobsters - hopefully I will be successful, and then I will also have a claw to raffle - but thanks to you for your raffle, and I am so pleased to be a winner. Carol - Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - To unsubscribe

[lace] Lace Get-Together in Suffolk UK

2009-11-15 Thread Carol
, and the enjoyable day was well-worth the travel through the rain - roll on the next Lace Day, in December, this time with Essex Lace Makers. Carol - in Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

[lace-chat] Help Please, from all you computer literates ...

2009-10-23 Thread Carol
in advance. Carol - Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.

Re: [lace] Alexandra Palace

2009-10-15 Thread Carol
when my Mother was hand-embroidering pictures, so I have quite a lot which I feel are far too wonderful to use. The polythene packets are a good idea to keep them dry and clean, though! Carol - Suffolk, UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - Original

Re: [lace] Christmas Tree Ornament

2009-10-07 Thread Carol
my lace equipment is still in boxes ... Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Celtic Dream Weaver celticdreamwe...@yahoo.com To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:33 PM Subject: [lace] Christmas Tree Ornament I am wondering ( if memory is serving me well

[lace] Christmas Baubles

2009-10-07 Thread Carol
on sale! Carol - Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com

Re: [lace] International Lace Day

2009-10-01 Thread Carol
, but not many actually came forward to join a class! But - I am still trying ... Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Agnes Boddington ag...@weatherwax.karoo.co.uk To: pene piip p...@eggo.org; lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 9:01 AM Subject: Re

[lace] Cotswolds Members

2009-08-19 Thread Carol
. Hoping to hear from you, Carol - in Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com

Re: [lace] Early laces. - also frustration !!!

2009-08-14 Thread Carol
less trouble! Carol - in Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - Original Message - From: Elizabeth Ligeti lizl...@bigpond.com To: Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 4:55 AM Subject: [lace] Early laces. Gina, I like

[lace] Pattern?

2009-07-20 Thread Carol
find one, of a quick and simple Tudor Rose?I will be most grateful to anyone who can point me in the right direction. Thanks to you all for your help. Carol - Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] Back On-Line ...

2009-06-17 Thread Carol
that it is OK to post on both sites, to thank everyone who contacted me when John was ill, and after he passed on - all the good wishes have made a ghastly time a little easier to bear. Thanks to you all. Carol - Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day

Re: [lace] Lace teachers

2009-04-06 Thread Carol
there was a nationwide syllabus for it - several friends in other parts of the country didn't do anything like as much as we did, and I don't think some of them had as good a grounding as we did. But - if you get the chance to do it, then go for it. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From

Re: [lace] Starts and Finishes

2009-04-02 Thread Carol
, and then trundle off, only to come back if they wany to learn another lace technique, or get hopelessly confused with whatever they are in the process of making! So - perhaps Daphne and I are doing it right after all... Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Daphne Martin

Re: [lace] Re: beginner book (was describe BL)

2009-04-01 Thread Carol
my own way ever since - but it does sometimes make me wonder how wide-spread this thinking is, in some teachers. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Beth Marshall b...@capuchin.co.uk To: lace@arachne.com; lacel...@verizon.net Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 3:40 PM

Re: [lace] Hankie Edgings

2009-03-16 Thread Carol
bought lace, and a piece of fabric, than to jump straight in and use the sewing machine without any previous experience... But - once again, it is best to do whatever suits you, and looks good! Each to his/her own. All best wishes, Carol - Original Message - From: Sue hurwitz

Re: [lace] Re: hanky sizes

2009-03-15 Thread Carol
would be quite miffed if the lace was discarded and the frame retained for family photos, or some such thing but, so long as the lace really is appreciated, that is the main thing. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Beth Marshall b...@capuchin.co.uk To: Sue hurwitz

Re: [lace] No stupid question? Really?

