Re: [lace] exotic wood
In a message dated 20/07/2004 06:20:09 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I would not recommend doing exotic wood sawdust either. Many a woodworker has found out that exotic woods can cause many allergies or illnesses I'll second this one. Doing the health and safety aspect of lace on a City Guilds many years ago, I phoned Richard Gravestock to ask him what he knew about the risk aspects of wood. Although it's the fine dust particles in the air from turning that cause most of the problems rather than the bigger sawdust, some of the fine dust would get into the pillow and maybe more breakdown over the years. And interestingly, he told me that one or more of the ordinary fruit woods like apple and plum are as bad - but I can't remember now which one(s) he said. I'm not so sure about pet bedding but horse beddings are clean, pine shavings. I would think that the finer stuff from the same process is bagged for hamsters etc. It's not treated with any additions and I wouldn't think it has (or needs) any pre-sterilization. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Exotic wood
Jacquie wrote: I'm not so sure about pet bedding but horse beddings are clean, pine shavings. I would think that the finer stuff from the same process is bagged for hamsters etc. It's not treated with any additions and I wouldn't think it has (or needs) any pre-sterilization. Yes, it's pine specially made into shaving and sawdust for bedding pets and horses, not a by-product from any other woodworking process. When I lived in Essex many years ago we had the first factory producing shavings for horses and used to buy bales of it direct from them as they came off the packing machines. The machinery eating stripped pine tree trunks was in the same huge shed. It was amazingly clean because the trunk went in one end and bales of vacuum-packed shavings or sawdust, depending on which machine, came out the other. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] pillows
Ok..that is the second person who mentioned horsehair pillows...will someone explain horse hair pillows to me?? Cearbhael Oh, Cearbhael, that sentence brought back regrets for me!!!We used to have an old single horsehair mattress which came from my grandmother's house when I was young. We took it to our country home as a spare, then I decided I liked it (I like firm mattresses), and started using it. I used to drag it on the terrace in front of my bedroom (French windows) in summer to sleep on the terrace (no mosquitoes!!) It was heaven, with the stars and the Milky Way above and not a noise around except for owls hooting, as it was not a very populated place at that time. I wouldn't do it now! And my great regret is that my parents threw the mattress away after I went to Australia, as it was getting really old, and no-one else was enthused about sleeping on it :-) just think how many pillows I could have made with that horsehair if we still had it!!!Weep, weep! Instead, I use mostly polystyrene (or whatever it is :-) cookie pillows, 2 different sizes bought, including my original one which I still use 15 years or so later, but which is getting a big soggy on top (at $12.00, I don't think it was a bad buy...). one has a copper bracelet on which needs beading and finishing, the other one has a Xmas bookmark. I have one fairly small(10-12 inch?) straw pillow which is very good, but very heavy, so I don't like using it much, it's a sort of last resort cookie pillow. 2 travelling pillows that I made, with a roller in the middle made with the stuff you use to stuff soft toys. You just need to pack it hard, then tease it out and repack it when it goes a bit soft, and I use removable covers like Liz Ligeti, having also been to to dress all my pillows to keep them clean. The shorter one has a fine edging on it for the small angels appeal, the other one is packed up at present. 2 flat pillows, one just circular and fairly wide, the other with 3 removable blocks in the middle, which is useful to swap works when I go to workshops. I've got an insertion on it at present which we are going to use for a lace race next week when demonstrating at the Craft Fair in Melbourne. that's been my favourite since I bought it. My most cumbersome pillow is one which I bought years ago, before I knew better.It's flat on top, with 3 and 1/2 blocks, with slopes on both sides of the top, and it's built into a boxlike base which lifts up at one end to reveal compartments where you can store your spare bobbins, threads and probably lunch as well :-) I wouldn't know as it is much too heavy to take anywhere, so I use it at home, where I don't really need the space for bobbins, threads, etc...Still, it's a good pillow, and I've got a wide torchon border on it at present, which only needs one and a half sides done to be finished. Thenm I will have to stitch it on to material, which will probably take another ten years :-( My dream is to buy a new Le Puy pillow next time I go to France. I might get it next year as a birthday and 25th wedding anniversary present, we'll be in France when they happen, and I'm sure I can throw enough hints for DH to trip over!! I tried to make my own straw pillow years ago, but no-one had told me that the straw had to be cut very fine, so it wasn't a success...It never even got to the dressing stage :-) Helene from Melbourne, who just realized she's got a few things to finish... Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] needlelace
