[lace] New member
Hi Helen Welcome to Arachne. We are here to help when you need it. Blow the dust, let,s make lace Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] New Member
Re: Hi Everyone, My name is Joseph, and I am new here. Welcome Joseph. We are here to help when necessary. You will probably get several helpful suggestions each time, have fun with them. Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] New member ..welcome
Hi Joseph, I just thought that you should get a welcome from one of the men on the list. There are few of us, and all of them know a lot more about lace than I do, but if you happen to have a great collection of antique lace bobbins I will promise to mither you regularly! (Now I am wondering if "mither" is an Australian word? Perhaps "hassle" is an equivalent?) Enjoy the list, great people and most willing to share knowledge skills, and antique lace bobbins. Happy to have you on-board Brian - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] new member with a question
Hi all, To answer Lorelei's concerns re- large lace table cloth draped over the table;- I always roll the loose lace carefully and cover with a clean cloth (cover-cloth or even teacloth) or non-acidic plastic. Happy lace making. Joepie. Vila You can make the first strip, then as you make the 2nd make sewings onto the first one using a crochet hook or similar tool. This is elegant, but you are going to have those long strips draped over your work table and pillow the whole time you are working. And as the tablecloth widens, there will be more and more completed lace draped over the table. If you have animals in your home, this could be courting disaster. The longer a large lace tablecloth is draped over a pillow and work table, the more opportunities for inquisitive critters to jump into the middle of things. cleaner and you risk less damage as the lace is being made. Or you can do what the previous respondent said and sew the strips together with a crochet hook after they are all made. Any of these solutions will work. I don't really think one is more correct than another. They all have pros and cons. Think it through and select a solution that you think will work best for you. Lorelei Halley - - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] new member
Welcome back, Lorelei. Good to have you back in our community again! Sue - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] new member
Hello Everybody. I used to be a member of this group (from 3/01 to about 3/06). But I lost internet access. I also used to have a website using my name as the domain name. But I just discovered the other day that someone else is using the lorelei halley name as a domain name. That is not me. When I get my new website set up I'll let you know. The last few years I've been doing more Hardanger embroidery and pulled thread embroidery than bobbin lace. I got 2 new kittens 4 years ago and just could face trying to keep them off my bobbin lace. I've waited until they have matured a littel and calmed down, somewhat. But I'm back at bobbin lace now, sort of pushing at extending my Paris lace, Flanders and Binche skills. I'm just barely a beginner in the first and last, perhaps internediate at Flanders. What would we do without lacemaking! Lorelei Terry Halley - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] new member
Hi Lorelei and everyone on the list Welcome back, Lorelie! By coincidence your name came up as I was going through back issues of lace magazines and found a pattern of your design that was published in the Canadian Lacemaker Gazette. I intended to check out your website again, but now I'll wait! The pattern was called Flickering Colours, featuring tallies (in colours) - although I might be making it in white to suit another purpose, where I need a Torchon edging of a certain width. I liked your design :)) That's great you are doing more bobbin lace. On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 10:07 PM, Lorelei Halley [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Hello Everybody. I used to be a member of this group (from 3/01 to about 3/06). But I lost internet access. I also used to have a website using my name as the domain name. But I just discovered the other day that someone else is using the lorelei halley name as a domain name. That is not me. When I get my new website set up I'll let you know. -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] New Member from Brazil
To Elizabeth Horta Corrêa - welcome to the Lace Group. I am sure you will enjoy it. Yes, your lacemaking is a type of Needlelace. I hope you can put some photos up on the Arachne website, one day,. so we can all enjoy seeing your lace. Your English is good - well, a lot better than my Brazilian! :)) Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] New Member
Hello my name is Ann and I am pleased to have eventually got to join the group thanks to Sue and Avital for their efforts. I live in Yorkshire in the North of England with my husband. I have two beautiful grandchildren and another on the way next spring. They all live quite close to me so I am very much a hands on Nana which I love but life is usually very hectic and tiring, not complaining though.. I have been lacemaking for about six years and have tried different types but my favourites are Honiton and Bedfordshire. I had intended to learn Bucks Point this year but as it is now August and I still have a couple of projects on my pillows I need to finish before starting with my Christmas lace I think this will have to be deferred until next year. I do know some of you from other lists and I am looking forward to getting to know a lot more of you. Best wishes Ann - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] New Member
Dear Ann: Welcome to the group. Actually, there is a solution for you on starting Bucks Point: just buy another pillow. Some laces and their time on the pillow aren't measured by inches or hours, but by yearly birthdays. Linda Sheff - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fw: [lace] New Member/Ann
Glad you made it Ann, you know Linda has a point, :-) sometimes you just have to go for it or else keep putting it off way too long. I know this, I have been trying to get back to my Milanese braids for several months now. So I have moved some lace around to free up a better pillow to have another go, very soon now:-) vbg I have spent most of the last days enjoying looking through my new Christine Springett books, they are fabulous, now I just need the other 2 he didn't have. Soon very soon. Right now I am spoilt for choice of what pattern to take to camp in a couple of weeks. At the moment my cat wont keep off my lap long enough for me to work any lace at all. Sue T, Dorset UK Dear Ann: Welcome to the group. Actually, there is a solution for you on starting Bucks Point: just buy another pillow. Some laces and their time on the pillow aren't measured by inches or hours, but by yearly birthdays. Linda Sheff - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] New member Agnes
