[lace] Where do ebayer seller get their ideas from?
I frequently wonder where ebay seller get their ideas on identification from. Look at this lot: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=2219item=373158216 4rd=1 supposedly glass lace bobbins. Unless I completely wrong and they're not for bobbin lace, which is the assumption I made. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Masters Thesis on American Lacemaking
Devon, Michelle has done a great job of pulling it all together, especially when one considers how little *truly American* lace there has been made in the short time US has been US. I think this would be interesting for all list-members especialy those who are interested in lace-history. Could this be send on the list perhaps? Greetings Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Grid for a pentagon based pattern
I have a torchon pattern which I would like to redraft. The original has some distortion and needs enlarging, so starting from scratch would probably be easier and safer. The pattern is a five pointed star, and is worked as 5 segments, like a pentagon. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I can find a grid suitable for this. I believe the angle of the diamond the grid would be based on need to be 72 and 108 degrees. I've looked through all my lace books and cannot find anything suitable. Thanks, Karen, in Coventry - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Coats Chain Mercer Crochet Cotton available free to a good home.
Coats Chain Mercer Crochet Cotton available free to a good home. I believe most are complete balls. Willing to post to UK addresses. Please email me direct by Saturday 26th June. Let me know if you are interested in just a small part of what is on offer and I'll divide up / pull names out of hat as needed. Coats Chain Mercer Crochet Cotton No Colour No of balls 5 610 (beige) 6 40 610 (beige) 1 60 610 (beige) 1 5 cream 2 20 608 (dark cream)1 20 901 (variagated yellow) 2 20 477 (brown) 4 20 765 (yellow)1 20 891 (variagated blue) 2 + part ball 20 889 (variagted purple) 2 20 884 (variagated pink) 2 20 8907 (space dyed green/blue/beige) 8 Karen, in Coventry who needs to declutter due to a pending house move. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] MIchelle Chase Masters Thesis on American Lacemaking
The only mention I have heard of this Masters Thesis is from the Tamara Duvall e-mail in which she was just leaving for Prague. Perhaps when she gets back Tamara could tell us how she obtained the Masters Thesis. Perhaps Michelle Chase is on the list and could tell us how to obtain it. Personally, I would like to see original research such as this on Tess and the Professor's site. Already Brian Lemin is publishing his research there and I consider this a very exciting development. (Of course, the creator of the original research has to decide where it best suits his or her purposes to publish the research and Tess and the Professor have to decide what best suits their site.) Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Where do ebayer seller get their ideas from?
Jean, They look like icicles to decorate a christmas tree to me! Irene, Surrey, BC Canada Just thinking of icicles cools me down. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Where do ebayer seller get their ideas from?
yes, icicles.and if you would like to see more and different uses, go to www.myglassgarden.com . NAYY, BarbE - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] ordering CDs
I will be leaving for OIDFA and France on July 8. If you are planning to order CDs, please allow enough time for me to receive payment from you and get them sent out before I leave. I won't be back home until August 6, so although I will certainly be able to receive orders (which will simply sit in the bin at the Post Office with all my other mail), I won't be able to send any CDs out until after I get back. Since there are still a little more than two weeks left before I leave, I'm just letting you know my schedule. It is very gratifying to both the Professor and me that so many of you think that what we are doing is useful. I always let him know that you are sending him your thanks, and he appreciates it. As for me, I have learned so much and met so many interesting people as a result of this project that I am very grateful to you all. Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] ordering CDs
Could you please include the URL for the page? It is so much easier to go to the page when seeing the mails than searching in my evergrowing bookmarklist :-) Ann-Marie http://community.webshots.com/user/annma1 http://www.ettklickforskogen.se/ I will be leaving for OIDFA and France on July 8. If you are planning to order CDs, please allow enough time for me to receive payment from you and get them sent out before I leave. I won't be back home until August 6, so although I will certainly be able to receive orders (which will simply sit in the bin at the Post Office with all my other mail), I won't be able to send any CDs out until after I get back. Since there are still a little more than two weeks left before I leave, I'm just letting you know my schedule. It is very gratifying to both the Professor and me that so many of you think that what we are doing is useful. I always let him know that you are sending him your thanks, and he appreciates it. As for me, I have learned so much and met so many interesting people as a result of this project that I am very grateful to you all. Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Grid for a pentagon based pattern
