[lace-chat] Christmas stores opening

2011-07-26 Thread Jean Nathan
Sallie wrote: Pretty soon it will be just another shopping day religious significance of the day will be gone - very sad earnings take precedence over tradition traditional values. Yes, unfortunately it's just become a profitfest for businesses. Soon the supermarkets here will be selling

RE: [lace-chat] Christmas stores opening

2011-07-26 Thread Margery Allcock
Jean in Poole wrote: Back-to-school uniform clothes for children were in the shops long before they even stopped school for the long summer holiday. True - and did you ever know a schoolchild who was the same size in September as they were in July, or even the size we'd predicted in July? So

Re: [lace-chat] Christmas stores opening

2011-07-26 Thread Joy Beeson
What annoys me about dragging the seasons forward is that when I actually need stuff, it's all been remaindered. I did score a pair of sandals a few days ago, though. At a store that sells remainders. Since I make the rest of my clothing, the main problem is that I'm working on stuff for

[lace-chat] curry bras????

2011-07-26 Thread Sue Babbs
OK - I'll admit it. You have me baffled! What are curry bras??? I've googled them and come up with stuff I didn't want to read, but no answers that seem to be what you are talking about! Sue sueba...@comcast.net -Original Message- From: Joy Beeson Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Re: [lace-chat] curry bras????

2011-07-26 Thread Joy Beeson
On 7/26/11 10:41 AM, Sue Babbs wrote: OK - I'll admit it. You have me baffled! What are curry bras??? Oops. I bought two pieces of linen a long time ago -- one curry, one lipstick. I refer to the bra I made from the lipstick linen as my scarlet bra; the three I'm making from the

[lace-chat] Christmas stores opening

2011-07-26 Thread Jean Nathan
Margery wrote: True - and did you ever know a schoolchild who was the same size in September as they were in July, or even the size we'd predicted in July? So buying early was an expensive gamble, remember? No, I don't remember about predicting sizes because I don't have children. But I was a