[lace] Re: Advent Calendar problems

2004-12-03 Thread Jean Leader
Apologies for cross-posting, but a couple of people have been having trouble seeing the advent calendar. They have the December 1st date, but still see the Myth and Mystery logo instead of the holly. I would say: 1. It's not my fault 2. They could try the French page (a good excuse to learn

[lace] Re: Lace Guild's Lacemakers' Census

2004-12-03 Thread Jane Partridge
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tamara P. Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Each initial is decorated with flowering vines made of plaits and tallies (two pairs permit two colours - one for leaves and one for flowers), and each has a spider web somewhere, connecting the initial to the frame where

[lace] RE: Tamara's Initial patterns

2004-12-03 Thread Jacqui Southworth
On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:39:14 +,Jane Partridge wrote: Yes, I've still got mine - in green and black, I mounted it on to a stick pin and wear it occasionally - especially when demonstrating if it goes with what I'm wearing - and being pretty it draws attention to itself. So, Tamara, your name

Re: [lace] pair or two singles

2004-12-03 Thread David Collyer
Dear Julie other interested Friends, When adding in a pair of bobbins at the gimp in point ground lace (Chantilly, Bucks Point), should I add in a pair of bobbins or 2 single bobbins? Does it matter? When I first started Chantilly, I always wound a new pair for add ins such as you have

[lace] Lucky Purchas today

2004-12-03 Thread David Collyer
Dear Friends, I had a phone call this week from a woman who finds she no longer wants to make lace and needs to get rid of her gear. Can you believe that??!!! Anyway, I went over to her house today and bought myself a fabulous 22 cookie pillow stuffed tightly with horse hair!!! (Got one

Re: [lace] Re: Lace Guild's Lacemakers' Census

2004-12-03 Thread Maureen Harvey
Hallo Tamara and all spiders I keep seeing references to Rosa Libre in postings, this is a new one to me, is it a type of lace or someones name? Curiosity killed the cat but I must know. Regards Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Tamara P. Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[lace] :) Fwd: What price 12 days of Christmas?

2004-12-03 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
From: D. D. Partridges and pear trees are affordable ... Lords a-leaping and ladies dancing are not. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/ 12/02/BUGLPA4QB01.DTL --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA

[lace] Re: Lace Guild's Lacemakers' Census

2004-12-03 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Dec 3, 2004, at 10:43, Maureen Harvey wrote: I keep seeing references to Rosa Libre in postings, this is a new one to me, is it a type of lace or someones name? Curiosity killed the cat but I must know. New lace; invented (and named) by Cathleen Belleville in California. You can read about

[lace] Re: Tamara's Initial patterns

2004-12-03 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Dec 3, 2004, at 4:44, Jacqui Southworth wrote (in response to Jane Partridge): Out of curiosity, what have the others done with theirs? Mine is mounted on a brooch mount and gets worn with appropriate colours. I wear my (Honiton) Arachne Spider which you'd made - and thoughtfully mounted

Re: [lace] Re: Tamara's Initial patterns

2004-12-03 Thread Alice Howell
At 08:28 PM 12/3/2004, you wrote: So... Does anyone have an opinion on which way the downstroke of the T should curl its tail? Left, or right? Left. If it goes to the right, it may look a bit like an L. No authority on this -- just a personal opinion. G Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send

[lace-chat] RE: ballarat bobbins

2004-12-03 Thread Ian Chelle Long
Gidday Nicky and all, Anyway my question is the lady bought some bobbins in a shop there Criterion Drapery Stores, Sovereign Hill, and very nice they are to, but she has no idea who made them, the lad in the shop didn't even know what they were so little disc attached by wire through the

Re: [lace-chat] bobbins from Ballarat

2004-12-03 Thread David Collyer
Dear Nicky, Anyway my question is the lady bought some bobbins in a shop there Criterion Drapery Stores, Sovereign Hill, and very nice they are to, but she has no idea who made them, the lad in the shop didn't even know what they were so she thought asking who made them might be pushing it,

[lace-chat] Someone's sending real Viruses

2004-12-03 Thread David Collyer
Dear Friends, I am wondering whether anyone here knows of (or even is):- [EMAIL PROTECTED] This person's computer has been sending me at least 6 viruses a day for the past couple of weeks and it's time they cleaned up their hard-drive. Is it happening to anyone else here, or just me? I am

[lace-chat] Wreath Boxes etc.

2004-12-03 Thread Roberta S Donnelly
Today, after reading all the helpful news on these boxes I went to a couple of local places, armed with a tape measure. Here is what I found. JoAnn Fabric has wreath boxes but the interior size is only 17 3/4 They are two separate pieces. Although they say that the box is 22 x 22 that must be the

[lace-chat] Fw: Daddy, how was I born?

2004-12-03 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] . .Little Johnny asks: Daddy, how was I born? Ol' dad says: Ah, my son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway! Well, you see your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on AOL. Then I set up a date via e-mail with your Mom and we met at a

[lace-chat] Re: lace-chat-digest V2004 #212

2004-12-03 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
We are having an early lunch, then a short trip to the Club. I need a 40 shot score for High Noon. Dad had scores (40 60) from Thursday night. We are taking party sausage rolls, not curried eggs, to the party over the road (at Jill's house). It is supposed to be 25 + today, but so far is

[lace-chat] Re: Fw: Daddy, how was I born?

2004-12-03 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Dec 3, 2004, at 16:13, Lynn Weasenforth wrote: Well, you see your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on AOL. [...] VBG Along the same lines, but for real this time... Here's a snippet (in rough translation) from my Polish e-newsletter (Donosy): The first such sentence in Poland The