2009-03-03 Thread Carol
- that she now knew why lacemaking had been invented. 'When the men were in prison years ago, they were made to sew mailbags. I think lace-making is what they made the women do!' Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Regina Haring rmhar...@optimum.net To: lace@arachne.com

Re: [lace] No stupid question? Really? Prisons and lacemaking

2009-03-03 Thread Carol
as a sort of therapy, so I suppose it could have been done in the past as well - but I also think that what my student was implying was the lacemaking as a form of punishment, not quite what we would wish it to be thought, I am sure. Carol - Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: dmt11h

Re: [lace] Oliver Twist threads

2009-02-06 Thread Carol
web site ... Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Margot Walker marwalk...@ns.sympatico.ca To: ARACHNE lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:10 PM Subject: [lace] Oliver Twist threads They should be easier to find in the UK than anywhere else, since they come

Re: [lace] Sad news

2009-02-06 Thread Carol
indeed. Carol - Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: viviennewal...@aol.com To: lace-c...@arachne.com Cc: lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 9:26 AM Subject: [lace] Sad news Hi, I have just been told that Sue Stephens died on Friday, 30th January. It is so sad. She

[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Sad news

2009-02-06 Thread Carol
indeed. Carol - Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: viviennewal...@aol.com To: lace-chat@arachne.com Cc: l...@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 9:26 AM Subject: [lace] Sad news Hi, I have just been told that Sue Stephens died on Friday, 30th January. It is so sad. She

[lace] Lace patterns from Retournac lace given to President

2009-01-28 Thread Carol Desrochers
I think I remember reading what pattern numbers were used from the Retournac lace patterns for the gift to President Obama. Can anyone tell me again what those number were and if they are still available for purchase? Thank you. Carol -- Carol Desrochers fibrefa...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe

Re: [lace] What is on the Pillow(s)

2009-01-01 Thread Carol
are prone, so we are hoping that things will improve ... Please keep us in your prayers and thoughts, and my best wishes go to you all for a happy and healthy, peaceful and prosperous 2009. All best wishes, Carol - in Suffolk UK. - Original Message - From: Sue hurwitz...@supanet.com

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Patch

2008-11-19 Thread Carol
it to a heavy denim bag I used for many years. Can't think where it is now, or what happened to it along with my marbles somewhere, I suspect! Carol - in Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - Original Message - From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL

Re: [lace] Ligurian Lacemakers - oil painting

2008-11-12 Thread Carol
, and both played instruments and sport, so although we weren't poverty-struck, we didn't hurl cash around like drunken sailors. Carol - in Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - Original Message - From: Lorri Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Nancy

Re: [lace] taste of cattern cakes - recipe

2008-10-25 Thread Carol
the characteristic Catherine wheel innards, but no-one ever complained, as they tasted the same ... The Tanders cake was a sort of fruit cake - if anyone wants it, I can send the recipe. All best wishes, and may your pins never bend. Carol - in Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil

Re: [lace] Lacemaking saint?

2008-10-21 Thread Carol
to being a Roman Catholic on St Catherine's Day in 2001 - the priest suggested I take thename 'Catherine' ... All best wishes, Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - The list that I have from the Saint's index is : laceworkers, lacemakers: Anne Crispian Crispin Elizabeth

Re: [lace-chat] Movie help

2008-10-10 Thread Carol
. Best Regards, Carol Melton Valley of the Sun Phoenix, AZ USA To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Re: lace hankie

2008-09-30 Thread Carol
, and easier to deal with. Take care, and may your pins never bend. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com; lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 6:40 PM Subject: [lace] Re: lace hankie Has anyone found a source of quality

Re: [lace] Alan Brown

2008-09-26 Thread Carol
Tess - et al, Please pass my condolences to Sheila - she sent me a lovely message just a couple of weeks ago when my huisband was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer, which helped greatly. She must be devastated, and I will keep her - and Alan - in my thoughts and prayers. Carol

Re: [lace] I've got it

2008-09-03 Thread Carol
anniversary was yesterday - sitting by a hospital bed was not how we'd planned the anniversary ...) and I obviously didn't express myself well. However, many apologies. Carol - in Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - Original Message - From

[lace] Apologies

2008-09-03 Thread Carol
, so thank you all, and do please keep praying hard, for John, me and the extended family! With love to you all, and many thanks, as well as the apologies! Carol 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line

Re: [lace] Jewelers Look aka Linen Tester

2008-09-02 Thread Carol
that the jeweller has both hands free to hold the gemstone. Carol - in Suffolk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our time.' - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 8:53 AM Subject: RE: [lace] Jewelers Look aka

Re: [lace] Mixing Threads

2008-08-31 Thread Carol
of those books which we all ought to have. Most general suppliers sell it, and you can also get it from Brenda herself - look on her website. Take care - and may your pins never bend. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Brenda Paternoster [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Wendy

[lace] Alex Website

2008-08-28 Thread Carol
a fine job of putting together a basic website. I am sure it will grow as you two decide what else you want to put on the web. Best Regards, Carol Melton Valley of the Sun, Phoenix, AZ, USA www.azsnaps.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL

