[lace] RIP Catherine Linda Walton

2016-04-13 Thread Linda Walton
This is to let you all know that Linda Walton, a member of this group and my wife passed away on the 23rd March. The breast cancer which she had about 30 years ago came back and spread. By the time we realised there was nothing that could be done. She died at home, surrounded by her books

Re: [lace] Value of straight laces (was Must I push down pins?)

2015-11-12 Thread Linda Walton
- all of you - for these messages, from Linda Walton (in damp and foggy High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http

Re: [lace] Need to find . . . link problem

2015-10-27 Thread Linda Walton
ip] Well, it worked for me . . . But I have to say, several other links that I've tried today have taken more than one approach before they've worked. Maybe the information superhighway is going rusty? Linda Walton, (in damply autumnal High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe s

[lace] Picking up after a break - but where to start?

2015-07-12 Thread Linda Walton
For the last three years I've been studying hard, and have had to put aside all hobbies to make enough time for it. (It being part-time undergraduate art history at Oxford University). Now I'm very tired and have decided to take a year out to rest and recover, and I'm really looking forward

Re: [lace] color of lace

2015-06-30 Thread Linda Walton
member of what was then the national forensic science service. Of course, that is nothing to do with museums, but it may still be useful if you can't find anything else. Good luck, and I'm so pleased to learn that someone is doing such a worthwhile job. Linda Walton, (in hot and sticky High

Re: [lace] color of lace

2015-06-30 Thread Linda Walton
On 30/06/2015 19:02, Cynce Williams wrote: Or you might look into Pantone colors. Adobe Illustrator accesses them. Be sure that your computer is showing colour accurately: often they vary according to the settings of both supplier and receiver. To see this, choose any famous painting and

Re: [lace] Wish list of teachers

2015-06-29 Thread Linda Walton
If I could choose from the past, it would be Raie Clare; alas, a teacher also deceased, I have heard. This was the lady whose Book of Bobbin Lace got me started. I'd seen someone's lace pillow and it captivated me, although I'd never seen lace being made. Then I found Raie Clare's video in

Re: [lace] Lace history timeline

2015-06-29 Thread Linda Walton
As a history student, I really love time-lines. But I find that the most difficult aspect is finding a way to integrate the geographical aspect. Sorry to make your task more difficult, but I think that the location of the lace's making must be at least as important as the date and style.

[lace] Lace in film from 1888

2015-06-23 Thread Linda Walton
Here is a link to a brief piece of film from 1888, thought to be the first in the world:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33198686 It is by Louis Le Prince, who shot it in Leeds, England. One of the ladies seems to be wearing a lace head-dress and some sort of collar. I find

Re: [lace] Holly Van Sciver's website + Undelivered mail

2015-06-23 Thread Linda Walton
and free: download from https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/ if you wish to try it. I've enjoyed it for many years. Linda Walton, (in damp and gloomy Buckinghamshire). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

Re: [lace] Lace in film from 1888

2015-06-23 Thread Linda Walton
I agree - when I first saw it I thought they were dancing, but the text below says:- Among the group was Louis Le Prince, who had with him a curious mahogany box. He asked the others in attendance - his son, parents-in-law and a friend - to stand in front of the box and walk in a circle. If

Re: [lace] Bucks point

2015-04-27 Thread Linda Walton
Oh how very pretty. Will it be mounted in some way? It looks like a piece that should be shown off. Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where we have had a weekend of April showers, but now we are starting a beautiful Spring day - and it's almost lovely May). On 27/04

Re: [lace] Lace Police

2015-04-22 Thread Linda Walton
On 22/04/2015 07:47, Alex Stillwell wrote: [snip]Incidentally just last week I caught one of my students using a bobbin with the inscription YOU CAN FUDGE IT AS LONG AS TEACHER DOESN T SEE. Guess where she heard that? I must get one.[snip] Wow ! I want one like that, too. When you

Re: [lace] How 'Lace Police' breed . . . Noelene's poem

2015-04-20 Thread Linda Walton
given me a far broader and deeper understanding than I could ever have got in any other way. So, along with Noelene, I say - up the rebels ! Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y

[lace] Dickey Pots - written sources please? and cherry blossom pattern?

2015-04-20 Thread Linda Walton
? Linda Walton, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where the sun has come up on my cherry trees, which are in perfect full bloom just now. The area where I live once had many cherry orchards, supplying the London market, and I planted my trees in honour of this. I was a little nervous because

Re: [lace] Queen Victoria's wedding dress lace?

