In answer to the question about reeled versus spun silk, reeled will always
be shinier. It's also very tough (having a higher tensile strength than
steel). Doesn't mean it won't break if you pull hard enough. Reeled will
never get furry since it's a continuous filament. As Brenda mentioned,
Just an announcement that the 98 Lace Group has now a website:
http://www.98lacegroup.org.uk/
This explains the purpose of the Group and features some work from
its previous exhibitions. In the fullness of time a gallery of the
current exhibition at The Lace Guild convention will be added.
Dear Spiders,
Here's an interesting Spanish doll offered on Ebay, who has her lace pillow
with her! This is not mentioned in the description so it won't show up on a
search. Looks like a wonderful addition to some lacemakers colletion. Wish I
had the funds and the space to bid on her! Item
Hi everyone
I am pleased that the French translation of the LOKK book on 's Gravenmoer
has found a home in France. Thank you everyone who expressed an interest in
it.
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Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada)
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Thankyou everyone for the enlightenment as to the quotation from Le Pompe,
as requested by Jeanette in South Africa. I, for one, enjoyed the
linguistic foray.
Thurlow, many thanks to your mom ;)
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bye for now
Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada)
On Sun, 8 Apr 2007,
Grandma in the Courtroom
Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi grandma
a question if they
aren't prepared for the answer.
In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting
attorney called his
first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to
the stand.
He approached her and asked, Mrs.