Re: [lace] Newsletter

2008-08-10 Thread Carol
wishes, and may your pins never bend. Carol - Original Message - From: Diana Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 11:40 AM Subject: [lace] Newsletter Has anyone in the UK received their Lace Guild magazine yet? I'm wondering if I forgot

Re: [lace] roller or block

2008-07-27 Thread Carol
pillow, and use both! Take care, and may your pins never bend. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Nancy Nicholson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lace makers lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 10:33 AM Subject: [lace] roller or block I have not been lace making

[lace] Bone Bobbins

2008-07-25 Thread Carol
of the Lacey Ladies of Arizona only uses bone bobbins. Very pretty on her pillow. Have not heard her say had any problems with them. I'd say go ahead and get yourself a pair and take the usual care of them as you do any fine wood bobbin. Best Regards, Carol M Valley of the Sun Phoenix, AZ

[lace] Change of email

2008-07-25 Thread Carol
For anyone interested, I have changed my email address to: Carol @ azsnaps.com www.azsnaps.com will take you to my unfinished website. Best Regards, Carol Melton Valley of the Sun Phoenix, AZ USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL

[lace-chat] Change of email

2008-07-25 Thread Carol
For anyone interested, I have changed my email address to: Carol @ azsnaps.com www.azsnaps.com will take you to my unfinished website. Best Regards, Carol Melton Valley of the Sun Phoenix, AZ USA To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat

Re: [lace] lace Bobbins

2008-07-21 Thread Carol
over his face, so he is breathing in purified air rather than bone dust, as that - apparently - is dangerous and carcinogenic. Maybe that explains why bone is generally more expensive, and less easily available! Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: bevw [EMAIL

Re: [lace] Declining Lace Day Numbers

2008-06-24 Thread Carol
thirty years - I am desperate to know what it is and what it does and then, it is a racing certainty that I will decide that it is the one thing I really must have. So - I still take the cheque books and the plastic to Lace Days and Suppliers Fairs ... Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original

[lace] Declining Lace Day Numbers

2008-06-23 Thread Carol
we all choose to attend the Lace Days where people are more congenial, the suppliers are who we like and not the same old, same old, every time, and we haven't heard the speaker umpteen times Or maybe its just the price of the petrol in the UK which is a deciding factor. Carol

Re: [lace] Hand or Machine Sew

2008-06-21 Thread Carol
it in soft back, possibly from Amazon.But - if you want any forther info, do feel free to eMail me! Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Wendy Davies [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 10:18 AM Subject: [lace] Hand or Machine Sew Hi Spiders

[lace] Re: Sandra Arnold

2008-06-01 Thread Carol
deal, and I know the wider world, including lace and guiding, will feel her loss greatly too My condolences go to her family, and to all who will miss her. Carol - in Suffolk UK . - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help

Re: [lace] Mother and twins bobbin

2008-05-30 Thread Carol
was contacted. Carol - in a chilly and very wet Suffolk, UK - Original Message - From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:26 PM Subject: [lace] Mother and twins bobbin - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing

Re: [lace] Magnifiers

2008-05-25 Thread Carol
the magnifier bit up, so it isn't in use all the time, and it just has to be flipped down when it is needed - I borrowed one for a while before I bought mine, so I knew I would get on with it OK, so maybe borrowng one, if possoble, is the way to go. Hope this helps Carol - inb Suffolk UK

Re: [lace] Magnifiers

2008-05-25 Thread Carol
- and then I wonder why my nieces call me their 'Giddy Aunt' Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Sue Babbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 8:57 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Magnifiers My optician / optometrist (depending on country) has

Re: [lace] bone /ivory bobbins

2008-04-28 Thread Carol
to pay for such 'fancy' items. Carol - in Suffolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] to tat, or (k)not

2008-04-28 Thread Carol
. I couldn't! I used miles of thread, but didn't succeed.It was only when I came home, and attended one of the Woodbridge Art Club meetings that a friend taught me yet another method, and i haven't looked back. But I still remember the anguish of that 'At Home' day ... Carol - in Suffolk UK

Re: [lace] what did you do before bobbin lace

2008-04-19 Thread Carol
. But the bobbin lace is now my first love - it seems easy to become a fully-paid-up, addicted lacemaker, and long may it continue. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: bevw [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lace@arachne.com lace@arachne.com Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:55 PM

