[lace] Re: Advent calendar quiz - winner

2009-01-05 Thread pene piip
Wow, what a surprise! I have sent my address privately, Brenda. Last year I knitted quite a few pairs of socks as birthday presents. So were these ones hand knitted or bought, Brenda? Thanks for the fun calendar, Pene Brenda Paternoster wrote: Thank you to everyone who entered the quiz. Just

Re: [lace] Re: Advent calendar quiz - winner

2009-01-05 Thread Brenda Paternoster
They were bought from MS and had the combined wrapper/hanging hook attached, so they were not easy to wrap neatly! It's a heck of a long time since I hand knitted any socks. I did knit a couple of scarves for the grand daughters this Christmas - 3 x 50gms fluffy yarn, cast on 35 stitches and

[lace] Re Advent calendar quiz

2008-01-01 Thread Brenda Paternoster
I've left the quiz in place for a few more days with the doors all permanently opened, but I've deleted the entry form from the number 24 window. Links from the top of my homepage. I've also added the current date to my homepage. It's working in Safari and FireFox but seems to have stuck at

Re: [lace] Re Advent calendar quiz

2008-01-01 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Thanks to everyone who has written to say that it's working fine in IE 7, also 5.2 for Mac - seems to be just my copy of IE 5.2 which doesn't like the script. Brenda I've also added the current date to my homepage. It's working in Safari and FireFox but seems to have stuck at 30 December

Fw: [lace] Re: Advent Calendar Competition results

2007-01-03 Thread Sue
My husband has a similar sort of filing system, he calls it gravity filing. :-) I have lots in folders and have great fun revisiting them. Keep listing in my mind all those I really 'want to try when time allows'. New Year and I have just got all the bobbins prepared and on my pillow to

[lace] Re: Advent Calendar Competition results

2007-01-02 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jan 2, 2007, at 18:49, Jean Leader wrote: The answers to The Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition have now been mounted on the website. Congratulations to the winners: Anja Guzzi (from Switzerland) and Antje Gonzalez (from Spain) and to all who took part. Hope it was fun. Great fun;

[lace] Re: Advent Calendar

2006-12-09 Thread cakes
Hello There: Could someone please tell me what the item under the December 4th window is? I might as well ask my other stupid question at the time. What are wedding horseshoes used for? What is the story behind their use? I'm familiar with real horseshoes over doors - but this lace horseshoe

[lace] Re: Advent Calendar

2006-12-03 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Dec 3, 2006, at 13:15, Janice Blair wrote: Once again a competition I probably stand no chance of getting all the clues but it should be easy for Tamara who collects lace stamps. As usual, I was relieved to hear that there would *be* an Advent Calendar again this year (many thanks, Jean

[lace] Re: Advent Calendar

2004-12-05 Thread Annette Gill
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Advent Calendar problems Dear Jean and David Leader, It seems that we on Arachne owe you a very special public *Thank You* for your annual efforts to amuse and challenge us during the Christmas season... Hear, hear! I love your Advent Calendar

[lace] Re: Advent Calendar problems

2004-12-03 Thread Jean Leader
Apologies for cross-posting, but a couple of people have been having trouble seeing the advent calendar. They have the December 1st date, but still see the Myth and Mystery logo instead of the holly. I would say: 1. It's not my fault 2. They could try the French page (a good excuse to learn

[lace] Re: Advent calendar

2003-12-16 Thread Jean Leader
This is David replying to the queries re the Lace Guild Advent Calendar as Jean is away until Friday. 1. Regarding the heart on day 8, which Merlene would like to make, I don't know at the moment whose pattern it is. We mount a list of credits later, but I haven't prepared them yet. I don't

[lace] Re: Advent calendar

2003-12-15 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Monday, Dec 15, 2003, at 21:55 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What advent calendar? I haven't seen it yet. Lynn The English Lace Guild; Jean and David Leader have been putting up one -- with a lacey competition -- every year for the past 4? 5? http://www.laceguild.demon.co.uk/ and