Sorry, Linda, I did not see the note about learning needlelace, but seems you got someone to give you ideas about books. That is indeed a great book. If you have done the old button-hole stitch, you are in like Flynn! All you need now is to see how to couch the threads down on the material and pattern, and just start in. Your first will not be your best, aas in all needlework, but you will learn so much with the simple patterns. then just start in on your own. Any pattern will do. It is the easiest lace to learn, and so much fun. I may have to start another soon, I have to go to the car repair place, and need something to keep my mind out of the pool hall! It is easy to carry, I use one of those nice carriers for makeup, they have zippered pouches, clear plastic over them so you can see your materials, and easy to get things out of. If you have any questions, pleas feel free to ask. I paint anyway, and use my garden for inspiration. I use tracing paper to paint on, it crinkles up, and makes nice differences in t he paint. It makes it more fun when you go to buy threads, and easier to do the matching. Then you can go crazy with the pattern stitches! Have fun, Helen, Virginia Beach - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace Pillow Survey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonderhas anyone else who owns his pillows had any dusty experiences? I have a Simon Toustou pillow and so have many of our group. I have never seen or heard of any problem of his pillows leaking dust or sawdust. Malvary in Ottawa - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace Pillow Survey
Hi Spiders, I've been following the thread of the survey and replied privately to Ruth Budge about the sawdust pillow queries. Shirely, do you have trouble with dust coming from the sawdust pillow?? Nope, never had any trouble whatsoever with dust coming from the pillow. When Jim made it he and Dad actually used the blow part of the hoover constellation vacuum cleaner to blow in the sawdust so its rock hard - but I love it. The sawdust came from a hardware store who sold indoor (therefore not treated with arsenic or anything else) wood and had a commercial saw for cutting to size I can tension away till my hearts content without the pillow ever moving. :-) When I've removed a finished piece of lace I just lay a covercloth (upside down) on the floor, place the pillow on it (upside down), take of my shoes and do a dance on the pillow (it has an MDF base) and all the sawdust falls back into place, never a hole in the middle at all. Sure its heavy but it works for me. Now, how many pillows do I have.h two sawdust pillows (I inherited Mum's smaller sawdust pillow), two foam cookies (don't really like them at all) one styrofoam honiton pillow which I tie down to my pillow stand as its very light, one travel pillow and one square (soon to be made round) block ethafoam pillow. Somebody mentioned that they had 500 bobbins - I'm not even going to go there! Jim made so many bobbins for me I daren't count them just in case I talk in my sleep. :-) Bye for now, Shirley T. - Adelaide, South Australia where we will probably have a frost tonight, only get about 5 frosty nights a year. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace Pillow Survey
Second the motion...I ride at a show hunter barn where manes are pulled regularly so we can braid for shows. It wouldn't take long to get enough to stuff a small pillow. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arachne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 1:34 AM Subject: Fw: [lace] Lace Pillow Survey - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elizabeth Ligeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 12:33 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Lace Pillow Survey Ok..that is the second person who mentioned horsehair pillows...will someone explain horse hair pillows to me?? Cearbhael - Original Message - From: Elizabeth Ligeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 10:04 PM Subject: [lace] Lace Pillow Survey I have 2 large Straw-filled cookie pillows - 24inch diameter. (A couple of hours of blood, sweat, and tears to make each one, but they will last forever!). I also have a beaut 18inch Horsehair cookie pillow, a single sided Honiton pillow, a small Travel pillow, a larger roller pillow ( thick felt on a rolling pin, and mounted in a box, with a foam cushion cut to make the rest.), and a 10 inch square pillow, that fits into a polystyrene rest. This pillow is made from 2 thick felt pads, each about an inch deep, so it is a 2 inch deep pillow. The felt pads were from underneath old manual typewriters. - Remember them???!!! They make beaut pillows, and pins sit well in them, as the felt is so dense. My big roller is made from the the same felt. I have a couple of Polystyrene foam squares made into pillows for demonstrations. - Good enough for the bandage in coloured threads, and for folks to have a few minutes trial. They are kept stacked against the wall in the sewing room between the wall and the sewing table. To Helen in Denver - perhaps you should lend your empty pillow to your darling little daughter, and keep her interested in the craft! The pricking could be offset towards the front, if the pillow is a bit big for her. ( I may have to think about buying her a pillow of her own for Xmas!!) And Yes, I Know - one of the Straw pillows was made for you, many years ago! :)) You will have to come and get it, if you want it!! :)) :)) from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: lace pillow survey