2014-04-29 Thread Linda Walton
Several images of paintings and engravings as well as information here:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_dress_of_Queen_Victoria - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.

[lace-chat] If the Earth . . .

2013-10-17 Thread Linda Walton
My sister sent this to me, and I thought I'd like to share it. Linda Walton, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K. where it is a beautiful Autumn morning, a pale blue sky, the sun shining down on the beech woods, where the leaves are beginning to change, and the birds are singing. I would like

Re: [lace] How many kinds of lace?

2013-03-27 Thread Linda Walton
wooden needles and dainty silk yarn.) It was too late for me when I discovered needle lace and tatting, such a pity. I've never got on with crochet - don't know why; it doesn't attract me at all. Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where there's still some snow about

Re: [lace] washing silk - salt

2013-02-14 Thread Linda Walton
. (Dronsfield Edmonds, The Transition from Natural to Synthetic Dyes, page 98.) Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., rejoicing in the sunshine after so much snow, and happily researching pigments). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

Re: [lace] Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries TV Series

2013-01-18 Thread Linda Walton
Thank you - I love to have a good mystery waiting on my bedside table, and a lace theme will be the cherry on the cake! It will be a long time before the series appears on British television, I fear, but I will look out for it. Linda Walton, (snowed in already, in High Wycombe

Re: [lace] Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries TV Series

2013-01-18 Thread Linda Walton
Great - one of my favourite channels: I'll look out for that. Linda On 18/01/2013 14:44, The Lace Bee wrote: Aha! In the UK on alibi in a month or so. Kind Regards Liz in a rather snowy Oxfordshire On 18 Jan 2013, at 14:32, Linda Walton linda.wal...@cherryfield.me.uk wrote: Thank you - I

Re: [lace-chat] Keep calm

2012-10-21 Thread Linda Walton
Brilliant! (and write it on a bobbin?) Linda Walton (in High Wycombe Buckinghamshire, U.K., where it's not clearly Autumn, but definitely foggily so). On 21/10/2012 11:30, The Lace Bee wrote: If you have access to Facebook then do a search for the Lace Guild. As a bit of a laugh we posted

[lace] Invention of Needle-lace in East Tyrol?

2012-07-20 Thread Linda Walton
these, but I don't think any lace is involved. Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where it didn't rain today!). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo

Re: [lace-chat] Fwd: Crime Alert: A New Tactic

2012-07-17 Thread Linda Walton
unlocking the car in the presence of the owner, so I checked the Snopes website. Here is their research on the subject: http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/lockcode.asp I think you will find it very interesting! Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where - for a wonder - it's

[lace] The Laughing Cavalier' Lace

2012-05-16 Thread Linda Walton
the painting forms part of an exhibition about fencing and fashion in the Renaissance, so there may be more pictures of interest to lacemakers. If anyone happens to be in London and visits the Wallace Collection, perhaps they'd tell us more about it? Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe

Re: [lace] Rembrandt and lace

2012-04-23 Thread Linda Walton
of the world, with details of what can be found there? We should pressure all of them to put photographs on-line. Best wishes for Saint George's Day, and virtual red roses to you all, from Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England). - To unsubscribe send email to majord

Re: [lace] Rembrandt and lace

2012-04-21 Thread Linda Walton
is healing well, I've heard that it can be an exceptionally painful injury. I hope you will soon be able to make lace again. Best wishes from Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where the April showers are the lively 'flashing and banging' type yet again today). On 21/04/2012 02

Re: [lace] Next Step

2012-04-19 Thread Linda Walton
On 17/04/2012 01:44, Noelene Lafferty wrote: Next Step . [snip] But where there's life, there's hope! I love it! Thank you - it's made my day: definitely one to treasure. With gratitude, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where we are having the classic 'April

Re: [lace] Sad news

2012-04-12 Thread Linda Walton
enthusiasm, clear explanations, and good humour. I will miss her. Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http

[lace] Raspberry Pi in action: our developer puts it through its paces - video | Technology | guardian.co.uk

2012-03-05 Thread Linda Walton
In case you haven't already seen this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/video/2012/mar/05/raspberry-pi-developer-video - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

[lace] Raspberry Pi e-mail - sent in error

2012-03-05 Thread Linda Walton
I do apologise about my previous e-mail: it was sent to the list by mistake. My e-mail program recognises the first letters of addresses I use regularly, and puts up a list of likely ones; unfortunately I clicked on the one above the address I meant to use. Please ignore it, Linda Walton

