Re: [lace-chat] Lace on stamps - my re-organised web pages.

2019-03-04 Thread Adele Shaak
Looks good, Ann! Everything I tried worked just fine. I have bookmarked your page so I can come back to it and see what else you have! I’m on an Apple iMac desktop. Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) > On Mar 3, 2019, at 8:06 AM, Ann McClean wrote: > > I've just spent the last

[lace-chat] Lace on stamps - my re-organised web pages.

2019-03-03 Thread Ann McClean
I've just spent the last week re-organising my Lace Stamps webpage - so what do you think? Not all stamps are featured as yet as I wanted to make sure that the layout and links worked 1st. Would also be interested how you view my website - Desktop PC, tablet or phone?

[lace-chat] [lace] Christmas Exchange

2015-12-07 Thread Sue Duckles
Hello to All who have joined in this years Exchange. I received my exchange from Cheryl Hornlein a few days ago and forgot to post on here that I'd received it!! Well Done Cheryl, it's BEAUTIFUL!! Sue in a wet & windy UK My Tatty Blog http://pigminitatty.blogspot.co.uk/ To unsubscribe send

[lace-chat] Lace books

2014-06-20 Thread Ann McClean
(Hope it is OK to post this) With retirement looming, the time has come to downsize my collection of lacemaking books acquired over the last 25+ years. I am gradually listing the remaining books on http://uk.ebid.net/ - you will find them here http://bit.ly/1jMyvjY Everything else that's

[lace-chat] Lace Handkerchief Wedding Poem

2014-05-27 Thread cec
I am about to start lace for a wedding handkerchief and I remember someone told me that there was a poem or some form of written information you give to the bride about keeping it and making a baby bonnet out of it when the first baby is born. Does anyone have this information? Cindy, Where it

Re: [lace-chat] Lace and vision

2013-06-06 Thread Joy Beeson
One of my eyes was blind entirely after a flaw in my retina filled it up with blood. I had emergency appointments with three different doctors(come prepared to go on); the third welded it, and now I don't even have to have it inspected twice a year; my current ophthalmologist regards it as an

Re: [lace-chat] Lace and vision

2013-06-06 Thread Witchy Woman
I have been lucky enough to not have such serious problems with floaters.  Mine have been minor annoyances. One thing my eye doctor told me that can help to prevent them is to stay hydrated...drink plenty of water.  Peg in a very chilly Fairview Park OH...what month is this?  June? 

[lace-chat] Lace and vision

2013-05-30 Thread Sue
Hi spiders Recently I have been having more trouble with my already dry eyes appearing like I was looking through dirty spectacles and spent lots of time keep checking and cleaning them etc but then started to see things out of the side of my eye which became much more obvious after my recent

Re: [lace-chat] Lace and vision

2013-05-30 Thread Jill Hawkins
I too had problems a few years ago with a large cluster of floaters, that at one time left me with doughnut vision in one eye for several months. No lacemaking, sewing, cross stitch, knitting, etc. and not much reading. I can attest to how frustrating it is, but there is nothing that can be done

[lace-chat] Lace and Postage Stamps

2013-01-12 Thread Nicky H-Townsend
Happy New year to you all. I only get the digests which have on the whole been pretty quiet, so thought it time I made a contribution anyway. I know that a few of you, like myself collect lace themed stamps so... Having been alerted, by a friend, to the fact that the February 2013 issue of

[lace-chat] Lace Guild Convention pictures on facebook

2012-04-15 Thread The Lace Bee
Guys,   We have uploaded photos from today's workshops onto The Lace Guild's facebook page.  We would love you to look at them and to comment.  If you have not yet 'liked' us then please do - we are going for our first century of likes only 8 more to get.   The workshops were inspirational. 

