[lace] IOLI Cluny de Brioude class

2006-06-15 Thread Jean Leader
Having found out where to get the thread specified for the Cluny de Brioude class (not that I've actually got around to ordering it yet) I considered the other things on the requirements list 1. the pillow which it says should be 50 cm x 50 cm - that's about 20 inches square and I'm

[lace] IOLI Cluny de Brioude class

2006-06-15 Thread Margot Walker
I had the same questions. These are my thoughts: On Thursday, June 15, 2006, at 11:04 AM, Jean Leader wrote: I considered the other things on the requirements list 1. the pillow which it says should be 50 cm x 50 cm - that's about 20 inches square and I'm wondering why such a large pillow

[lace] Costume Society of America

2006-06-15 Thread Jeriames
Dear Arachnes, So much of interest was delivered in lectures and exhibits at this year's symposium of the Costume Society of America from May 30-June 3, that when I returned home I thought to write and write. But, I have resisted the temptation - this is not a teaching list, and the

Re: [lace] IOLI Cluny de Brioude class

2006-06-15 Thread sof
Hello, I don't know very well Brioude school but : Jean Leader a écrit : 2. leather pad - what for? size? anyone know the answer? I even looked up the pdf file on the Hotel de la Dentelle web site and in French it says 'cuir (sous-mains)' which according to my large French dictionary is a

[lace] I have to share....OT and longish ;-)

2006-06-15 Thread Barb ETx
My dear thready Sisters; It is no fun laughing at myself...alone. All these years, I guess I have made more bobbin lace than any other thread activity. But I do delve into other worlds. Rather recently, have been into beading and met a virtual friend who does such interesting work. For

[lace] oops error

2006-06-15 Thread Barb ETx
in my story...the line should read I have the nylon cord (about the size of # 10 crochet thread...but stiffer) Sorry Barb - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] I have to share....OT and longish ;-)

2006-06-15 Thread Margot Walker
That's macrame??? It's gorgeous. On Thursday, June 15, 2006, at 06:37 PM, Barb ETx wrote: I really think she needs to try bobbin laceI am working on it ;- http://tinyurl.com/bhe6b Margot Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site:

Re: [lace] I have to share....OT and longish ;-)

2006-06-15 Thread Barb ETx
I agree, Margot...the closer I look the the more intriguing it becomes. BarbE - Original Message - From: Margot Walker To: ARACHNE Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 4:50 PM Subject: [lace] I have to shareOT and longish ;-) That's macrame??? It's gorgeous. On Thursday,

Re: [lace] I have to share....OT and longish ;-)

2006-06-15 Thread Barb ETx
Hey Clay, I am a long way from pictures... it those leaves... If we know anyone who read Russian. there is a book...with their usual wonderful diagrams ((who needs words) , but when In click on it it takes me to a Russian shopping cart. there is a world I to timid (me!?!) to enter. I hace

[lace] IOLI convention class

2006-06-15 Thread Sylvie Nguyen
Being that I have signed up for the morning Russian lace class at the 2006 IOLI convention, I'd like to network with others regarding thread. If you have received this class, please contact me privately. Thank you in advance, Sylvie __ Do You

[lace] mini macrame jewelry

2006-06-15 Thread Tess Parrish
Oh yes, I took one look and said to myself, But that's Finger Lace! And so it is, but of course much more imaginative and exciting than the traditional macrame/finger lace that we did in Greece. Still, the basic techniques are the same. Thanks for sharing these great pictures with us. Tess

Re: [lace] mini macrame jewelry

2006-06-15 Thread Barb ETx
Tess it amazes me how related all these things are. I guess there just so many things that you can do with knotsor without ;- . After tatting and bobbin lace this seems so natural...tightening stitches, flipping threads. I feel like I have done it all my life...now if iI can just become

Re: [lace] oops error

2006-06-15 Thread Barb ETx
David. It is I who is sorry( who am sorry? Phooey) I know that there are many gentlemen lacers and tatters. In fact we have a couple in our little group. My own lawyer tats!!!. But in explanation of my neglect I started that message to go to two groups. I made a couple of

[lace-chat] Re: Drat, forgot to email this!

2006-06-15 Thread Lynne Cumming
There's a campsite in the Ziller Valley in Austria called 'Camping Hell'. While we know this is the owners name and believe it means Bright, it's still funny each year as we take our coach load of students past on their ski trip. We have camped not far away in the Inn Valley and hope next year to

[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thanks

2006-06-15 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hello to my Secret Pal Well - the package brightened up a decidedly gloomy week! I have just come out of hospital, after suffering the pain of a kidney stone which felt like the Rock of Gibraltar, and fully expecting to have it all sorted!But - right up until Sunday afternoon, I assumed

[lace-chat] Tree humour

2006-06-15 Thread David in Ballarat
-Two Tall Trees It is hard to find a joke today without a dirty word or two in it, but here is one: Yes, it is true, I am sending a joke that is very funny and does not contain a single dirty word. You could tell this joke to your ministers. Two tall trees, a birch and a beech, are growing in

[lace-chat] Re Ziploc bag boiling

2006-06-15 Thread David in Ballarat
Dear friends, I got this tonight from a concerned friend and thought I'd better pass it on. David in Ballarat I contacted the company ( S C Johnson, parent company of ZipLoc) and they DO NOT recommend boiling or microwaving ZipLoc bags for food preparation. The bags are not meant to used over 110

[lace-chat] The worst World Cup joke

2006-06-15 Thread Jean Nathan
Heard probably the worst of the Budweiser US sports commentator jokes this afternoon: Frankfurt last week, Hamburg this week. Will it be cheesburger next week? Groan. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL

[lace-chat] fifty dollars is fifty dollars

2006-06-15 Thread lacespider
MORRIS AND HIS WIFE ESTHER WENT TO THE STATE FAIR EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR, MORRIS WOULD SAY, ESTHER, I 'D LIKE TO RIDE IN THAT HELICOPTER. ESTHER ALWAYS REPLIED, I KNOW MORRIS, BUT THAT HELICOPTER RIDE IS 50 DOLLARS AND 50 DOLLARS IS 50 DOLLARS. A FEW YEARS LATER, ESTHER AND MORRIS

[lace-chat] Re: Team Names

2006-06-15 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jun 15, 2006, at 20:05, Lynn Carpenter wrote: Joy's post reminded me of one of the local high school's team names: the Rams. But what do they call the girls' teams? (This one makes me snort/laugh every time I see it.) The Lady Rams. I'm getting the silly giggles just typing it out! I

[lace-chat] TV shows

2006-06-15 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
I like any satirical political show. We have some really good ones in the UK. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK I think Yes Minister, and Yes, Prime Minister were just the best ever. We got them here in Oz, and our Pollies are just the same as yours over there in UK!!! In fact Real events copy