Re: [lace] Lace trimmed shoes

2012-03-03 Thread Linda Walton
? Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where it's been very windy today - but then, that's March, 'in like a lion', let's hope it will soon turn into a lamb, ready for its going out). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y

Re: [lace-chat] Soup Stew enhancer

2012-01-24 Thread Linda Walton
and their liquid added to a beef stew makes it even more wonderful. (But do consider guests who may be startled to find a black, wrinkled object - a pickled walnut - on their plate, if they've not come across the idea before!) Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K. where it's

Re: [lace] Spencer

2012-01-19 Thread Linda Walton
to take the lace off when the garment was laundered. Hoping to hear more about your fascinating project, Linda Walton (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., remembering my first interest in costume, which was making and dressing historical dolls, and the delight I discovered in researching

[lace] Film of a Nottingham Lace Factory

2012-01-17 Thread Linda Walton
and in black white, but shows lots of people working there, and the processes. Enjoy! Linda Walton, (in chilly High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). Here is the link:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLznPSTUyQofeature=related Here is the summary:- An excellent example of an 'industrial', a short silent

[lace] Scranton Lace Company

2012-01-14 Thread Linda Walton
://wiseminds.com/thedigitalmirage/?p=136 Note: there are a great many photographs on the web site, so it takes longer than usual to download. Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where it's very cold with even more frost today, but at least the Sun is shining on us

Re: [lace-chat] Warning

2012-01-14 Thread Linda Walton
anyone else have any schemes that have worked? I'd really like to know! Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where we've been having a remarkably mild January, especially compared to last year's deep snow, but this morning there was a heavy frost). On 13/01/2012 12:19, Lesley

Re: [lace] Shawl finished

2011-12-15 Thread Linda Walton
While I echo everyone's comments about the lace itself, I must add that you chose beautiful colours too! Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). On 15/12/2011 12:53, Agnes Boddington wrote: Last night I finished a Torchon shawl for my daughter for Christmas. When I started it 2

Re: [lace] Hello

2011-12-14 Thread Linda Walton
. Best wishes to everyone for a safe Christmas and New Year from Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where it's clear and sunny, (unlike the more northern and western counties - poor things, getting gale-force snow - but jolly cold and breezy). Hello Everyone I have sent

[lace] Photos of Reticella Lace

2011-12-12 Thread Linda Walton
-17THC-ITALIAN-RETICELLA-LACE-4-YARDS-/370567596864?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item56478ccb40 Enjoy! Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

[lace] Hephaestus Books - SCAM ALERT

2011-12-07 Thread Linda Walton
or braided to other threads independently from a backing fabric. Let the buyer beware! And also authors. Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

[lace-chat] 'Dead Horse' problem?

2011-12-01 Thread Linda Walton
My sister sent me this, and I couldn't resist sharing! Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). Original Message WHAT TO DO WITH A DEAD HORSE The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from one generation to the next, says that when you discover you

[lace-chat] Early Morning Police Stop - funny

2011-12-01 Thread Linda Walton
A friend, (who is himself a retired policeman), sent us this, and it's another one I just had to share. Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). An elderly man is stopped by the police around 2 a.m. and is asked where he is going at this time of night. The man replies, I am

Re: [lace] Lace classes

2011-10-28 Thread Linda Walton
to be overcome every time. I'm sure no member of this very well-mannered list would even think of teaching in this way, but it might be worth considering that your students might have been damaged by a previous experience. Linda Walton, (fluent in Classical and Koine Greek, but still not able to manage

Re: [lace] Lace display and Christmas trees

2011-10-26 Thread Linda Walton
On 26/10/2011 10:18, Lynne Cumming wrote: [snip] None of the bits were ones we minded losing but nothing went. The Christmas before last, our local parish church lost not just decorations but the whole tree was stolen. It was a really large tree, too! Linda Walton, enjoying the last days

Re: [lace] Wearing Lace

2011-07-11 Thread Linda Walton
, and I've detached it and used it on new nightdresses when old ones have worn out. Alright, that wouldn't be the way to treat an heirloom, but there's no-one to inherit it, and I feel I might as well enjoy the fruits of my own handiwork. Oh, and my husband enjoys seeing it, too! Linda Walton

[lace] Tea Cosy

2011-07-11 Thread Linda Walton
- and don't want to start now! Does anyone have any good ideas? I'm really excited about this project and I'm longing to get going, but don't know where to start. Awaiting your replies with interest, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where high Summer makes us grateful