On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 12:08:52 +0100, you wrote: I have a torchon pattern which I would like to redraft. The original has some distortion and needs enlarging, so starting from scratch would probably be easier and safer. The pattern is a five pointed star, and is worked as 5 segments, like a pentagon. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I can find a grid suitable for this. I believe the angle of the diamond the grid would be based on need to be 72 and 108 degrees. I've looked through all my lace books and cannot find anything suitable. Hi Karen On my webpage there is free software for download which will enable you to print dotted grids at any angle you like. http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/bobbinlace/dots.htm -- The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. - George Bernard Shaw Steph Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tatting, lace stitching page http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.htm 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]
[lace] RE: ebay item
Now those look like glass/plastic/ whatever icicle ornaments one can hang on a Christmas tree. I see that they've taken it off as it's incorrectly listed. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver, where we're finally seeing some sunshine after 4 days of rain, storms and chilly dreary days. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Grid for a pentagon based pattern
On 20 Jun 2004, at 12:08, Karen wrote: I have a torchon pattern which I would like to redraft. The original has some distortion and needs enlarging, so starting from scratch would probably be easier and safer. The pattern is a five pointed star, and is worked as 5 segments, like a pentagon. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I can find a grid suitable for this. I believe the angle of the diamond the grid would be based on need to be 72 and 108 degrees. I've looked through all my lace books and cannot find anything suitable. Karen If you use Windows the easiest way to get a 72 degree grid is to go to Steph Peters' website and download her grid generator program. If you do you will need to print off five copies of the grid, cut them up and paste together - using scissors and glue. If you prefer to computer design it's a case of taking a square section of grid, rotating it 45 degrees and then compressing one axis to 0.7265 percent (that's tangent of 36 degrees). Copy the new grid four times and then re-arrange all five sections to form a star shape. I think that what you are describing as a five pointed star is really a development of a square, which is a four pointed star. Take one quarter of a square mat - a square section with the mitred angle going across diagonally - and rotate it 45 degrees so that the two outside edges are to the top and the two inner sides are to the bottom. Compress in the X axis so that you have an upright lozenge. Copy that 4 times and re-arrange all five sections to make your 5 pointed star. To make the pattern workable you will need to make sure that there is a space in the middle and not a pinhole To try to explain it better to you I'll send you scans of a six pointed star pattern developed from a square in a similar way, and also a five point star grid which I've just done - to refresh my memory of how to do it. If you have an Acorn/RISC OS computer I could send you !Drawfiles. Brenda http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I frequently wonder where ebay seller get their ideas on identification from. Look at this lot: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=2219item=373158216 4rd=1 supposedly glass lace bobbins. These look suscpicously like the icicle-like project that my Webelos aged son made for Christmas decorations when he was in Cub Scouts...except they used plexiglass instead of real glass. Vickie Butler...in sunny Washington state - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace Guild Website update
We have just mounted an update to The Lace Guild's web page with extracts and a pattern from the April issue of 'Lace'. The three extracts include pieces by two Arachne list members. First, you have a chance to read about and see Miriam Gidron's fan. Then you can read an extract of the article Jean wrote about her 'An Introduction to Bedfordshire Lace' book. And, once again, the web gives you added value: the butterfly illustrated on the web is not the one used in the magazine article, but 'Sarah's Butterfly', the one she named for our granddaughter, who was one year old last week. David (and Jean) in Glasgow -- Lace Guild home page: http://www.laceguild.org (alternative if problems: http://www.laceguild.demon.co.uk/) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] MIchelle Chase Masters Thesis on American Lacemaking
Academic these aren't usually published. In British universities three copies are produced - one for the candidate, one for the examiner and one for the library where the research has been done. It is possible to obtain these on inter-library loan but they *must* be read in the borrowing library. I.e. the requester cannot take the thesis home to read. Tess's CD project is possibly the best bet unless the person who wrote it wants to publish commercially. Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Masters Thesis on American Lacemaking
Dear Lacemakers In times past University Microfilms in Ann Arbor Michigan sold xerox copies of theses at a reasonable price. It was an excellent system. Does this still apply? And if so are masters theses covered? Barbara Ballantyne In sunny Sydney Australia - Original Message - From: Ilske und Peter Thomsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 6:47 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Masters Thesis on American Lacemaking Devon, Michelle has done a great job of pulling it all together, especially when one considers how little *truly American* lace there has been made in the short time US has been US. I think this would be interesting for all list-members especialy those who are interested in lace-history. Could this be send on the list perhaps? Greetings Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :-) Groaners