[lace-chat] Lace Eyes

2012-03-03 Thread Lora
Saw this on YouTube, wouldn't it be great to wear this to a lace day or gathering (if anyone is brave enough!!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AketFNPtOzMfeature=youtube_gdata_player Von meinem iPod gesendet To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe

Re: [lace-chat] Lace Eyes

2012-03-03 Thread Janice Blair
Wish my hands were steady enough to do something like that. Nowadays I can't even manage eyeliner at all and eye makeup irritates my eyes. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org

Re: [lace-chat] Lace Eyes

2012-03-03 Thread Clay Blackwell
It's probably just as well!! I think this make-up is definitely meant for a very young woman! Most of us would look silly trying to pull it off!! But daggone, it's pretty!! Clay On 3/3/2012 12:56 PM, Janice Blair wrote: Wish my hands were steady enough to do something like that. Nowadays

Re: [lace-chat] Lace Eyes

2012-03-03 Thread Lora
It is lovely, but it would take some 'bravery' to try! of course the good thing about getting older is it's a fine excuse for being a bit silly sometimes, a lady i knew used to always demand a fork and knife in McDonald's On 03.03.2012, at 19:56, Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net

[lace-chat] Lace Bookmark Exchange

2012-02-10 Thread lackam
Hello all, While organizing the Christmas exchange this last year I was asked about a book exchange by quite a few newer members who did not feel they were ready for the Christmas exchange. It has been several years since the last bookmark exchange and after consulting with Jenny Brandis I

[lace-chat] Lace Exchange Reminder

2011-12-04 Thread lackam
Afternoon everyone, This is a reminder that your lace cards are due in the mail tomorrow. If you are going to be more than a day or two late please let me know. Do not forget to send pictures to either me or Jenny Brandis so we can ensure they are posted on the site. Thank you all for your

[lace-chat] Lace Exchange

2011-11-01 Thread lackam
Hi Arachnids, I have sent out the match ups for the Christmas Lace Excahnge. If you do not receive it within a few hours, let me know. Remember to have your lace in the mail as close to December 5th as possible. Thanks, Amber To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

[lace-chat] Lace in Scotland

2010-12-30 Thread Sue
Does anyone know if there is anything lace related going on anywhere in or within about 40 miles of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, at the end of May, or first week in June. We are hoping to be there for the Rugby 7's so I thought I might get chance to see something beautiful as well as all those rugged

[lace-chat] Lace at the Forum

2010-08-14 Thread Sue
We had a very enjoyable day today when the Norfolk Lacemakers and lacemaking groups from all over Norfolk demonstrated and displayed lots of lace both modern and antique at the Forum in Norwich City. The Forum is right in the middle of the city and houses the library and the local radio

[lace-chat] Lace in Chicago

2010-05-11 Thread Sulochona
Hello, again, to my Lace Friends, I have not been on the arachne mailing list for some time - due to Life in Generl, daughter's marriage, relocation of workplace house, husband's retirement in particular. At present I am visiting my son in Chicago. I am wondering if any lacers are here, and

[lace-chat] Lace gift Ideas for a male friend

2009-07-30 Thread Jean Nathan
Nothing to do with computers, but there's a lace chess board made of separate torchon squares, all slightly different, in 'Lace' issue 3. Don't know the year, but it's before 2000. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe

[lace-chat] Lace gift Ideas for a male friend - correction

2009-07-30 Thread Jean Nathan
Sorry - missed a digit out of the issue of 'Lace' which has the chessboard. It's issue 31, not 3. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.

[lace-chat] Lace gift Ideas for a male friend

2009-07-29 Thread waningmoth
I'm visiting an old friend (who's a bit of a computer whiz) I haven't seen in years and am planning on making a lace gift to take with me. however I'm finding it near imposible to think of what to make him! Does anyone have any sugestions, ideas, ect? I flitted with the idea of a

[lace-chat] Lace in Germany?