Coming out of lurk mode: All my pillows are ethafoam so far: I have one large cookie pillow, probably 22 or 24 inches, 3 smaller cookies of around 15 or 16 inches One large square pillow (with three sloped sides) with two block inserts and some extras so I can keep moving the work up One travel pillow that has a block and can take a roller And one big block pillow, made from ethafoam blocks, 16 in all that fit in a square, that I made in a workshop, covering them myself. They can also be put in different configurations and held together by pinning ribbon around them and keeping them flat on a portabel drawing board. (I still have to make them some kind of frame) So I guess the total is 7 so far. No 8, there is an antique roller that seems to be of packed wool that I have for display. (Forgot that one!) And three of them have UFOs on them, one is for class, and the other two haven't been finished. They manage to get moved to the new house just fine, not a bobbin out of place, but still unfinished. LOL. And the large square pillow with inserts made it through a flood in the basement of the old house without any major damage. After the flood, I was glad I don't have any straw or sawdust pillows, even though my new and only mine craft room is on the second floor. Pam in Virginia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Midlands on flat pillows
Robin P wrote: Foam is too light by itself, it needs a wood base to make the pillow sit still. I don't like it for Midlands bobbins because they lay flat on the flat surface and are hard to grab, but Continentals have a narrow waist that sits above the flat surface and so are easier to grab. I once solved that by padding my gatlap like a quilt. Well... as I'm not a quilter I only stitched the edges. A gatlap is Dutch for a cover sheet whit a hole in the center. The lace under the sheet, the bobbins through the hole above the sheet prevents the threads catching earlier pushed pins. Now I'm working hands up, folding the padded sheet into a half circle gives a nice extension for my sometimes too small travel cookie (32cm 12 1/2). Jo Falkink http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/hang-EN.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Pillow Stuffing
Dear Lacers, I have read, with great interest, all the different types of materials used to stuff lace pillows, both traditional and not.and thought I would contribute my two cents. My pillows are stuffed with excelsior. That wood straw that used to be used to pack china. It is fine enough to allow pins, less dusty to work with, clean and holds pins as well as traditional straw without the effort of chopping the straw. I made my first pillow nearly 24 years ago and it is still going strong. If you are interested in making pillows with excelsior you might be able to find it through an upholstery supply. A couple of lacers in my group went together and bought a bale which provided enough to make several pillows. Happy lacing, Judy Aycock in very hot and humid Houston, TX [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] IOLI convention
Adele asked if anyone was organising a meeting this year at convention. I will hopefully be arriving on Tuesday afternoon (driving) and I have meetings on Wednesday evening and Thursday lunch as well as classes Wednesday morning, Thurs., Fri. and Sat. If anyone locally is arranging for the room that is offered by the hosts please make sure there is a notice posted on the notice board (if any) so that we might be able to get together. Does anyone know what the Taste of PA is on Thursday? Does it mean we can count on not eating dinner? Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] OT, sawdust
I do know that one type of sawdust that is bad to use -- as horse bedding! -- is walnut shavings. I just read this in the county fair entry book. The little explanation said it caused horses' hooves to delaminate. Sounds painful! Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] LePuy pillows
Hi, A couple of years ago I bought 3 'traditional' pillows from a fellow in LePuy. He has a web site. The pillows have rollers. The pillows are pretty but toxic to pins! The rollers are made with carpet scraps. Indoor-outdoor carpet with rubberized backing. No matter what kind of pins you use, they rust and actually disintegrate. It only takes 3 days to rust the pins and one month for them to disintegrate entirely. When I took the roller apart I found that the staples and nails used to keep the roll together had become pure rust. I remade the roller. Buyer beware! As for stuffing pillows with sawdust or animal bedding. The only kind that would not be a problem is called Aspen Bedding and Litter by Kaytee. Dust and oil are removed. My hamster, Martha, likes it. I can't see using it for a pillow, but it might work. It comes in a compressed form. Any other animal bedding has oils which are trouble for Hamsters and other small animals and people, like me, with allergies. See some of you in Harrisburg at the IOLI convention? Adele Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Secret Pal ThanK you
