[lace] meaning of 'lace'

2006-04-17 Thread Micki
No. 4 caught my eye, love it! 4. Ornaments of fine thread curiously woven.+++ Micki from Loch Ness, Scotland - where the spring rains are beating a tattoo on the ground and the roof - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL

[lace] Lace Guild Website Update

2006-04-17 Thread Jean Leader
With the film star back from her North American expedition (and her laundry dealt with, Janice) we've just made a somewhat overdue update to the Lace Guild's website. Included are: 1. Extracts from the January issue of Lace. 2. A couple of items on the Young Lacemakers' page 3. Updated events

[lace] free raffle - tatting book

2006-04-17 Thread Jenny Brandis
I have a hardback copy (second hand) of The Complete Book of Tatting - Everything you wanted to know but couldn't find out about shuttle lace by Rebecca Jones and will raffle it via names in a box for DH to dip into. Email me with the subject line of RAFFLE before 5pm Western Australian time

[lace] Neo-Classical Loves of the Gods Lace series?

2006-04-17 Thread Dmt11home
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a huge lace coverlet composed of handmade droschel strips and applied Brussels Bobbin lace dating from the Napoleonic era which depicts Diana and her shepherd lover Endymion (plate 76, Marian Powys, Lace and Lacemaking). In the Brussels Musees Royaux

[lace] Courses

2006-04-17 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi All, I hope this 'advertising' isn't illegal in any way, but I have been asked to tutor a Beginners/Intermediate course in Bobbin Lace Making at the Assington Mill, near Sudbury in Suffolk UK.Unfortunately, it is in danger of being cancelled, as not enough people have signed up!The

[lace] Courses -

2006-04-17 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi All, Oops!Left off the website when I pressed 'Send' before I put the brain in gear! Assington Mill site is: www.assingtonmill.com Carol - in Suffolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

[lace] Dublin, Ireland

2006-04-17 Thread Micki
could anybody suggest places to visit in dublin where I could possibly stock up on anything to do with lace - threads, carrickmacross books, needlelace, anything? We will spend four days in Dublin this coming June. Any ideas for Faro, Portugal - any museums, shops etc., worth visiting - we

[lace] Portugal

2006-04-17 Thread Margot Walker
On Monday, April 17, 2006, at 02:49 PM, Micki wrote: Any ideas for Faro, Portugal - any museums, shops etc., worth visiting - we will hopefully visit Portugal in September, There is a pillow and some lace on display in the museum in Lagos. (At least there was in 1998!) Lots of other

[lace] Mez thread

2006-04-17 Thread Alice Howell
I recently got a supply of lacemaking things from an estate, and it included two spools of a thead that is strange to me. Mez Iris 50g spool, 100% Baumwolle, Made in W. Germany. It has no size numbering on it. Does anyone know if iris denotes the size...and what it is? Thanks, Alice in Oregon

Re: [lace] Mez thread

2006-04-17 Thread Brenda Paternoster
On 17 Apr 2006, at 22:50, Alice Howell wrote: I recently got a supply of lacemaking things from an estate, and it included two spools of a thead that is strange to me. Mez Iris 50g spool, 100% Baumwolle, Made in W. Germany. It has no size numbering on it. Does anyone know if iris denotes the

[lace] A bit more about Ruskin lace

2006-04-17 Thread Aurelia Loveman
...just to add another word or two about Ruskin lace: I have a very sweet little book by Elizabeth Prickett called Ruskin Lace and Linen Work. published by Batsford. The inside flap of the dust jacket says that in 1894 John Ruskin gave his name to a form of embroidery which was practised in

Re: [lace] Re: Ruskin lace in Coniston, UK

2006-04-17 Thread dnichols
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Jane, I had a chance to visit Coniston 2004 when I travelled around England and Scotland looking for lace in various museums. The collection is wonderful. For those who have the book Ruskin Lace, it is a chance to see pieces and to possibly meet Elizabeth Prickett.

[lace-chat] sp thank you

2006-04-17 Thread sof
Hello my SP, Wonderfull you parcel arrived just for Easter!! 10 days by mail. What a lovely box in leather. I ever saw someone like it but don't have. I'll put thread on it. The rabbits are lovely : good idea in sweets. The caramel one had a little problem : it looks like a jigsaw so I

[lace-chat] Courses

2006-04-17 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi All, I hope this 'advertising' isn't illegal in any way, but I have been asked to tutor a Beginners/Intermediate course in Bobbin Lace Making at the Assington Mill, near Sudbury in Suffolk UK.Unfortunately, it is in danger of being cancelled, as not enough people have signed up!The

[lace-chat] Courses -

2006-04-17 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi All, Oops!Left off the website when I pressed 'Send' before I put the brain in gear! Assington Mill site is: www.assingtonmill.com Carol - in Suffolk UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

[lace-chat] cat story

2006-04-17 Thread Sylvie Nguyen
What a cat story? Glad to hear that the cat survived and lived a long life. Sylvie in sunny Cherry Valley, IL, USA __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send email

[lace-chat] updated version of the birds and the bees

2006-04-17 Thread lacespider
This is cute, I hope you like it as much as I did. Michele Hitch Salinas, California Where we finally have sun today. We've had rain 21 of the last 31 days. Boy am I happy to see the sun! The BIRDS and The BEES. A little boy goes to his father and asks Daddy, how was I born? The father

[lace-chat] SP Thanks

2006-04-17 Thread Janette Humphrey
Hi Secret Pal, I received my package from you just before Easter and it was full of wonderful things. The silk thread made me gasp and I will be using it soon. I have a Chantilly pattern picked out ready to go. I just needed the thread and now I have it! The card is always useful. Thankyou