2009-06-29 Thread Jennifer Hester
Hi all, Coming out of lurkdom to ask about lace in Germany. As a group we are planning to go to the Tonder Lace Festival next June in Denmark, but as we want to make it a holiday for about 6-7 days we are looking for some other places to visit. We are planning to stay in Northern Germany and

[lace-chat] Lace tutors

2009-06-24 Thread Sue
A friend of mine is moving to Hants in 2 weeks time to a place called Pitch Field I am not sure whether that is a place name or the sheltered housing name but she will be looking for a lace tutor or lace group in the neighbourhood can anyone tell me so that I can pass the information on to her.

[lace-chat] Lace Chat v. quiet?

2009-06-21 Thread Margery Allcock
I get the lace chat digest, but there hasn't been one since 9th June - is that correct? Is everyone too busy making lace? Margery. = margerybu...@o2.co.uk in North Hertfordshire, UK = To

Re: [lace-chat] Lace Chat v. quiet?

2009-06-21 Thread Lesley Blackshaw
Margery Allcock wrote: I get the lace chat digest, but there hasn't been one since 9th June - is that correct? Is everyone too busy making lace? I've been on holiday - made some lace whilst I was away too. Lesley To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

[lace-chat] Lace-makers' figures

2009-04-03 Thread Martha Krieg
I suspect that a good many of us live quite sedentary lives to begin with, and when we add in a sedentary hobby, voila. At the least, every hour we spend lacing (or chatting about lacing) is an hour we AREN'T exercising - unless you've managed to prop a pillow or a laptop on a treadmill! --

[lace-chat] Lace Knitting

2009-01-11 Thread pene piip
I've been knitting recently also. I like to do something in the evenings which don't strain my eyes. I have 10 balls of Noro Silk Garden which I bought while living in MA, USA, I liked the stripped scarves that some knitters were making. See

Re: [lace-chat] Lace Knitting

2009-01-11 Thread Clay Blackwell
Hi Pene - I'm looking forward to seeing Nancy Bush's new book too! It's an eagerly awaited book, it sounds like!! Yesterday, I finished the first sock in a pair I'm knitting from Noro Kureyon wool. This worked up quickly, and kept my hands busy while I felt too miserable to make lace

Re: [lace-chat] Lace Knitting

2009-01-11 Thread Lindy Taylour
PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Lace Knitting Hi Pene - I'm looking forward to seeing Nancy Bush's new book too! It's an eagerly awaited book, it sounds like!! Yesterday, I finished the first sock in a pair I'm knitting from Noro Kureyon wool. This worked up quickly, and kept my hands busy while

Re: [lace-chat] Lace Knitting

2009-01-11 Thread Linda Bill Mitchell
: [lace-chat] Lace Knitting I've been knitting recently also. I like to do something in the evenings which don't strain my eyes. I have 10 balls of Noro Silk Garden which I bought while living in MA, USA, I liked the stripped scarves that some knitters were making. See http://yarnloopie.blogspot.com

[lace-chat] lace on ebay

2008-10-26 Thread harlequin.lace
Hi I am usually a lurker, but would like to know if this item is a type of honiton lace, or as I suspact something like Branscombe that has fillings put into a machine made tape. Item no 120321291726. This seller has other items for sale that are also described as Honiton. Sue in wet and windy

[lace-chat] [lace] Gravenmoerse Lace.

2008-10-05 Thread Daphne Martin
Hello Everyone An anyone tell me about a beginners book or website which teaches the technique of Gravenmoerse Lace please?? Daphne soggy Norfolk England [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of imstp_animation_monkey_en_020908.gif] To unsubscribe

[lace-chat] Lace earth-moving machines

2008-08-25 Thread Avital
Admittedly, the subject is related to lace but it would be a bit of a stretch to post this to the lace list so I'm posting to lace chat. http://www.boingboing.net/2008/08/25/lacy-steampunk-earth.html Description: Artist Wim Delvoye's Gothic series features a collection of beautiful earth-moving

Re: [lace-chat] Lace earth-moving machines

2008-08-25 Thread Patty Dowden
Admittedly, the subject is related to lace but it would be a bit of a stretch to post this to the lace list so I'm posting to lace chat. http://www.boingboing.net/2008/08/25/lacy-steampunk-earth.html Description: Artist Wim Delvoye's Gothic series features a collection of beautiful earth-moving

