Re: [lace-chat] Re: decorating bobbins (for people who can't paint)

2005-08-14 Thread susan
thanks for the help tamara. someone else answered and told me the opposite because the bobbins are so light. i think they can be used without them, but they will be too light. if the thread strand weighs more than the bobbin, they might pull all over the pillow, so if i want them to work

Re: [lace-chat] Question for UK members

2005-08-14 Thread Jenny Barron
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone tell me the name of the husband of Jilly cooper, the novellist? it's actually Leo Cooper, her maiden name was Sallitts would you believe jenny barron Scotland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL

Re: [lace-chat] Re: .......And flying things

2005-08-14 Thread susan
As were the - I don't even know the English for it... Those things where one person sat at a board of many holes, plugging in many telephone sticks into the holes?. I don't know what that is. i think that is a switchboard. the operators use it to connect the lines. now i

[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Liers Lace - hoops

2005-08-14 Thread susan
have you ever tried green apple schnapps? peach is good too. the smell of the green apple alone is worth the price of the bottle. --- Diane Z [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To add on to Alice Howell's advice of embroidery hoops for Coggeshall and Liers: I have some large hoops with a thumb

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: medical charts

2005-08-14 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Given my memory... I think I've seen something similiar before... Or I've seen some but not all... Or I've seen all, but remember only a few... Take your pick, and enjoy what's left :) From: R.P. Ever wonder what is written on your chart when you go to see your doctor? Actual Writings on

Re: [lace-chat] decorating bobbins (for people who can't paint)

2005-08-14 Thread Louise Hume
I Pyrograph many of the bobbins that I turn or whittle. Never thought of doing it under magnification, but that would help to make a neater design. I even wood burn designs that I plan to paint, it makes the design pop out (like a gimp ) I think the light brown burn lines or dots look really