Re: [lace] Milanese Lace

2008-03-26 Thread Carol
postage, package and handling, for Newnham bobbin winders on eBay.It always makes me want to contact those bidding, and let them know the names of general suppliers ... Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, March

Re: [lace] Lacemaker pin

2008-03-06 Thread Carol Adkinson
copyrighted - in this country, the UK, anyway. I hope that this helps, but maybe the maker of the pins is entirely unaware that the picture still has copyright issues! Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lace lace@arachne.com Sent

Re: [lace] Ipswich Lace ( UK USA)

2008-02-25 Thread Carol Adkinson
! I know the one she recently made for Ipswich has been on show in the US - I assume that this must be the one, and was so pleased to hear that you thought highly of it too. Carol - Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Carolyn Hastings [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Katrina longmuir

Re: [lace] Re: non-lace Lace tools

2008-02-21 Thread Carol Adkinson
when the threads run out. There were also enough to let all members of my classes have several too, so at £1.00 sterling per packet (probably about 60 cents American) they were a good buy. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace: arachne.com lace

Re: [lace] lace Tools

2008-02-19 Thread Carol Adkinson
to a keyring, but as I wasn't a lacemaker at the time, I had no idea what to do with it - but, when I became a fully-paid-up, addicted lacemaker, I melted the beeswax into it, and it now lives in my lace box, ready for pricking action at all times. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message

Re: [lace] Lacemakers Helpers, kind of!

2008-02-19 Thread Carol Adkinson
, so I am a great believer in the photocopying film! Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Jenny De Angelis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 3:10 PM Subject: [lace] Lacemakers Helpers, kind of! I go to the photocopy shop and get them

[lace-chat] humor

2008-01-31 Thread Carol Melton
their homework, folded all the laundry and put it away. I really enjoyed the evening. But what about afterward? asked her friends. Oh, that was perfect too. Ralph was too tired. God is good. Best Regards, Carol Melton Valley of the Sun, Phoenix, AZ USA To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

[lace] Thanks re. Tony and Jane Martin.

2008-01-28 Thread Carol Adkinson
and from whom! Carol - in Suffolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Help Wanted - re. Jane and Tony Martin

2008-01-27 Thread Carol Adkinson
.I have looked at all my accessible Lace Guild magazines, and can't find their address or anything - so I wouild be very grateful indeed if someone could help! Many thanks indeed - and may your pins never bend. Carol - in Suffolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing

[lace-chat] email address please

2008-01-23 Thread Carol Melton
If anyone has Jane Read's email address please contact me privately. Many thanks in advance. Best Regards, Carol Melton Valley of the Sun, Phoenix, AZ USA To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

[lace-chat] humor

2008-01-15 Thread Carol Melton
know what these are used for?' The boy replied, 'Not exactly, but they aren't for me. They're for him. He's my brother. He's four. We saw on TV that if you use these you would be able to swim and ride a bike. Right now, he can't do either one.' Best Regards, Carol Melton Valley

Re: [lace] Plastic Storage and Some Washing Warnings

2007-12-29 Thread Carol Adkinson
me some photographs! She did look lovely - but how I wished that she's used some cheap white machine lace to dye with the tea ... Carol - in Suffolk UK. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 11:03

Re: [lace] Buddy Map- Jo Falkirk (kinda long)

2007-12-22 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi All, Yes - I'd like to add my thanks for the Buddy Map!It's interesting seeing whereabouts people are - even if its not exact, it's good to see the approximate area! Thanks for all the hard work. Carol in Suffolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing

[lace] Identity Recognition - was Buddy Map

2007-12-17 Thread Carol Adkinson
, I still think I'll be leaving all the info all over the place - at least it may help to make the classes more viable - but I may also take out insurance against identity fraud/theft. Carol - Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lace lace

Re: Traditional Methods ... (was [lace] Hand or machine)

2007-12-10 Thread Carol Adkinson
! Best wishes to you all, and may your pins never bend. Carol - in Suffolk UK How I agree with the - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Hand or machine In my

Re: [lace] Hand vs machine (was Bobbin Lace Survey)

2007-12-09 Thread Carol Adkinson
. But the machine stitches are always all the same size and regular, so although I do know it isn't traditional, it seems a better way for me to go most times. Carol - Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Noelene Lafferty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'mary carey' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Lace' lace