[lace-chat] lace-digest V2008 #118

2008-06-11 Thread Jean Nathan
Sue wrote: This is what I saw... in the title. Cotton Lace Fabric Handmade Patchwork Quilting Dress and it distinctly says fabric handmade... The seller has just put all the words she can think of that people might search by in the title so that she reaches as many potential buyers as

[lace-chat] Lace meetings in Columbus Ohio, USA

2008-05-06 Thread ranvaig
I recently taught a beginning bobbin lace class and several of us are going to try to meet once a month, Sunday afternoon, in Columbus OH. We are members of the SCA and our primary interest is pre-1600 lace, but anyone is welcome. If you know of anyone in the area that might be interested,

Re: [lace-chat] Lace 20s Cloche hat

2008-01-17 Thread Alice Howell
This was on Chat. I'm replying to both lists. --- Ann McClean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Found this today whilst browsing: http://www.specialistauctions.com/auctiondetails.php?id=1060879 Surely, it's made from machine lace? I'm not on lace, so feel free to forward :) Regards, Ann in

[lace-chat] lace fuzz

2008-01-12 Thread laci...@juno.com
Hello, Yes, cat and dog fur sure can get into lace. But just try and imagine what bunny fur does! Such fun, but my bunny is worth it ;-) Nancy _ Click here to find a huge selection of computer desks amp; furniture.

[lace-chat] lace weights

2007-07-01 Thread Jean Nathan
I agree they're curtain weights[. I keep a very cheap, lightweight fleece jacket (a free gift from a mail order company, so you can imagine the quality) in the boot of my car in case I get the weather wrong and feel chilly and have nothing else with me. It's not much good for anything other

[lace-chat] lace weights

2007-06-30 Thread harlequin lace
Hi I am usually a lurker, but I am puzzled as to what type pf lace one would use lead weights for. Take a look at ebay item no 200124637133. I would have said that they are curtain weights, but does anyone have any other suggestions as to their use? Sue In very wet Southampton UK

[lace-chat] Lace magazine

2007-05-07 Thread Sue
I am so pleased, I have just received my copy of Lace and there is my little dog in the pets corner sleeping peacefully in his usual place head on pillow (lace that is). Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus

Re: [lace-chat] Lace magazine

2007-05-07 Thread Shirlee Hill
Sue ... I saw that photo thought it was so cute! Shirlee in Michigan Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am so pleased, I have just received my copy of Lace and there is my little dog in the pets corner sleeping peacefully in his usual place head on pillow (lace that is). Sue M

[lace-chat] Lace Guild Convention at Reading

2007-04-12 Thread Brenda Paternoster
I'm all ready for an early start tomorrow morning to be there for a 1:00pm workshop. I dare say Malvary is already in England, but just in case you're not I've downloaded your route from Google. 1. Go to www.google.com 2. Click on maps. 3. Click on get directions. 4. Go from Ottawa Canada to

Re: [lace-chat] Lace Guild Convention at Reading

2007-04-12 Thread Sue Babbs
I dare say Malvary is already in England, but just in case you're not I've downloaded your route from Google. 5. Make sure you leave enough time for step 23. 6. See you in Reading Brenda I don't think your assistance will get Malvary there in time, if she hasn't already left! Swim

[lace-chat] Lace - Tonder/Bucks

2007-04-03 Thread David in Ballarat
Dear Sue, As a very keen Bucks Point lace maker I was looking at some lace sites to study various types of lace and have been completely perplexed as to the difference between Bucks Point and Tonder, to me they look identical can anyone point me in the right direction as to the differences if

[lace-chat] lace book on ebay

2007-03-27 Thread ann.humphreys
I thought this book was expensive but the seller insists it is cheap. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemih=006sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITviewitem=item=160097622198rd=1rd=1 Ann Yorkshire UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat

Re: [lace-chat] lace book on ebay

2007-03-27 Thread Barron
this book is out of print and does not come up for sale very often, when it does it usually goes for about £35 I think. Her price is a bit steep but you never know she might find a buyer jenny barron Scotland I thought this book was expensive but the seller insists it is cheap.

[lace-chat] lace book on ebay

2007-03-27 Thread harlequin lace
I asked this seller why the book comanded such a high price, was it a signed copy, or a first edition. The reply was it is out of print. The price seems rather high, but I wish them luck in finding a buyer. Sue in sunny Southampton UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the

Re: [lace-chat] lace book on ebay

2007-03-27 Thread Eve Morton
Not only is the price of the book rather steep but the postage and packing is over the top as well. Eve London, UK. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace-chat] lace book on ebay

2007-03-27 Thread Shere'e
I have been using a cool website called http://www.campusi.com to find the lowest price on books and it shows this book going for $39.86 USD at Proxis.be. Shere'e Seattle, WA USA -- www.webeweddings.com Unique Weddings for Unique Couples On 3/27/07, Eve Morton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not only

[lace-chat] Lace in Poland

2007-03-16 Thread Carol Melton
DD sent this link to me, thought I would find it interesting. I found it interesting what lacemakers found as a new product for their lace. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17647419/ Carol Melton Valley of the Sun Where it might get to 100 deg F this weekend. What happened to spring? Phoenix,

[lace-chat] Lace makers move into G-strings :)

2007-01-30 Thread Ann McClean
From the BBC News website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6312429.stm Renowned lace makers in the Polish village of Koniakow have found a new way of boosting sales - sexy underwear. Artisans who used to create gowns and altar cloths for customers such as the late Pope now craft

[lace-chat] Lace exhibit in Auburn, WA USA!

2007-01-18 Thread Shere'e
A friend of mine found this and sent it to another list that I am on. I figured I would forward this on in case other lacemakers want to go see it. Place of Lace The first Pacific Northwest museum exhibit since the 1960's devoted solely to antique lace will be at the White River Valley

[lace-chat] Lace Groups in North Wales.

2006-09-02 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi All, After a pretty grim year, things seem to be improving, and my husband and I have taken the plunge and booked a holiday for a fortnight in North Wales! We hope that the chaos and confusion after a year of bereavements and illness will be alleviated in the peace and quiet of a remote

[lace-chat] Lace in Art...

2006-08-17 Thread Spud Islander
I thought it was interesting to open the pages of our small, local newspaper and see an article about an artist who paints lace! The newspaper publishes online, and I'm not sure how long the stories are held there - but for anyone curious you can see it at the following link

Re: [lace-chat] Lace in Art...

2006-08-17 Thread Brenda Paternoster
There's a drawing of a BL mat in the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2006 - (in London until 20 August) It wasn't selected for the exhibition book and I can't now identify it from the catalogue. White ink on a grey background. A 'torchon with tallies' edged traycloth with drawn

[lace-chat] lace making table

2006-08-14 Thread Linda Bill Mitchell
A couple of year ago at the lace conference in Victoria there was a lace table for the raffle. At the time, I made note of the email addy of the maker: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now that I'm ready to purchase one, I emailed this addy and it bounced back. Anyone have any information? This table was

[lace-chat] lace stands

2006-08-04 Thread Linda Bill Mitchell
The other evening I saw the ad for the Table Mate on TV. The info is: 1-800-929-4501 www.tablemate.com The price was 29.95, I think Welcome back to all convention goers, Linda, the string-a-holic in Oregon where it's back to being our lovely summer. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

Re: [lace-chat] lace stands

2006-08-04 Thread Lorri Ferguson
I found it in the As Seen on TV store at the local mall. I only paid $15. for the Table Mate II. Lorri The other evening I saw the ad for the Table Mate on TV. The info is: 1-800-929-4501 www.tablemate.comhttp://www.tablemate.com/ The price was 29.95, I think To unsubscribe send

