Re: [lace] LACE #145

2012-02-12 Thread Sue Duckles
Hi All Although I can't put a photo of a fan on webshots, because I haven't made one yet!! I can tell you the stirrers are on ebay 120848780021 is the item number!! Sue in an icy Yorkshire On 11 Feb 2012, at 23:27, Clay Blackwell wrote: I, for one, would love it if someone posted

Re: [lace] LACE #145

2012-02-12 Thread Clive Betty Rice
Clay, come to Roanoke for the BRLG lacemaking session tomorrow and you can see the photo of the Fans with loopy stirrer spines - my copy of Lace arrived yesterday. Betty Ann On 02/11/12, Clay Blackwellclayblackw...@comcast.net wrote: I, for one, would love it if someone posted to Webshots with

[lace] LACE # 145- Chairman found?

2012-02-12 Thread Jane Partridge
I have just returned home from the February Executive Committee meeting, at which we had the chance to meet the four nominees for election to the Exec and discussed who would be doing what. All I can say at this stage is that all will be revealed at the Annual General Meeting, on Saturday

RE: [lace] LACE #145

2012-02-12 Thread Sue
Now guess who will be looking out for stir sticks next time I go out for a coffee. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - 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:

Re: [lace] LACE #145

2012-02-12 Thread Sue Duckles
HI All If you use ribbon to 'tie' the end holes together, you can spread out the skinny bits for the fansticks. As regards the length, it depends on what length you intend making, existing patterns may have to be altered, either by decreasing on a photocopier and then playing around with thread

[lace] LACE #145

2012-02-11 Thread Janice Blair
From: Sue 2harv...@tiscali.co.uk Loopy stir sticks ??? - tell me more please. They are plastic and look like large needles with an elongated eye at one end. I have not seen anything like them in the U.S. We just have little sticks that look like miniature straws. The eye part has been used

[lace] LACE # 145- Chairman found?

2012-02-11 Thread Dmt11home
Has the Lace Guild found someone to become their Chairman? I have been following the saga of Sue Dane as she has been frozen into the Chairmanship with no one to relieve her of that post, and no Vice Chairman to shadow her in order to take over in the future. In issue 143 it was announced

Re: [lace] LACE #145

2012-02-11 Thread Clay Blackwell
I, for one, would love it if someone posted to Webshots with a picture of one of these fans, made with loopy stir sticks! Sounds inventive and creative, and definitely modern!! Clay On 2/11/2012 11:37 AM, Janice Blair wrote: From: Sue2harv...@tiscali.co.uk Loopy stir sticks ??? - tell me

[lace] LACE #145

2012-02-10 Thread pene piip
I am so pleased that my copy of LACE #145 has arrived today. Ann Dyer's article Playing with Spiders is very interesting. And lots more stuff to read, Pene in a very cold Tartu, Estonia (-12C at 12.00) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] LACE #145

2012-02-10 Thread Malvary Cole
I got mine yesterday too. Went to my knitting group last evening and showed them the pics of the knitted fans. I think they want me to look for some stir sticks while I'm in England. I haven't seen the loopy ones here. Malvary in Ottawa where it has been a roller-coaster week, one day

Re: [lace] LACE #145

2012-02-10 Thread Sue Duckles
Hi Malvary The stirrers are usually used in 'take away' type areas... motorway service areas etc. the wooden sticks are available from places like Starbucks. I love those fans too must get some of my UFO's finished Sue in a Snowy Cold East Yorkshire On 10 Feb 2012, at 14:23, Malvary

Re: [lace] LACE #145

2012-02-10 Thread Lesley Blackshaw
On 10/02/2012 10:32, pene piip wrote: I am so pleased that my copy of LACE #145 has arrived today. Ann Dyer's article Playing with Spiders is very interesting. And lots more stuff to read, Pene in a very cold Tartu, Estonia (-12C at 12.00) It's a really interesting article, isn't it. I

RE: [lace] LACE #145

2012-02-10 Thread Sue
Loopy stir sticks ??? - tell me more please. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - - 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: