My computer automatically puts my return address on the top left hand corner
of the envelope - only once has my missive been lovely delivered back to me!
Ann in Manchester, UK, suffering from MRSA, which has twice been treated in
hospital during August and October and is still with me, but which
Dear Tamara and Spiders
Way back, before I started making bobbin lace, it was suggested to me by a
friend - another counted cross-stitch enthusiast - that I enter a class at
her local show, which was open to anyone. I decided to enter a cross-stitch
picture of a cat sitting among some
Don't know - but could it have anything to do with Teneriffe Lace?
Ann in Manchester, UK
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From: Diana Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Arachne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 3:48 PM
Subject: [lace] Haven't a clue!
Does anyone have any idea what this
Dear All
On Friday evening I came home after 16 nights in hospital being treated for
the Hospital Super Bug MRSA (with mixed success!), and found that my
daughter, although very computer literate (it's her job, for goodness
sakes!) had not managed to follow through my UNSUBSCRIBE message, and I
My preference between straw and polystyrene, which is the choice here in UK,
is for polystyrene. The straw lasts a great deal longer, and is almost
impossible to wear out as far as I know, but straw is so heavy, and I just
can't carry heavy things any more. Having said that, it is necessary for
A single bedspread? A throw? Cot blanket? Pram blanket? Something to
keep your knees and feet warm in the winter? A long time ago, when my
children were small, I made three bedspreads, in squares, in colours to suit
each child. One was in blues and greens, one in browns and oranges and the
As someone who has tried superglue as a material for denture repair, it's
not to be recommended - the repair keeps breaking down as, apparently,
superglue is water-soluble!
Ann in Manchester, UK
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From: Brenda Paternoster [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Debra Hilton [EMAIL
And the reason why the more valuable coins have milled edges was that any
attempt to clip these coins would be instantly apparent - so the coins would
be sure to retain their face values. This was particularly important, in
the case of golden sovereigns and other very high value coins.
Ann in
Could it be some sort of fancy darning mushroom?
Ann in Manchester, UK
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From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 10:38 PM
Subject: [lace] This ebay seller wants to know what it is.
Another item attributed possibly
Sharon
I assume that a contour pair is a gimp?
Ann in Manchester, UK
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From: Esther Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: rick sharon [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] need translations
Hi Sharon,
This is what I
When I was doing City Guilds in Creative Computing - Part 1, which I did
actually finish! - I made quite a large number of T-shirts, most of them
featuring original bits of lace. The problem that I met with was that,
after a couple of washes, the brightly coloured images had more or less
turned
Hi!
At a time when I was attempting City Guilds Part 1, having been told that
I was going to have to learn Bucks Point, I decided to get ahead of the
game, and teach myself from Pamela Nottingham's Technique of Bobbin Lace).
So I attempted the first two patterns in the Bucks section of the book
This subject reminded me of an Indian couple who were friends of ours. They
told me about their marriage, and how the wife was given, on marriage, a
sari heavily embroidered with silver thread. It was the husband's proud
boast that they had never had to sell this sari, because they had never
It looks as though it fits into some kind of sewing machine, as it has a
foot to hold whatever down.
Ann, in Manchester
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From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:47 AM
Subject: [lace] Interesting lace item on
And what Americans call an eraser, we in England call a rubber - which has
quite a different meaning in the USA, as I understand!
Ann in Manchester, UK
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From: Ruth Budge [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Adele Shaak [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jane Viking Swanson
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Cc:
Dear Spiders
Can anyone tell me:
Is Orvus obtainable in the UK? If so, what is it known as? If not, what,
if any, can be used as a substitute?
Thank you, in advance!
Ann in Manchester, UK
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From: Patricia Dowden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
Dear Liz and all,
It is true that suppliers are getting fewer as they grow older, but you have
left out one major Lace Fair - at least, I think it's major, being up in the
North like me - and that's The Great Northern Not Just Lace Fair - known to
its friends as Pudsey, as that's where it takes
A couple of years ago I was sitting guarding our exhibits and a CG
display, getting on with my lace while offering to let all comers have a go
at the Springett snake on the other pillow, when I spotted a man looking on
with a certain amount of interest. So I suggested he had a go at the snake,
Apart from the fact that she is tatting machine lace on her pillow?
(Since it's tatting, I don't suppose it matters that the pillow is facing
the wrong way!) It reminds me of an advert on television in Britain at
present - it's about checking details - and there is this HUGE doll sitting
outside
Diminutive of obstreperous - or is it obstrepherous? Either way, that's the
derivative.
Ann in Manchester, UK
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From: Patricia Dowden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 9:50 PM
Subject: RE: [lace] Dolphin and bobbin
. . . I think
I resisted commenting the first time the name appeared, but I can keep quiet
no longer! There can only be one H Massingham - Harold Massingham was a
student at Manchester University at the same time as me - early to mid-50s.
I never knew what he was studying - I didn't actually ask, but he wrote
I'm sure there's lots of reasons for not doing what I do when I am running a
Christmas conveyor belt, but when I have not the time to carefully stitch
a motif to a base fabric, I cut a piece of felt (whatever colour I decide)
the same size as the glass in a bought frame, then I lay the frame face
Hi, all
This is going to sound rather gloomy/pessimistic/stupid. I have spent the
first 7 months of this year making the lace for 2 heirloom table cloths, and
shall spend the next 5 months (God willing!) making the lace for a third.
Until I have done all three and mounted them, I am not going to
I've done about a dozen fans, and when it comes to mounting, each time, I
find I have to refer to Christine Springett's book. I have 3 separate
pleating plans - large, medium and small - which I have drawn up according
to Christine's instructions - when I have completed the fan leaf I tack it
to
I think you're right. I think that what's shown is a compilation of a short
length of lace plus the working diagram, and not the pricking at all.
Ann in Manchester, UK
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From: Marcie Greer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 1:36 AM
Having read your e-mail, especially about membership being free, and
discount being available for members, I hastened to join, went all through
the application form, and finally received the response: You seem to be
already a member, so there is no need to join again. But I have certainly
never
My father would use a large curved needle as described to sew up the vent of
a turkey or chicken so that the stuffing would not leak out during cooking!
Ann in Manchester, UK
I had trouble finding curved needles in the sewing shops here - so my
veterinary surgeon daughter finally produced some
It's a real pity that she disappears into the wallpaper!
Ann, in Manchester, UK
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Whatever is this load of gibberish? Please enlighten me!
Ann, in Manchester UK
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From: blairj [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 3:38 AM
Subject: [lace] Fw:lace,spice girls' vocal concert
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Perhaps everyone is watching Wimbledon! Let's see what happens to the
postings when the rain starts!
Ann, in Manchester, UK
- Original Message -
From: Lori Howe [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: arachne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 2:50 PM
Subject: RE: [lace] Quiet list?
Must
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