Re: [lace] pictures of putting fabric in lace

2007-01-14 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Thanks Alice for the link. They all show fabric being cut to match the size of the lace, attached and trimmed/hemmed afterwards. No messing around trying to make the lace fit a ready hemmed middle; one of my pet hates! Brenda The page with Jeri's collar had a link at the bottom that led

RE: [lace] Mistakes (was: Lace joining)

2007-01-14 Thread Karen
Ahh! OK but these are single mistakes not repeated ones!!! Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tamara P Duvall Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 1:38 AM To: Lace Arachne Subject: [lace] Mistakes (was: Lace joining) On Jan 13,

[lace] Fwd: pattern plotting

2007-01-14 Thread Miriam
Hi, I have received the following e-mail from Judith Markham in connection with the Pointy Petals - Honiton competition. It might be helpful to some of you even if you don't enter the competition. Miriam in Arad, Israel Hello Miriam, If you go to the lace resources web site and click

[lace] Lace Guild website update

2007-01-14 Thread Jean Leader
The Lace Guild's exhibition 'Now and Then' opened at the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum yesterday and will be there until the 24th March. I've just updated the Events page of the website with details of the two workshops and gallery talks which will take place during the exhibition.

[lace] Update to Old Tonder Lace page

2007-01-14 Thread Janice Blair
Finally got around to looking at the Tonder lace, thank you Barbara for putting it up. It may have been mentioned already and I missed it, but what is the ground shown in the middle of the large flower called? I've added a nice, sharp photo of the same lace we've been looking at--this is a photo

[lace] Finished at last!

2007-01-14 Thread beth
Hi, everyone I feel the need to rejoice loudly - I've finished Les Lauriers at last; tied off the last pair ten minutes ago(!), now it's sittig quietly on the pillow letting the last pins settle before I take it off and start darning in the ends. It's taken over two years to make, so the

Re: [lace] Finished at last!

2007-01-14 Thread Alice Howell
Hi, Congrats! I'm sure it's beautiful. I have a suggestion if you meet up with the same situation in the future -- re: crochet hook too big. Take a long needle (so you can hang on to it) and put a thread through it. I would say..about 15-20 inches long. Give yourself lots of room. Push the

[lace-chat] : ) Fwd: Marriage counseling

2007-01-14 Thread Tamara P Duvall
One of the better ones and a new one to me... From: R.P. A husband and wife came for counseling after 15 years of marriage. When asked what the problem was, the wife went into a passionate, painful tirade listing every problem they had ever had in the 15 years they had been married. She

[lace-chat] FW: Enjoy

2007-01-14 Thread Maxine Diffey
Just before the funeral services, the undertaker came up to the very elderly widow and asked, How old was your husband? 98, she replied. Two years older than me. So you're 96, the undertaker commented. She responded, Hardly worth going home, is it? -