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

2007-12-08 Thread Carol Adkinson
-fangled machines for taking the tedium out of lace making, and speeding up the earnings rate, they would have used them! Take care, and may your pins never bend. Carol - in Suffolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey

2007-12-08 Thread Carol Adkinson
. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Agnes Boddington [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 10:43 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Survey Am I the only one who actually likes leaves, plaits and tallies? Not that mine are perfect

Re: [lace] lace Sad News

2007-12-01 Thread Carol Adkinson
Daphne, I feel so sorry for her family - I thought a great deal of Sally, and have lots of her bobbins - she will be greatly missed. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Daphne Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 12:41

Re: [lace] Postage costs - was Arachne pin badge

2007-11-29 Thread Carol Adkinson
garage ... Carol -in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Brenda Paternoster [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 11:47 AM Subject: [lace] Postage costs - was Arachne pin badge - To unsubscribe send email

Re: [lace] Breaking threads

2007-11-29 Thread Carol Adkinson
a bad effect, but it wasn't the lilac Finca which kept on breaking, it was the brand new, white Finca! I gave up after two corners of the edging, and now wonder what to do with the chevron shaped piece, with millions of broken threads to sew in... Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message

Re: [lace] Re: Hair bobbin lace

2007-11-20 Thread Carol Adkinson
still laugh about it, and no - I didn't manage to scrape up the wherewithal to give the ring a new owner ... Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Lace Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 2:47 AM

Re: [lace] Re: Lacemaking tool

2007-11-16 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi All, Just my four penn'orth!It looks to me as if it is the parts from the inside of an old sewing box - thread reels and pin/needle holders, and suchlike. My mother and my sister have items just like that in their antique sewing boxes. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original

Re: [SPAM] Re: [lace] interesting pic of lacemakers on ebay 150175326927

2007-10-31 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi Malvary et al, It's a lovely picture though - but I must say that, although it does say (I paraphrase) for the sole use ... the date is given as 1920 - surely that is out of copyright anyway, so it could be sold if someone wanted to dispose of it. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original

[lace-chat] Slightly risque humor

2007-10-30 Thread Carol Melton
for breath, she leaned against his bare chest and said Wow, you sure didn't forget much since 1955. The Sergeant Major, glancing at his watch, said in his serious voice, I hope not, it's only 2130 now. (Don't ya love military time?!) Best Regards, Carol Melton Valley of the Sun Phoenix

Re: [lace] Torchon Workbook by Cook opening bid $66.99

2007-10-28 Thread Carol Adkinson
to a friend, didn't get it back, thought I'd lost it, bought another - and the first one was promptly returned ...)Maybe it will make my fortune for me! Carol - in Suffolk UK The booksellers are beginning to find lace books to be of good value. :))) ebay #330156303534, Cook's Torchon

Re: [lace] Hello spiders

2007-10-22 Thread Carol Adkinson
threads never break. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Arachne.com lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 10:45 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Hello spiders On first glimpse, I wasn't sure if I had arrived at the correct website

Re: [lace] Princess Lace Machine

2007-10-20 Thread Carol Adkinson
as that.It looks quite a lovely piece of work, even though the pictures didn't seem very bright and clear, but some of my roller pillows would, I am sure, be just as efficient. So - please tell me what I have obviously missed - maybe I am just a tad dimmer than the average... Carol

Re: [lace] Hitches - video for beginners

2007-10-17 Thread Carol Adkinson
of aggravation over broken glass bobbins! However, it is, again, one of those things - we do it the way we want to do it! Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: bevw [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Achim Siebert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, October 15

Re: [lace] Looking for ideas

2007-10-12 Thread Carol Adkinson
does come with a pricking. Hope this helps, Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'sue' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'bobbin lace' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 'Arachne' lace@arachne.com Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 11:17 PM Subject: RE: [lace] Looking

Re: [lace-chat] Left or right brain?

