ends there.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
Now happily lacing again now my arm is better.
- Original Message -
From: "Jenny Barron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz
> >
> >> Pricking car
Hi Jenny,
Welcome to Arachne, you've found like minded and *very* helpful
people. We all wish you good luck in your lacemaking endeavours.
At 04:16 PM 28-02-05 +1100, you wrote:
>Trouble is, Tamara, as Jenny said in her message, she lives an 11- hour
>drive from Darwin - there is nothi
>
>> Pricking card
>Tamara said
>Any gift-box, dis-assembled and covered with transparent, coloured,
>plastic film will do just fine
Jane said
I teach my students to use proper pricking card (glazed
manila) and a waterproof pen.
I must admit to coming back to proper pricking card. The pho
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tamara P.
Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>> Should I get a cushion stand?
>
>What you may need before you need a pillow stand is some kind of
>support for the book you're using, so that you can look at it and
>continue working. Folding music stands work well and
On Feb 28, 2005, at 0:16, Ruth Budge wrote:
Trouble is, Tamara, as Jenny said in her message, she lives an 11- hour
drive from Darwin - there is nothing in between, and Darwin is the
nearest
lace group!!!
Can't blame you for not reading trough to the bitter end; it *was* a
long message... :) But
I disagree with Tamara (not a rare thing, despite being good friends) on this.
I didn't get a pricker till I'd been making lace for a few years. I used a
large-headed pin, such as a corsage pin. Or I just used the pattern without
pre-pricking.
However, I admit a good, comfortable pricker m
rachne"
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 3:48 PM
Subject: [lace] Hello to a newbie in Oz (very long)
> Welcome to the list, Jenny. I know everyone else has answered all your
> questions, but I can't resist doing it too :)
>
> First I'd like to endorse the advice which
Welcome to the list, Jenny. I know everyone else has answered all your
questions, but I can't resist doing it too :)
First I'd like to endorse the advice which appeared in some of the
previous messages:
1) Join the Australian Lace Guild:
http://www.austlaceguild.org/
and then whatever smaller g