Groaners 1. Two vultures board an airplane, each carrying two dead raccoons. The stewardess looks at them and says, I'm sorry, gentlemen, only one carrion allowed per passenger. 2. Did you hear that NASA recently put a bunch of Holsteins into low earth orbit? They called it the herd shot 'round the world. 3. Two boll weevils grew up in South Carolina. One went to Hollywood and became a famous actor. The other stayed behind in the cotton fields and never amounted to much. The second one, naturally, became known as the lesser of two weevils. 4. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, but when they lit a fire in the craft, it sank proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it, too. 5. A three legged dog walks into a saloon in the Old West. He slides up to the bar and announces: I'm looking for the man who shot my paw. 6. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? He wanted to transcend dental medication. 7. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. But why? they asked, as they moved off. Because, he said, I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer. 8. A woman has twins, and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named Amal. The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him Juan. Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Amal. Her husband responds, They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Amal. 9. These friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair. He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close. They ignored him. So, the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town to persuade them to close. Hugh beat up the friars and trashed their store, saying he'd be back if they didn't close up shop. Terrified, they did so, thereby proving that: Hugh, and only Hugh, can prevent florist friars. 10. And finally, There was a man who sent ten different puns to friends, in the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. Unfortunately, no pun in ten did. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] :-) Groaners
help! i didn't get nr 2 and 5 ... loved the others but nr 6 is my favorite . that's what i do every tuesday at my dentist's : transcend dental medication . lol dominique from Paris . Jean Nathan a décidé d' écrire à Ò[lace-chat] :-) GroanersÓ. [2004/06/20 09:20] Groaners 1. Two vultures board an airplane, each carrying two dead raccoons. The stewardess looks at them and says, I'm sorry, gentlemen, only one carrion allowed per passenger. 2. Did you hear that NASA recently put a bunch of Holsteins into low earth orbit? They called it the herd shot 'round the world. 3. Two boll weevils grew up in South Carolina. One went to Hollywood and became a famous actor. The other stayed behind in the cotton fields and never amounted to much. The second one, naturally, became known as the lesser of two weevils. 4. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, but when they lit a fire in the craft, it sank proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it, too. 5. A three legged dog walks into a saloon in the Old West. He slides up to the bar and announces: I'm looking for the man who shot my paw. 6. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? He wanted to transcend dental medication. 7. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. But why? they asked, as they moved off. Because, he said, I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer. 8. A woman has twins, and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named Amal. The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him Juan. Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Amal. Her husband responds, They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Amal. 9. These friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair. He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close. They ignored him. So, the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town to persuade them to close. Hugh beat up the friars and trashed their store, saying he'd be back if they didn't close up shop. Terrified, they did so, thereby proving that: Hugh, and only Hugh, can prevent florist friars. 10. And finally, There was a man who sent ten different puns to friends, in the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. Unfortunately, no pun in ten did. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] :-) Groaners
At 01:05 PM 6/20/2004, you wrote: help! i didn't get nr 2 and 5 ... loved the others but nr 6 is my favorite . that's what i do every tuesday at my dentist's : transcend dental medication . lol dominique from Paris . Jean Nathan wrote: 2. Did you hear that NASA recently put a bunch of Holsteins into low earth orbit? They called it the herd shot 'round the world. 5. A three legged dog walks into a saloon in the Old West. He slides up to the bar and announces: I'm looking for the man who shot my paw. HI Dominique, I can see where these two would lose something in translation. #2: Holsteins are a breed of cattle and a group of cattle is a herd. The pun comes from a famous quote about the first battle in the American Revolution. The shot heard round the world. So cows in space are The herd shot round the world. #5: A dog's foot is called a paw. This dog is missing a paw. In the old West of cowboys and outlaws, fathers were often called Pa (short for Papa). A very stereotypical scene in a movie about the old West would have stranger come into the saloon, (the local gathering place) and ask about someone he was looking for. So this dog that is missing a leg is looking for the man who shot my paw. Patty Dowden Wondering how many cultural assumptions I made in these explanations! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] :-) Groaners
Herd shot round the world is a parody of shot heard round the world referring to the first shot at Concord, Massachussetts, in the American War of Independence. Paw is another term for the male parent - like pa, da, daddy, dad etc. Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