[lace-chat] lace continent

2006-06-18 Thread Joy Beeson
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/AntarcticaRockSurface.jpg Close inspection shows, alas, that the laciest bits are artifacts of hard-to-gather data. I found this while reading More Words, Deeper Hole http://www.livejournal.com/users/james_nicoll/ -- Joy Beeson

Re: [lace-chat] lace postcard

2006-05-25 Thread Malvary J Cole
. Malvary in Ottawa - Original Message - From: sealacehaven [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 12:06 PM Subject: [lace-chat] lace postcard Hi spiders I've recently obtained a postcard depicting a lacemaker, details are 3945 The Wyndham Series and it shows

[lace-chat] Lace-Chat Archives

2006-04-18 Thread Ann McClean
Can anyone point me to the Lace-Chat Archive website??? I've lost the details for getting rid of price label sticky residue, and I know I asked about it this time alst year :( Regards, Ann in Llanmerewig, Mid-Wales, U.K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~

[lace-chat] lace and chicken

2006-02-10 Thread Alice Howell
Here is an ebay postcard auction with a slightly different theme. Look for Item 7388662702. Alice in Oregon -- where it's cold but sunny today To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] lace

2006-01-24 Thread Melinda Weasenforth
I can barely try to think when I joined, it seems to me about 3 years ago, roughly a year after my son died. I don't have any commemorative bobbins, I would love to get into this action. Lynn To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL

[lace-chat] Lace and biker chicks

2005-12-17 Thread Lynne Cumming
I am longing to go fore rides, but first in martch, is put away for the winter. Dorte Why wait My little scooter (it won't grow up!) takes me to work every day through the winter as well as summer (For nearly 5 years now)! It lives outside under a nice cover. I wrap up warm and thaw my

Fw: [lace-chat] Lace and biker chicks

2005-12-17 Thread Dorte Tennison
- Original Message - From: Dorte Tennison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lynne Cumming [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 7:03 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Lace and biker chicks Hello Lynne a lot of bikers don't use their bikes in winter, for 4 month, they only pay insurance

[lace-chat] Lace Christmas card

2005-12-11 Thread Dewitt
Thank you Johanna Brown from Owen Sound, ON, for the lovely treble clef book mark. It was made with gold metallic thread and mounted on a dark green back ground. It really makes the piece shine! I will use it in my choir book. Lynn Dewitt, Anchorage, AK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

[lace-chat] Lace Christmas card

2005-12-10 Thread Lorri Ferguson
I have just received a beautiful lace Angel from Lisa Thompson of Plano, Tx. She is mounted on a midnight blue foil card which really sets the white and gold of the angel. Thank you very much, Lisa, she will be placed in a prominent display spot this year and for years to come. I have been

[lace-chat] Lace in space?

2005-12-06 Thread Pene Piip
Check out the Astronomy Picture of the day for December 6th, 2005. It is titled The Veil Nebula Unveiled. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Penelope Piip [EMAIL PROTECTED] City of Tartu, Estonia To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe

[lace-chat] Lace license plates

2005-11-28 Thread Jean Nathan
Tamara wrote: For non-US Arachneans who, doubtless, are reading this and are *appalled* at our frivolity... :) Not really. In the UK the price of personalised number plates varies, but you can only choose from plates that already exist but are not assigned to a car already. You can sell your

Re: [lace-chat] Lace license plates

2005-11-28 Thread Scotlace
The car with the number plate ER 2 lives in my small town. it belongs to local restaurateur Eddie Rabbiotti. Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] lace licence plates

2005-11-27 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone, and Janice Tamara has started you off nicely with suggestions - the first lace plate I'd ever seen was in an article in The Lacemaker (of The Lacemakers' Circle, UK), September 1993. The plate belonged to one Shirley Burbidge in Western Australia, and her plate said simply L A C E

[lace-chat] lace card exchange

2005-11-26 Thread DELTAYLOR
I wanted to thank you for my lovely card and ornament. I received it last week and it is already on my lace Christmas tree. My card will be ready to mail to California before the deadline I hope. Oh a major miracle story to relate to you all (or all ya'll, since I am from the deep South).