Re: [lace] LaceNews Channel on YouTube

2011-07-10 Thread Linda Walton
you tell me why there is the option to Subscribe? I seem to be able to watch without doing that. Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where I have a feeling the sun might yet break through the clouds this morning, but the roses are lovely whether it does or not). On 10/07

Re: [lace] Music and Lace

2011-07-09 Thread Linda Walton
that he had trouble playing the music of that period until someone explained to him that part of the style came from the way you had to hold your hands in order to keep those cuff flounces (name?) out of the way. Linda Walton, (in cool, showery High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe

Re: [lace] Blog about Hapsburg veil

2011-06-26 Thread Linda Walton
we can read the longer version? [snip] I agree - yes, please. Pretty please? Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

Re: [lace] Chip carving... bobbins - And starry cover cloth.

2011-06-15 Thread Linda Walton
you? I'm willing to try anything that would help me make better lace. Best wishes from Linda Walton, (in cool, damp High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

Re: [lace] Catalogue of 16th and 17th Century Portraits

2011-06-12 Thread Linda Walton
items of fifteenth century sculpture for my history project. Yours delightedly, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where we're enjoying lots of really wetting rain at last). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y

[lace] Catalogue of 16th and 17th Century Portraits

2011-06-11 Thread Linda Walton
. And I'm particularly interested to see all the lace on the children's clothes. (Evidently children were much better behaved in those days . . . !) I hope you will enjoy it as much as I've been doing for the past hour, Linda Walton, (on a cool and gloomy evening in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K

[lace] Re: pins and thorns

2011-05-24 Thread Linda Walton
in which the words were used. I still think there may be more to this than meets the eye . . . Linda Walton, (pondering in a cool and breezy High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help

Re: [lace] pins and thorns

2011-05-22 Thread Linda Walton
where we would use metal pins? Where are they documented, please? Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., - hiding from yet another day of strong winds). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

[lace] Early brass pins

2011-05-18 Thread Linda Walton
wonder if these were the kind of pins used by lace makers of the time? Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site

[lace] BBC News - Royal wedding: How the lace of the dress was crafted

2011-04-30 Thread Linda Walton
Here's a brief video with more details:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13249682 Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where I can't believe we're already at the end of April: White Rabbits, everyone!). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

Re: [lace] That Dress - the Veil

2011-04-29 Thread Linda Walton
Here's a link to an article about Catherine's wedding finery: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13236617 It mentions that, The veil is made of layers of soft, ivory silk tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers. Sorry - not lace after all. Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Re: [lace] The Manor House Museum in Bury St. Edmunds (was: Inventory???)

2011-04-16 Thread Linda Walton
that the museum had closed in 2007. There is a brief video of a sample of the collections, http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/video67970-.html which was exquisitely lovely, and including what appears to be at least one piece of lace. Do you know what has happened since? Linda Walton, (recovering from some sort

[lace-chat] Video of San Francisco in 1906

2011-04-14 Thread Linda Walton
cable car, before the 1906 earthquake and fire. The footage was filmed only days before the quake and shipped by train to NY for processing. This is truly a historical film record. --- Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where the garden

Re: [lace-chat] Video of San Francisco in 1906

2011-04-14 Thread Linda Walton
a moving cable car, before the 1906 earthquake and fire. The footage was filmed only days before the quake and shipped by train to NY for processing. This is truly a historical film record. --- Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where the garden

Re: [lace] Foundling expo

2011-03-22 Thread Linda Walton
its most familiar version in the performance to benefit the Foundling Hospital in 1754. from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_%28Handel%29 Handel donated the copyright to them I think, too. Linda Walton, (remembering a happy time singing Messiah, in High Wycombe

[lace] Fans

2010-12-31 Thread Linda Walton
. Would folding damage the lace? Were lace fans ever made that were intended to be opened and closed in use? Linda Walton, (in dark, damp High Wycombe, Buskinghamshire, U.K., but where it's warmer than of late, the snow is almost all thawed, and the fog has gone - can Spring be far behind? I

Re: [lace] Fans

2010-12-31 Thread Linda Walton
not come with a description? With best wishes, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

Re: [lace] Fans

2010-12-31 Thread Linda Walton
delicate to stand up to so much. With best wishes, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

Re: [lace] Fans

2010-12-31 Thread Linda Walton
beautiful indeed. Does anyone know of any images on-line of antique lace fans? It would be interesting to see if there differences in their design. With best wishes, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

Re: [lace] Fans

2010-12-31 Thread Linda Walton
? Or visit me and I'll show you mine. Thank you for your kind invitation - I wish that I could! With best wishes, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