Hi, Agnes. Welcome to the List! It's good to add a new name to the bobbin maker list. However, tell us a bit about yourself. Do you make lace? If so, what kind or how did you get started? If not, how did you get started making lace bobbins? It's a rather specilized product. I know that lace is better known in the UK than in my area, but most wood workers here have never heard of bobbins. We're glad you joined the list. If you ever have any questions on lacemaking, this is the group to ask. We don't guarantee an answer, but most of the time you can get a good answer. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon -- where it's damp and gray today --- Agnes Boddington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I am new to this list. My name is Agnes Boddington. My husband and I make bobbins: he handturns the bobbins and I spangle them. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] new member
I just read and accidentally deleted an interesting post in response to a post made by Clay Blackwell. I didn't get the name of the responder, unfortunately, but I was so relieved to see these two messages. Email is such an imperfect medium of communication. We save time by using fewer words than we'd use in conversation, we can't see the poster's facial expression or hear their tone of voice. I must say the responses to Dora Smith have truly intimidated me. I imagine this will be one of very few posts I'll ever make on this board because I figure I'll be misunderstood by someone and get deluged with critical emails and postings. I'm sure Dora was trying to be caring and trying to show her concern but sometimes messages just don't come across that way in email. This is a highly charged, emotional situation and tearing Dora apart because we misinterpreted her response is not gonna help the victims of this horrible deed or the families of victims. Can't we just give people the benefit of the doubt? I know I'm heartsick thinking of the individuals involved and what they're going through but I think flaming Dora just adds to the level of intolerance in the world. donna - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] new member and misunderstood words
Here we have a sentence which says: before answering, count to ten. And I think it is a very wise sentence. Counting to ten makes you reconsider what you are going to answer, because it may make you re-interpret what has been said to you or just gives you time to chose the correct words. This is even easier to do when answering e-mails. When writing an e-mail, there are many possibilities of being misunderstood, because the one who reads doesn't see the face of the one who writes when he/she is making a joke, or because the one who writes is a non English speaking person and doesn't express him/herself correctly, or just because he/she is not a very perfect writer... So please, let's all Count to Ten before answering and let's continue with the good colleague spirit of Arachne. Greetings from Antje, in Guadalajara, Spain - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] new member
From: donna nutt [EMAIL PROTECTED] I must say the responses to Dora Smith have truly intimidated me. I imagine this will be one of very few posts I'll ever make on this board because I figure I'll be misunderstood by someone and get deluged with critical emails and postings. Hi, Donna I'm sorry you got off to such a bad start with the us. Arachne is an especially kind and gentle list, but no list is totally without flames. The most important thing to remember is that each person reads a message and responds, usually before all the other responses have come in (much less been read by that person). This means each person writes to criticize, which doesn't happen in face-to-face conversations. F2F means I hear someone else voice her concern or put the offender in her place, so I don't feel the need to do so. With email, between not having the non-verbal signals of F2F and not hearing other responses before I decide to respond, the reaction to a poorly-stated or poorly- thought statement comes out a lot worse than any one person intended. Thus, if you are the recipient of what seems like an attack (like what Dora got), divide the reaction by about 100 and let the other 99% roll off your back. To the rest of us, in addition to Anje's count to ten before responding, I'd like to add two suggestions/requests: first, read the rest of that day's mail before responding--someone may have already voiced your opinion, maybe even better than you could have; second, write to the person personally--we don't need to inflame the list with angry reactions to the angry reactions, which can snowball into true flame wars. I don't pretend I always follow that advice myself, but I do try, and I believe the world would be a better place if we all tried. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] New Member / Obtaining Bobbins
On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 14:44:11 -0500, you wrote: This is all I've ever seen on it. I think you will have to do as she says and: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] for the catalogue. I know nothing more about them. Sorry Sue Hi Sue, I would love to look at this web but only one page comes up. Is there more to it? Bren Sue Babbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the nearest supplier to Wrexham, that I know of: http://www.lacemaking.co.uk/ This is one of my two closest suppliers - the other is Jacqui Southworth of Larkholme Lace. I have been to the current shop once, and purchased from Church Meadow Crafts many times, mostly at lace days. I bought my very first pillow and other beginners equipment at the previous shop. Lynn is a general supplier - pillows, bobbins, threads, beads, books and so on. I wouldn't hesitate in buying general requirements from her, but would look for the a greater range of Midlands bobbins from a bobbin specialist like Larkholme Lace. Bren, almost all lace equipment purchases in UK are either at lace days or by mail order. The best thing that you can do is decide what you want, find out who supplies it, then arrange for mail order purchases to be sent to Wrexham. -- Brought up in the provinces in the Forties and Fifties one learned early that life is generally something that happens elsewhere. - Alan Bennett Steph Peters, Manchester, England [EMAIL PROTECTED] Scanned by WinProxy http://www.Ositis.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] New Member / Obtaining Bobbins
This is the nearest supplier to Wrexham, that I know of: http://www.lacemaking.co.uk/ They are based in Frodsham, Cheshire, so about an hours drive each way. You may be best buying over the internet and getting the things sent to your aunt to bring out with her. There are lots of other UK suppliers if you want more websites Sue - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] New Member / Obtaining Bobbins
Hi All, My name's Michelle. I live in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. I have been making lace for 3 years on and off. Next year my aunt from the UK is coming to visit and I am going to supply her with a shopping list. My Aunt lives in Wrexham in North Wales, does anyone know of a supplier nearby? Cheers Michelle - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