2007-10-12 Thread Carol Melton
on the Artist Within. Carol Melton Valley of the Sun Phoenix, To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Looking for ideas

2007-10-10 Thread Carol Adkinson
bobbin, Lynda and David Stanley made the silver wedding, and Jenny Hester and Matthew made the coral ones.Jenny spangled the coral ones with pieces of coral, but all of them are in constant use, and much loved! Best wishes to you all - and may your pins never bend. Carol - in Suffolk UK

Re: [lace] tarnished bangles

2007-10-10 Thread Carol Adkinson
with which I made the decoration, so it looked quite good! It did make the sewings round the bangle a bit more intricate though ... Hope this helps - may your pins never bend! Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Whitham, Irene Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

[lace-chat] humor - One upsmanship

2007-10-04 Thread Carol Melton
with a snicker... It's not talcum powder.. It's 'Miracle Grow'. Best Regards, Carol Melton Valley of the Sun Phoenix, AZ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Planning Finished Lace Presentations in Advance

2007-08-27 Thread Carol Adkinson
the colours in the dress, and off I went! But - I loved the dress, so much that it was too well-worn when I'd finished the collar, to attach the collar to it! Perhaps I am definitely well on the road to Hell ... Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace

Re: [lace] books on ebay

2007-08-23 Thread Carol Adkinson
in mind that I *will* be taking a lace pillow with one of Jenny Hester's UFO designs on it as well though - and who knows what lace will win? Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Anne Nicholas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:03 AM

Re: [lace] Lace treasure

2007-08-22 Thread Carol Adkinson
greeted the shop staff *may* ensure that they don't do anything like that again ... Carol - in a cold and windy, not-very-summery Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Gray, Alison J' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 11:07 PM

[lace-chat] Dolly and the Queen - Humor

2007-08-16 Thread Carol Melton
of God's own perfect creations and you turned me down. She simply flushed a commode and she got admitted to Heaven! Would you explain that to me?Sorry, Dolly, said the Angel, but even in Heaven, a royal flush beats a pair - no matter how big they are. Best Regards, Carol Melton Valley

Re: [lace] Bobbin maker attribution on Ebay

2007-08-13 Thread Carol Adkinson
difficult to prove - and I also have a good friend, who showed me how to 'age' bone so that it looks antique. Need I say more ... Just my four pennorth!May your pins never bend. Carol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Laurie Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arachne lace

[lace] Coffee Morning in Sheringham Norfolk

2007-08-13 Thread Carol Adkinson
what I have, then do contact me privately. Carol - in Suffolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Lace Meetings

2007-08-12 Thread Carol Adkinson
to hearing from someone who can help, and thank you in advance. Carol - in Suffolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] R - humor - New Apple Product

2007-08-07 Thread Carol Melton
. Best Regards, Carol Melton Valley of the Sun, Phoenix, AZ I love my Mac To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Re: no more dreams-just plans

2007-08-06 Thread Carol Adkinson
it be called contemporary, or is it just a bastardised lace? I do mainly use the Brugges techniques - but sometimes even there I may think some other technique fits better, and looks better - so when I display my work when demonstrating, what do I call it? Over to you, friends! Carol

Re: [lace] Fan Stck Suppliers

2007-07-31 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi Sue et al, I think Stuart Johnson sells the fansticks - I bought several fan prickings from him earlier in the year (as well as some of his lovely bobbins ...) and am almost sure he had the fansticks too. Hope this helps - and is not completely erroneous! Carol - in Suffolk UK

[lace] Hanging Bobbins

2007-07-31 Thread Carol Adkinson
really do need convincing. Carol - in Suffolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Hanging Bobbins

2007-07-31 Thread Carol Adkinson
Sorry - forgot the main information. The numbers of the bobbins on eBay: 101541135490 - Seller is jimbobtallguy, from UK 180138990396 - Seller is eastayton from London See what you feel, and do let me know! CArol - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line

Re: [lace] Ells and other old measurement

2007-07-29 Thread Carol Adkinson
to this - I learned it as a child, doing embroidery, long before lace - but wonder if it could be a throw-back to this very early measurement! CArol - in Suffolk UK - Original Message - From: Brenda Paternoster Subject: [lace] Ells and other old measurement King Henry I between the tip of his

[lace-chat] Texas Humor

2007-07-28 Thread Carol Melton
field firefighter. He was a native Texan who put out fires in oil fields all over the world. Brown and Root is an American engineering and construction company, also native Texans. Best Regards, Carol Melton Valley of the Sun, Phoenix, AZ, USA Where we have had rain in the desert

Re: [lace-chat] help

2007-07-25 Thread Carol Melton
Dear Lynn, I am so very sorry this has happened to your family. Please know I will be keeping you close to my heart and praying for the best possible outcome for your daughter. I hope she gets a new start at life. Hugs, Carol On Jul 25, 2007, at 12:56 PM, Melinda Weasenforth wrote

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