Re: [lace] Lace fans

2010-12-31 Thread Linda Walton
On 31/12/2010 19:19, J-D Hammett wrote: [snip] Thank you for this suggestion:- Now and again there are good antique lace fans on eBay. [snip] That's a very good idea! I'll see if I can work out how the eBay site works and search for fans - I'd love to see them. With best wishes, Linda

Re: [lace] Kitty Mason, MBE

2010-12-31 Thread Linda Walton
received an honour for something to do with lace - making it, teaching it, whatever.) A very happy new year to everyone, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K. where we've just noticed that the airliners lining up to land at Heathrow have been recognising the New Year by flying

Re: [lace-chat] Did I read that sign right??

2010-12-22 Thread Linda Walton
of signs you've spotted on travels in China. My favourite is the one about not walking on the grass! Linda Walton in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera

Re: [lace-chat] Re: [lace] Re: Edwardian Farm

2010-12-03 Thread Linda Walton
. Is it possible that you can receive this? Linda Walton To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.

Re: [lace] Edwardian Farm

2010-12-02 Thread Linda Walton
had imagined. [note - more ladylike is in contrast to Peter and Alex attempting to supplement their income by copper mining.] I wonder what sort of lace Ruth will try? Linda Walton, (in cold, breezy - but not particularly snowy - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, where we are a lot better off

[lace] Re: Edwardian Farm

2010-12-02 Thread Linda Walton
joke. One final point, most dvd recordings of such series usually have extra material, which perhaps was edited out of the programmes, and which can be particularly interesting. Linda Walton, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., (where it's jolly cold, but not very snowy

[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Edwardian Farm

2010-12-02 Thread Linda Walton
had imagined. [note - more ladylike is in contrast to Peter and Alex attempting to supplement their income by copper mining.] I wonder what sort of lace Ruth will try? Linda Walton, (in cold, breezy - but not particularly snowy - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, where we are a lot better off

Re: [lace] Lace Guild web site and Advent calendar

2010-12-01 Thread Linda Walton
Jean Nathan wrote: [snip] We've now got two Advent calendars to keep us busy - thanks to Brenda for hers as well. Hurray! Two to play with - and both beautiful: thank you. Linda Walton. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y

Re: [lace] Re: [bobbinlace] Advent calendar

2010-11-30 Thread Linda Walton
Me too! And even though I'm no good at competitions - Hurray! Linda Walton Sister Claire wrote: Hurray! I look forward to your Advent calendar every year. =) Sr. Claire On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 13:46, Brenda Paternoster paternos...@appleshack.com wrote: Christmas is fast approaching and time

Re: [lace-chat] St. Catherine's Day

2010-11-24 Thread Linda Walton
Different Saint Catherine - 29th April is the feast day of Saint Catherine of Siena 25th November is the feast day of Saint Catherine of Alexandria Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., getting prepared in case the forecast snow turns out to be real). Ann McClean wrote

Re: [lace-chat] 16th century gift of the sable

2010-11-16 Thread Linda Walton
didn't!) Also, any flea would be more attracted to the nearest warm body - that is, meal - than to any cold, dead, tanned fur piece. I'd be interested to know the title and author of your friend's book. Linda Walton, (in cold, dank High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where the fog hasn't lifted

Re: [lace-chat] 16th century gift of the sable

2010-11-16 Thread Linda Walton
with the skirt train turned up to display them. But - for balance - I try to think about all those people who were suffering from real cold shudders during the Little Ice Age. Linda Walton. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here

Re: [lace-chat] 16th century gift of the sable

2010-11-16 Thread Linda Walton
with the skirt train turned up to display them. But - for balance - I try to think about all those people who were suffering from real cold shudders during the Little Ice Age. Linda Walton. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y

Re: [lace-chat] Dishwashers

2010-11-07 Thread Linda Walton
of luck with all your household buys, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K, where it's a calm morning and the sky the delightful pale blue of a hen's egg, {the Old Cotswold Legbar egg I'm boiling for my breakfast}. But although we're promised heavy rain and severe gales next week

Re: [lace-chat] Has anyone bought a good dishwasher lately

2010-11-06 Thread Linda Walton
that. Good luck with your search, Linda Walton, (on an unseasonably warm, damp morning in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.

