[lace-chat] Beeton's

2006-02-25 Thread debbie
It's available for free here: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/15147 At 10:10 PM 02/25/2006 -0500, you wrote: Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:38:22 -0800 (PST) From: Alice Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [lace-chat] ebay ? - --- Melinda Weasenforth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Just a > questio

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Laws of the Natural Universe

2006-02-25 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Either I've seen this one before, or else it's all so true I *think* I had... :) PS I have no idea who Brown , Oliver and Wilson might be (the last 3) From: R.P. Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with grease your nose will begin to itch or you'll have to pee. Law of

[lace-chat] Beeton's Book of Needlework

2006-02-25 Thread Cherry Knobloch
http://www.biblio.com/ This lister of used bookstores has several copies of the facsimile available, the least expensive from a seller in U.K. for 3.5 pounds. They also list several originals, one from a U.S. seller for $250, and one from a UK seller for 85 pounds. They also had some Canadian s

[lace-chat] Current UK definition of "minging"

2006-02-25 Thread Jean Nathan
Can anyone tell me what the current UK definition of the word "minging" is? I thought it used to mean "unclean, smelly" and then "ugly", but a recent use of it doesn't seem to fit either. Natural brunette Jade Goody, winner of "Big Brother" (never seen it) some time ago, well-known for her "in

[lace-chat] ebay? Mrs Beeton

2006-02-25 Thread Jean Nathan
Lynn wrote about Item number 8261102086 - BEETON'S BOOK OF NEEDLEWORK -- TATTING on ebay not shipping and handling because after she receives the money she will email a copy to the winner, is that legal?> The original book appears to have 11 parts - tatting, crochet, knitting, neting embroi