[lace-chat] Lace fans

2005-11-16 Thread Pauline
Dear friends, I suggested to my family, that they would make a lovely Christmas present, but strongly feel, my suggestion fell on stony ground :-( They are absolutely beautiful, many thanks for the ref; Regards, Pauline in Somerset. U.K. (Where we have a real clear sky, a

[lace-chat] lace-chat: Christmas/holiday card exchange last call

2005-10-25 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone For those who have signed up already, you should have heard back from me, confirming you are 'in' and another message with the name of your recipient. If you have been expecting to hear from me, and haven't - please do write again - asap! For everyone else: This is a last call for

[lace-chat] lace competition rules 2006

2005-09-02 Thread susan
i just wanted everyone to read what umbralace said about bobbin lace and other type of laces. many of you were writing about how they didn't think raised tallies and etc... were not allowed. also the topic is not just flowers and geometrics, it is anything so long as it looks festive. here is

Re: [lace-chat] Lace materials

2005-08-22 Thread susan
i just suggested that they carry books on the subject of bobbinlace. i don't really know enough about the books to suggest one, but i agree i surely woulnd't suggest the amy dawson book. that is the one i used from the library to learn from, and the library conveniently got rid of it. i am sure

[lace-chat] Lace materials

2005-08-21 Thread Jean Nathan
Susan wrote: i'm going to write some stores for suggestions, and maybe they will at least carry the book. Which book are you going to suggest? I own around 200 hundred books on bobbin lacemaking alone without those on needlelace, Carrickmacross, tambour lace, crochet, etc. Of the bobbin

Re: [lace-chat] Lace materials

2005-08-20 Thread susan
i'm going to write some stores for suggestions, and maybe they will at least carry the book. it would probably have worked the same here at our library if someone had checked it out, it would have been still here. i can do the same by doing an inter-library loan, and our library will more than

Re: [lace-chat] Lace note cards

2005-08-13 Thread delia.palin
I would very much like to see the notecards that Janice Blair writes about, but when I tried clicking on the blue address, I could not get into the photos. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong, please? Thank you. Dee Palin Gloucestershire To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] lace note cards

2005-08-13 Thread Janice Blair
Ooops, after I typed in the subject on my last two messages I automatically pressed enter and they disappeared. All I was going to post was that for those having trouble getting to see the note cards, I usually enter the webshots page on my saved url which is

Re: [lace-chat] lace and music

2005-08-03 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi All, I have had the CDs and the tapes on today - they kept me from homicide/suicide when I realised that what I had spent several hours putting right, wasn't wrong anyway! I was a tad miffed ... I play a lot of Gregorian chant, and it is very soothing, but I have been listening to Lakme,

[lace-chat] lace and music

2005-08-02 Thread Noelene Lafferty
Moving this from Lace to Chat, as it could get to be a very chatty type of thread! Once a Beach Boys fan, always a Beach Boys fan. Their music never ages. I feel sorry for today's teens and their deadly boring music. But making lace?I too prefer the classics as I lace, and again, the

[lace-chat] lace fairy bobbins

2005-07-30 Thread susan
i never liked the spangled bobbins, but i think this website has some beautiful ones. i might trade my continentals in or put them away and start collecting the spangled ones. http://bobbins.lacefairy.com/ from susan in tennessee,u.s.a.

