Re: [lace] Re: weight to length translation/brenda

2005-11-10 Thread Brenda Paternoster
On 10 Nov 2005, at 05:30, suzy wrote: what the equivalent size for a cotton size 60 would be, Cotton 60/2, cotton 60/3, cotton 60/4 or cotton 60/6? They are all different. if they had 60/6 that would be great because doesn't that mean a six ply to make the size 60 thread? but in cotton it

[lace] Calling Mary Derrick

2005-11-10 Thread Scotlace
Mary My message to you has been returned undelivered. Anna magazine doesn't have a little card inside it; magazines in Britain and possibly Europe don't. The only publication information given is the publisher's name: Verlag Aenna Burda. You could try a google search on that or perhaps

[lace] Brigitte Bellon book

2005-11-10 Thread Scotlace
Thank you for all the replies and information. It has become clear that I got the wrong end of the stick (far from unknown!) and there isn't a new book this year. Her latest book was punlished last year and I already have it, purchased at the NEC a year ago. Patricia in Wales [EMAIL

[lace] Back on line

2005-11-10 Thread maureen harvey
Hallo spiders, I have really missed you all, I have been off line for nearly a month due to a faulty modem and they have only just replaced it. I have had a very busy afternoon catching up on all my mail it was great to know that you were all still there I felt lonely without all your chat about

Re: [lace] Re: weight to length translation/brenda

2005-11-10 Thread suzy
i agree with the other lady, i should buy the book. lol!! i'll never have another question again about thread with owning the book, and i'll know what i'm buying!! its best just to buy a card with samples on it, and they do offer one. so, i'm set on that idea!!! --- Brenda Paternoster [EMAIL

[lace] Piecework magazine

2005-11-10 Thread Janice Blair
After the talk about the new Piecework magazine, which I had checked out on the Internet, I made my son drive me to a bookstore on the way back from having my staples removed from my operation scar. I found the magazine and as there was a table nearby I was able to stand and look through it.

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Website address - temporary problem

2005-11-10 Thread Jean Leader
I wrote: In exploring a necessary change of administration of the www.laceguild.org address I've managed to temporarily muck things up. Please use http://www.laceguild.demon.co.uk for the moment. It'll be fixed within a few days I hope. Fixed. Now the compact website domain name

[lace] Re: Tatted Bookmark

2005-11-10 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Nov 9, 2005, at 18:49, Lynn Carpenter wrote: I was only recently reminded of the effect of black on colors [...] the person who reminded me of this had done some weaving with the same colors on a ground of white, a grey ground, and a black ground. It was very instructive to see how much

[lace] Re Tatted Bookmark

2005-11-10 Thread Shirley
Bookmark? What bookmark? Have I missed something here? Shirley in Corio Oz [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] Men are from Mars?

2005-11-10 Thread Laceandbits
From David the commentAnd I never have figured out the whole Venus and Mars thing.I have never figured out why men think with their head and women with their heart. On my dentist's ceiling, amongst other entertaining, amusing and/or thought provoking things is Men are from Earth. Women

[lace-chat] Wether - Hitler Youth???

2005-11-10 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi All, I really can't agree that killing an animal for food equates in any way at all to the 'training' of Hitler Youth. Apart from anything else, it is a valuable lesson in how the meat gets to the plate and, if you can't abide the thought of that process, with all it involves, then maybe

[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thank You

2005-11-10 Thread LiduinaDentelle
Dear Secret Pal, Thank you very much for another wonderful package which arrived today. The stick pins are superb. I had to search in my dictionary for the words moose antler . Those pins will have a very special meaning for me. The little spanish bobbins will definitivly hang in the Christmas

[lace-chat] Spider raffle

2005-11-10 Thread Pauline
Dear friends, I wonder if I could please ask a favour?, on Tuesday the 8th. amongst my few spam e-mails, was an entry just giving an E-mail address not another word or name, and in the subject heading above it just said raffle spider, only this morning, did the thought occur to me that it

[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Piecework/qiviut for lace knitting

2005-11-10 Thread Linda Bill Mitchell
Diane Williams wrote: Evidently it's very expensive, US$60 per ounce. It sounds like an illegal substance! Yes! It is very, very expensive! The reason being, even the Inuit people don't shear the animals, they gather the bits the musk oxen shed on the tundra. Although they are really