Brian wrote:
I see Jean thinks they have been painted recently. That was my first
thought but did not jump in before I researched the decoration with the
list.
I should have added that my reason for saying this was that I was given one
which seemed to be just like these - it was painted with
Good morning All,
I took a quick look at the Susan' bobbin. The sale had ended by then
though. A couple of things struck me. The green colour was startling,
but I have one similar. But I cannot remember seeing a Coloured
inscribed bobbin. Also all the inscriptions I have seen have been in
In response to a thread on corrections pages to lace books, Tamara
Duvall wrote:
Jean and David Leader started, a while ago, a webpage of errata to
books of living authors. It was supposed to collect just such
proofreading slip-ups. The project got forgotten over time (part of
the reason
Well, you'll all be pleased to know that there aren't as many as I
thought. Most were in Muriel and it's a long time ago -senior moments
and all that.
Page 57:- Bobbins 18 pairs Gimps 2pairs + 1
single PIXIE
Page 77:-
The matter appears to have been settled before I read my mail,
but another possibility, should a similar situation arise, is to ask
the copyright owner for permission to post or forward the pattern,
together with an address to mail payment to. A similar scheme
worked out very well for The
Hello all
For technical reasons I copied this thread from arachne to bobbinlace
In response to a thread on corrections pages to lace books, Tamara Duvall
wrote:
Jean and David Leader started, a while ago, a webpage of errata to books
of living authors. It was supposed to collect just such
Jean Barrett wrote:
I have been searching for a 'Jean' bobbin for years
but I know that I am unlikely to find one. Victorians just did not
call their daughters that. Jan is the nearest I can come up with.
I gave up looking for a Jean bobbin quite quickly when I realised that most
of us Jeans
Hello Jean
My gt gt gt grandmother, born in the 1790s was a Susan, and whilst
helping with indexing of the old birth registers at Medway Register
Office I've seen Susan a few times; not as common in the 1840s and 50s
as it was in the 1940s and 50s, but not particularly unusual. Jean
would
Just had a quick check on the 1881 census - there were approximately 1,443
Jean entries. Some of them are Born in France so could well be male .
There are only 9 in Beds and Bucks (couldn't think of where else to look for
potential lacemakers).
Malvary in Ottawa
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At the bottom of page 53 of Christine David Springetts book there is a
similar type of bobbin, made by Archibald Abbott this one reads 'Fear God'.
Though the picture is in black and white it is clearly decorated in the same
way and in their words Abbott favoured a variety of colours 'from
I have over 2,000 bobbin inscriptions stored on databases - just checked for
'Jean' - sorry nothing :o(
Diana
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This thisle bookmark is the piece of lace that got the fire burning in me
to learn how to do bobbinlace. I have had Jean's patterns for quite some time
now. I think the time for me to finally do it is now. The reason I am writing
to the lace list is because...I remember along time of ago
I'm forwarding this from chat, because I think Alessandra's chances
are better here.
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From: Alessandra [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: December 20, 2005 16:43:43 EST
To: Lace-chat lace-chat@arachne.com
Subject: [lace-chat] LOOKING FOR LACEMAKERS IN SWEDEN
Reply-To: Alessandra
I would like to see all the corrections for Visual Introduction so I hope it
gets posted to the list.
I thought I remembered that someone had a web page with errata and addendums
for lace books and I was thinking it might have been Lace Fairy as that is such
a comprehensive website. I
Jean says that she is not sure if Susan is a name that would have been used
in Victorian times. I have to say that as a Susan myself I have collected
several with that name. In fact I haven't counted them up but as I do have
several, I have stopped focussing on Susan, coz I began to think that
My heartfelt appreciation goes out to all of you who have taken the time and
trouble to send me forwards over the past 12 months. Thank you for making
me feel safe, secure, blessed and healthy.
* Extra thanks to whoever sent me the email about rat cr*p used in the glue
on envelopes - cause I
Gentle Spiders,
I wish to extend my heartfelt apologies that I may have offended someone with
my story. I just wanted to share something nice, I didn't intend it to be a
sermon or anything like that. Again, I am sorry. It won't happen again.
Love to all, Lynn
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Hallo, I am Alessandra from Italy and I WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT LACEMAKERS
FROM SWEDEN
I REMEMBER ABOUT MARIE, BUT FORGOT THE ADDRESS.
THANK YOU
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL LACEMAKERS IN THE WORLD
ALESSANDRA
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Hi All, Thanks Laceandbits for this joke, I have't seen it in quite a
while. The other time I got it it was from an aquaintance who was guilty of
constantly sending forwards and long lists of jokes and just a lot of junk.
He never wrote an actual e-mail. I could not figure out how he could not
Very un-PC and undemocratic, given that it doesn't mention how our own
govt raises those crayon-coloured alert levels every time there's an
election coming around... :)
From: R.P.
The British are feeling the pinch in relation to recent
bombings and have raised their security level from
Micki, Thank You so very much for my wonderful package. I love the
pricking and I am preparing it tomorrow. The post card is fabulous and I
think the
Celtic CD may be wore out before you know it. My husband and I both have
Scottish ancestors and we love this kjnd of music. My husband
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