Dear Secret Pal, Thank you very much for the lovely parcel that arrived today. I love the bobbins they feel so nice in my hands, and I have all tried the sweets and enjoyed then, the little fold up bag will come in very handy when I go shopping as will the mini address book. The postcard of all the regions in France bought some fond memories of my visit in 2002, (after the last OIDFA conference) and made my desire to go to Europe again next year stronger. Thank you again Regards Faye Owers Shearwater Tasmania Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Arthritis in thumbs
I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I haven't kept any of the messages. My mum has developed arthritis in her thumbs which is stopping her from safely lifting pans etc and of course means she can't do any craft work. She is wearing copper bracelets, but I was wonder if there were any other ideas I could pass on to her Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Humour
As the airliner pushed back from the gate, the flight attendant gave the passengers the usual information regarding seat belts, exits, etc. Finally, she said, Now sit back and enjoy your trip while Captain Judith Campbell and crew take you safely to your destination. Joe sitting in the eighth row thought to himself, Did I hear her right? Is the captain a woman? When the attendants came by with the drink cart, he said, Did I understand you right? Is the captain a woman? Yes, said the attendant, In fact, this entire crew is female. My God, said Joe, I'd better have two scotch and sodas. I don't know what to think of all those women up there in the cockpit. That's another thing sir, said the attendant, We no longer call it the Cock-pit, it's now the Box-office. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Arthritis in thumbs
Sue, I sympathise with your mum. I didn't realise that RA doesn't affect the topmost finger joints, and, what I thought was a flare up in some of them that would settle, is developing osteoarthritis. I've also been told that I must come off steroids, which I've been taking for the past 5 years, so while my joints are starting to complain during the reduction and eventual replacement with an increase in one of my other drugs, I'm having a bit of difficulty gripping things because my thumbs are particularly painful. What I've always been told is to get pain under control by taking the maximum dose of painkillers to begin with. It's like coming downstairs with pain at the top. You take a dose of painkillers and the pain comes down two steps, as that dose wears off, the pain goes up one step. The next dose bring you down two more steps and gradually up one as it wears off. So eventually the pain will reach the bottom of the stairs, and you can start taking a maintenance dose, or stop altogether if the cause of the pain has been eased. Transferring load to a larger joint is wise, so, for instance, instead of trying to hold a cup and saucer with fingers, put it on a tray and rest the tray across your lower arms so your elbows are taking the weight. Put potatoes and other vegetables in the type of wire basket that you find in chip pan, and put that in your saucepan of water. When the vegetables are cooked lift out the vegetables in the basket, and then lift the saucepan and water - lighter than vegetables, water and saucepan. I don't believe in 'old wives tales' and alternative therapies - done't see how they can work, but the physio' who treated me after my knee replacement said that magnetic bracelets can work if you're sensitive to them, and not everyone is. She said that all cells have a positive and a negative end, and if they become misaligned you can experience pain. If you're sensitive to magnets, then a magnetic bracelet can realign them and ease the pain. I had a rigid open-ended one with a magnet at each end, and it worked. But I react to some metals, and the bracelet caused intense irritation so I stopped wearing it. However last week I found one made completely of magnetic beads on memory wire so there's no metal to irritate. That too is giving me relief. Crafts gloves can help some people - like tight fitting mittens. I have soft splints to wear during the day if I need to - they can be bought at disabled living shops - and rigid ones for night time, but I don't wear them because they make my hands more painful not less. There's no way I'd give up my crafts unless they were impossibe. I had to give up knitting and learned bobbin lacemaking instead. I pick the bobbins up by the spangles - that's most comfortable for me. My rheumatologist said last week It's your illness. How you manage it is entirely up to you. You know what you can do and what you can't. You know what you're prepared to sacrifice and what you're not, while still maintaining the quality of life you want. You also know that if something cause you pain, it's proably not doing you a lot of good, but again it's your choice. Hope your mum finds something to give her relief. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Weather