[lace-chat] Lace Supplies in Canada

2005-07-04 Thread Shirlee Hill
Am wondering if there are any Midlands lace bobbin stores in Canada? Shirlee - Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL

[lace-chat] lace in the movies

2005-06-07 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone Mostly this is chatty, not lace - I went to see the latest Star Wars episode (I guess after this there won't be another 'latest' episode, unless a made-for-tv one ) - in the previous one, Ep. II, Padme wore two gorgeous lacey costumes. One was her wedding dress, the other was a

[lace-chat] lace jacket on eBay

2005-05-24 Thread Alice Howell
Here is an all lace jacket of Irish crochet and filet lace. It's rather pretty. The price is still reasonable right now. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=8306270879 Alice in Oregon -- where summer has arrived for a day or two. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] Lace 'At Home' - Essex/Suffolk, UK

2005-05-01 Thread sealacehaven
Apr 2005 18:16:24 +0100 From: Carol Adkinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace-chat] Lace 'At Home' - Essex/Suffolk, UK Hi All, A great day was had yesterday! I hosted an 'At Home' Lacemaking Day - it was advertised in Essex Lace Makers newsletter, but unfortunately not advertised in the Suffolk

Re: [lace-chat] Lace 'At Home' - Essex/Suffolk, UK

2005-05-01 Thread Carol Adkinson
message below, and feel that the second paragraph explains the reason that it was mainly Essex ladies there, as well as my class members - perhaps if you read it more carefully, you would agree. Carol - in Suffolk UK Subject: [lace-chat] Lace 'At Home' - Essex/Suffolk, UK Your implication

[lace-chat] Lace 'At Home' - Essex/Suffolk, UK

2005-04-28 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi All, A great day was had yesterday! I hosted an 'At Home' Lacemaking Day - it was advertised in Essex Lace Makers newsletter, but unfortunately not advertised in the Suffolk Lace Makers Newsletter, so we had a lounge full of mainly Essex ladies - and my students - making lace, with a lot of

[lace-chat] Lace weekend in Ireland

2005-04-23 Thread Lindy Taylour
Hi All Sorry to cross-post but I wanted to reach as many people as possible. The Guild of Irish Lacemakers are having a weekend of lacemaking from July 22 to 24 in Ireland. It is a residential workshop at An Grianan (College of Further Education) in Termonfekin, Co Louth. The classes offered

[lace-chat] lace in Brussels

2005-04-21 Thread sealacehaven
Hi folk I've no doubt that this one has been asked before, but a friend has asked about any museums, shops etc in Brussels that are of interest to a lacemaker? She will not be able to travel to Brugge. Can anyone suggest places to go to see etc? Many thanks Nicky in sunny Suffolk To

[lace-chat] Lace day's

2005-04-01 Thread sealacehaven
Hi Spiders For anyone in Suffolk and in particular the Lowestoft area the place to be on April 9th is Carlton Colville for Suffolk Lacemakers second lace day of the year. We have Jo Firth and Geoff Mudge attending as suppliers and our speaker is Leslie Sercombe. Should be another good day, I'm

[lace-chat] Lace patterns in nature

2005-03-14 Thread Pene Piip
Many years ago I saw a photo of a sea-star that looked as if a lacemaker had thought that it needed some decoration added. What do other arachneans think? http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/marine/MAY04/Vermilion_Biscuit_Star(Pentagonaster_duebeni).html Isn't nature full of surprises sometimes?

[lace-chat] lace stamp

2005-03-14 Thread Helene Gannac
Jane wrote: Yippee! It's arrived! Thanks ever so much Tamara. I have wanted this stamp ever since I have known of its existence. The decision now is whether to put it in my stamp album or with all my lace memorabilia. I'll decide once I have shown it to everyone. :-) I keep all my lace

[lace-chat] Lace spending

2005-03-02 Thread sealacehaven
Hi Liz and spiders Sorry to burst your halcyon bubble Liz, but I'd have to disagree with you, we are not buying the same products for the same price, anything but. The cost of lacemaking materials has increased just like everything else. Look at the price for a book 10- 15 years ago, just had a

[lace-chat] Lace things in Italy? (somewhat urgent!)

2005-01-10 Thread TwoHappyBees
Dear Spiders, Sorry for the late request but my DH and I are leaving Friday for 18 days in Rome, Tuscany and the Amalfi Coast. Our base in Tuscany is Montecatini, from which we will be visiting Florence, Pisa, Lucca, San Gimignano, and Siena, and our base on the Amalfi Coast will be Sorrento

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