Re: [lace] horrible ad music

2010-09-25 Thread Linda Walton
the icons in the lower left-hand corner. If I double-click on that, then the noise options come up and I select/deselect 'mute all': job done. Wishing you peace - Linda Walton, (from the quiet suburbs of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). Sue wrote: I went on Arachne webshots to look

[lace] Young people making lace (was Fibre familiarity)

2010-08-21 Thread Linda Walton
to run a good many courses in making lace; and not all the members are elderly, we had at least one teenager, and several young women during my own membership. Linda Walton, (in wet and windy but warm High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] Books on Irish Laces

2010-08-21 Thread Linda Walton
, and have no connection with them - but I do know that they have a very good reputation locally, and have been recommended to me by someone who knows them personally and whose judgement I trust. Linda Walton (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord

Re: [lace] Books on demand

2010-06-03 Thread Linda Walton
I sang in a local choir, our sheet music was occasionally obtained in a similar way. Also, I understand that the self-publishing phenomenon - this is a service for amateur authors - is mushrooming, and uses similar machines. Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where it's

Re: [lace] books on demand?

2010-06-02 Thread Linda Walton
, but not the outer paper cover that had a beautiful illustration, which I really wanted as well. Linda Walton, (in summery High Wycombe). - 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] Books on demand

2010-06-02 Thread Linda Walton
Here's an explanation:- http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/jsp/editorial/browse/espresso.jsp It's about Blackwell's The Espresso Book Machine, but I believe other booksellers have the same arrangements; I've had some through Amazon. Linda Walton. - To unsubscribe send email to majord

Re: [lace] Pricking material

2010-05-29 Thread Linda Walton
' my cereal boxes, I do send them to the recycling centre so they are re-used. Hoping this is helpful, Linda Walton, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where it is cold and gloomy, with rain and a blustery wind - but then it is the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, so what else could we expect

Re: [lace] Lace in Chicago

2010-05-11 Thread Linda Walton
It's a welcome delight to hear from you again! Looking forward to hearing more, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). Sulochona wrote: Hello, again, to my Lace Friends, I have not been on the arachne mailing list for some time . . . [snip] Sulochona formally in Ranchi

[lace] [Fwd: Re: Unidenitified object]

2010-05-01 Thread Linda Walton
Sorry - writing late last night I seem to have sent the message with this heading to the wrong list.Linda. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com

[lace-chat] Re: Unidenitified object

2010-05-01 Thread Linda Walton
.) But then perhaps the best tools are the ones that have as many ways to be useful as possible. Thank you again, on behalf of both Charlene and myself, Linda Walton, (happy to be in a warm house in dark, cold High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

Re: [lace] Harriet Tubman shawl

2010-04-30 Thread Linda Walton
in question? What an admirable woman - I'm so glad I've learned about her now. Thank you. Linda Walton, (on a cool, wet, blustery May Eve in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help

Re: [lace] Harriet Tubman shawl

2010-04-30 Thread Linda Walton
Thank you very much for this information. Clearly, shawls were worn regularly for a lot longer than I'd imagined. Linda. dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: The first photo which shows a very plain black shawl is dated circa 1885. The Diamond Jubilee, on which the shawl was presented by Queen Victoria

[lace] Re: Unidenitified object

2010-04-30 Thread Linda Walton
. Thank you again, on behalf of both Charlene and myself, Linda Walton, (happy to be in a warm house in dark, cold High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera

Re: [lace-chat] cotton gloves

2010-04-30 Thread Linda Walton
the various arguments - for handling things of my own. Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., surrounded by archives I've just been loaned for a new study I've been asked to make - and feeling anxious!). To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

Re: [lace-chat] Snapshot of my life

2010-04-14 Thread Linda Walton
relate directly to my age. Oh yes - and, please, what's a Studebaker? Linda Walton, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where making Bucks Point Lace doesn't mean you were born in the eighteenth century! To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace-chat] Snapshot of my life

2010-04-14 Thread Linda Walton
childhood was more pleasant than that of my own children and definitely more relaxing that what my grandchildren will live through. I certainly don't envy today's children their noisy classrooms and busy, stressful lives, although I sometimes wish for their opportunities. Linda Walton

[lace-chat] Unidenitified object

2010-04-06 Thread Linda Walton
* frustrating, not being able to remember! If anyone has any ideas I'll pass them on to my friend, and we'll both be very grateful. Linda Walton, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K. Original Message This was found in my grandmother's things after she passed. She kept it with her

Re: [lace] Lace Exhibition at Marlow in Buckinghamshire, U.K.

2010-03-02 Thread Linda Walton
is pristine. Best wishes from Linda Walton in sunny High Wycombe, (Buckinghamshire, U.K.). - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com

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