[lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz

2005-02-28 Thread Jane Partridge
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tamara P. Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Should I get a cushion stand? What you may need before you need a pillow stand is some kind of support for the book you're using, so that you can look at it and continue working. Folding music stands work well and are

[lace] Newbie update

2005-02-28 Thread Jenny Brandis
Hello everyone Hi Jenny Thank you for the warm welcome! I feel like I know so many of you already. I have had a strange day, it seems as if I a destined to succeed at learning bobbin lace making as things seem to be falling into place for me. I rang Torchon House to order a catalogue and John

Re: [lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz

2005-02-28 Thread Jenny Barron
Pricking card Tamara said Any gift-box, dis-assembled and covered with transparent, coloured, plastic film will do just fine Jane said I teach my students to use proper pricking card (glazed manila) and a waterproof pen. I must admit to coming back to proper pricking card. The

[lace] Newbie in OZ

2005-02-28 Thread Christine Johnson
Dear Jenny, There is a lace group (or at least a lace contact) in Kununurra, so help may be closer than you realised. Not surprisingly, they aren't on the rotation for the WA monthly lace days (but then neither are Geraldton and Narembeen and they are a lot closer to Perth)! Please e-mail me

[lace] Channer Mat Pricking Raffle - Belated Result!

2005-02-28 Thread Ian Chelle Long
Gidday all, I've just returned from a very hectic month in Melbourne, and although I drew the above raffle a month ago and sent a message to Arachne, it is only now that I've read all the digests and realised that my message never got through! Anyway there were 21 entries and the winner was

[lace] starts, stops and turns class

2005-02-28 Thread auntsis
I am lucky enough to have Susan Wenzel as my lace teacher - it is worth every minute of the 2 hour drive. Saturday she taught the starts, stops and turns class and it was wonderful. She will be teaching this class in August at the Denver convention and I highly recommend it for new lacers.

[lace] CRLG workshops

2005-02-28 Thread Mary L. Tod
The Chesapeake Region Lace Guild (CRLG) is sponsoring several workshops, and there is still room for non-CRLG members to join us if you want. Registration information can be found at our website, www.crlg.org, or you may e-mail me for information about where to send your registration, but I

[lace] CRLG Lace Day

2005-02-28 Thread Mary L. Tod
The Chesapeake Region Lace Guild (CRLG) is pleased to invite everyone to attend our Spring Lace Day to be held Saturday, April 2, at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA). The lace day is being held in conjunction with a wonderful new exhibit by the BMA of lace from the Cone Collection. The event

[lace] visit to the Netherlands

2005-02-28 Thread Shirley K. Egan
Dear gentle spiders - I enjoy reading the list very much but don't usually write. Now I'm going to the Netherlands with DH next week where he'll be working March 7-8 in 's-Hertogenbosch, and I'll be on my own during the day while he is occupied. Are there any list members (or non-arachnid

[lace] Re: Lace Shops

2005-02-28 Thread Joy Beeson
At 09:02 AM 2/25/05 +0200, Jacqui wrote: We were also battling to find calico until we went to the Indian shops (imported fabrics) They have a fabric that we call calico but they call by another name. Hope this helps. For those in the U.S., unbleached muslin is available for 1.98/yd from

Re: [lace] Halcyon yarn lace kit

2005-02-28 Thread Jeriames
In a message dated 2/28/05 12:33:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I believe Jeri Ames of Maine advised Halcyon yarns of Bath, Maine in their putting the beginner's lacemaking kit together. So...one knows that kit is o.k. Happy Lacemaking, Betty Ann in Roanoke,

Re: [lace] CRLG Lace Day

2005-02-28 Thread Dmt11home
In a message dated 2/28/2005 10:00:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 2 pm, Ilske Thomsen will give the Berman Lecture titled At a Glance: Lace in Fashion, to be followed by a reception given by the BMA. This sounds very elegant. What will the food be like?

Re: [lace] Halcyon yarn lace kit

2005-02-28 Thread Clive and Betty Ann Rice
I stand corrected. Sorry. Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA ~ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [lace] Halcyon yarn lace kit ...No, I would have said that a highly-respected member of the Lacemakers of Maine made recommendations for the kit...

[lace] Newbie update

2005-02-28 Thread Noelene Lafferty
Jenny, your discovery of other lacemaker/s in Kununurra is great news, I do hope you will provide us with continuing updates on your progress to get a group going again! Lacemaking can be a solitary occupation, but company is so rewarding and such a great learning tool. I was all alone here

[lace] Lace Guild Website Update

2005-02-28 Thread Jean Leader
We have just updated the Lace Guild website with extracts of Lace Magazine for January which include a cryptic lace crossword. As promised, we have also added a page for Seven, the 2007 Lace Guild exhibition and competition, where you can download details of the classes and rules. David

[lace-chat] newbie

2005-02-28 Thread Lynn Weasenforth
Hi, Just wanted to put my input, I too am new, however I have a standit used to be a bible stand and the bottom kept falling apart, so I cut it down and added a square of wood underneath with felt so it won't mess up my wood floors, it has a slight slope and I just love it, can't imagine

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Things Never Said by Southerns

2005-02-28 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
Love it! :) Though as usual, some are better than others. From: B.B. 40. Oh I just couldn't.  Hell, she's only sixteen. 39. I'll take Shakespeare for 1000, Alex. 38. Duct tape won't fix that. 37. Lisa Marie was lucky to catch Michael. 36. Come to think of it, I'll have a Heineken. 35. We don't

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: The Father

2005-02-28 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
Reminds me, in some ways, of Stendhal's Red and Black... Yes, I realise, it's #41 on the list of things that Southerners never say g From: D.C. A little boy got on a bus and sat down next to a man reading a book. After a little while the boy asked the man why he was wearing his collar