I have to say, I'm another who loves hearing about the weather in other places. Where I live in Michigan, we had a very wet spring, and the Grand River near where my parents and brother live reached its highest level since the 1960's. Lake Michigan recovered several inches of depth --we've been having low water levels, and some people who bought waterfront property on rivers that feed the lake found themselves looking out at mud flats these last 5 years or so. I forget how many millions or billions of gallons they said it took to add an inch to the level of Lake Michigan. This affects Lake Michigan shipping, and the ore and cargo freighters have been loaded less heavily to avoid scraping bottom in the harbors and channels. Lots of money has been spent on dredging the channels deeper. Last year we were adding on to our house (a geodesic dome-room with a little bunker basement), and it seemed like every time the contractor put his hand on the back hoe, it began to rain! Today it's an overcast and steamy day, but we are still going to the beach for our son's 5th birthday. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Weather
On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 08:34:50 +0100, Jean wrote: Although he's 65 he's just bought his third and most expensive mountain bike. Not that he rides on mountains, it's just that it's got front fork suspension and suspension in the frame so it's vey comfortable, and this one is very light (not on the pocket though) so he can use his energy moving himself rather than the bike as well. Every fine day that's fine throughout the year he's out in the morning and cycles about 25 miles with a break in the middle. He meets up with a group of similar aged men at a coffee stall on the cliffs (must be a bit like Last of the Summer Wine). Your husband is my nemesis - the cycling stealth pensioner. They look quite innocent, but there are us younger cyclists toiling up a hill puffing and panting, while the cycling pensioner cheerily overtakes and chats with the breath we don't have. It's that doing it every day that gets them fit. I'm just hoping that when I retire I too can become one. Jean might be pleased to know that regular cycling adds about 10 years to normal life expectancy, for men and women. -- Jury - A group of 12 people, who, having lied to the judge about their health, hearing, and business engagements, have failed to fool him. Henry Louis Mencken 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-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Cycling
Steph wrote: It's that doing it every day that gets them fit. My husband had a heart attack in 1995, and since then has exercised for at least 40 minutes a day for a minimum of 5 days a week. We have a motorised treadmill, magnetic resistance exercise bike, and a continuous rowing machine (he's finding that difficult now), which he uses if he can't get out on his bike sufficiently. Strangely enough, he decided he wanted to live after the heart attack, and has the discipline to keep exercising. I haven't, even if arthritis would let me. 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] Arthritis in thumbs
At 10:44 AM 7/20/2004, you wrote: Sue, I sympathise with your mum. Me, too. I have arthritis pains in my thumbs, off and on. The initial attack was very painful. I had to stop doing anything that put pressure on the thumb joints. That was when I stopped knitting, crocheting, embroidery type crafts--anything that required constant tension by the thumb. I could pick up the lace bobbins between my fingers if the thumb was too sore. Lace has become my main hobby/interest in the past ten years. With mine, I knew that it would eventually ease off some, though it never goes completely away. If it hurts too much, I take an aspirin, but I don't like to do so if I can get away with it. So far I only use aspirin and moaning. For temporary relief, I have a spray-on pain relief that I put just on the joint that's hurting. It will ease the pain for a couple hours. Usually it has subsided by then so I don't have to reapply it. My habits have been re-formed to use my fingers and palms to a greater extent. Knobs can be turned with two palms if the thumb hurts. Fingers can hold a pencil or mixing spoon. Though I haven't figured out how to work my mouse without the thumb. There must be a way, somehow. Must get back to packing. I'll be gone for 5 days. My email will just stack up until I get back. Probably DH will prune out the spam for me, but it will take a while to catch up then. Happy lacing and less hurting, Alice in Oregon -- in the middle of a heat wave. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: kangaroo meat
Hello to all lacemakers, Jean could begin with kangaroo tail soup! Barbara, Parkes Australia To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] show Tell
Oh Jean! That is priceless!! However did you refrain from falling over laughing?!! from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
