[lace] emery pin cushions
Thanks one and all for the suggestions of felt - wool felt only. I hadn't thought of that fabric. Can't wait to try it. Also the container idea. I have used small containers as a base before but didn't connect to use it for the emery powder. And, Jacquie, yes, the emery I have is very fine. Finer than sand. Jane O'Connor New Lenox, IL [EMAIL PROTECTED] Take time to laugh, it is the music of the soul - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Lace Guild Website Advent Calendar
On Nov 30, 2004, at 19:09, Jean & David Leader wrote: OK, we managed to get something together in the St Nick of time (ho! ho! ho!). A different type of competition this year - doesn't require vast (any?) knowledge of lace, so we look forward to lots of entries. Many thanks. Unlike Janice, I didn't get around to checking it out till just now - 1AM on the East Coast of US, and well into the early morning (if a dark one, at this time of year) in UK. It came up, bells-a-ringin'... It took a bit of time to load; I thought I was gonna get "Janice experience", gave up for tonight, and clicked on the "Census" to remind myself - once again - what the requirements for the luggage label were (I'm currently see-sawing between making the lace for the label and making some Christmas ornaments to send off as card inclusions. Both ideas are "distractions" from what I'm supposed to be doing - getting a pattern/article for IOLI's Feb 15 deadline - and both are more pleasant prospects ). Of course, to re-inforce my technophobia, the Advent Calendar came up a split-second before it flickered off and disappeared, giving priority to the second click and Census :) But I got them both eventually, and now I can lay my head to rest. Yours, still a very blue "blue" in the "red" (commie???) State of Virginia, --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] wreath boxes caution
Just a note FYI, I measured my pillows, and then ran right out to Target to get some wreath boxes, and found that even though the plastic boxes were labeled 22in. X 22in. X 6 in, because of the way they fasten the inside measurement is 18 inches across. The brand was Style Master. Will check into some other brands, but if your pillow is more than 18in. it won't fit. They also are not very sturdy, and the lids were domed so I don't think they would stack very easily. April - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Advent Calendar
I clicked on the Lace Guild web site http://www.laceguild.demon.co.uk/ went to the Advent Calendar, waited patiently whilst it set up, clicked on door #1 and nothing hasppend. Silly me, it is still November here, but surely December 1 in England now even though it is only 1 a.m. in the morning. Guess I will have to wait till tomorrow and supress my excitement. Thanks for the replies about "pin and chip". I think I had better get a pin number for my Visa card before I come to England next June. Janice Where I just heard the snow plow go by for the second time tonight - so much for flurries!! 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]
Re: [lace] Pillow storage (wreath boxes)
Usually these boxes are for Christmas wreaths. The kind we hang on the front door in America. They are usually made of artificial materials and come out of their storage year after year. Well at least until they are too tatty and we replace them with a new one. :-) As they are often about the size of a cookie pillow they might make a good storage place. The Ace Hardware flyer today had one for $7.99 and was 24" wide. Janice eva schaefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: and, while you're at it - please, what kind of wreath would you store - and why - in a box --- Dorte Zielke schrieb: > Hi all > Well now I have to get to know, what is a wreath > box, I looked the word up > in a english/danish and couldn't put the translation > together with storage > pillows. > Dorte > http://www.f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dorte_zielke/my_photos > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write > to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___ Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - Jetzt mit 100MB Speicher kostenlos - Hier anmelden: http://mail.yahoo.de 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] Lace Guild Website Advent Calendar
OK, we managed to get something together in the St Nick of time (ho! ho! ho!). A different type of competition this year - doesn't require vast (any?) knowledge of lace, so we look forward to lots of entries. For those who have joined the list in the last year and wonder what on earth we're going on about, it's the annual Advent Calendar on the Lace Guild website (address in our signature below) which you get to by clicking on the sprig of holly on the top menu bar of the home page. You can only open the windows up to the current date (so no cheating possible) and I'm afraid you need javascript (scripting) turned on in your web browser, so there may be the odd work computer that will not let you open the windows. Two of the days have links to small lace patterns - but you'll have to wait a few days for the first. There's a competition with prizes - this year jigsaw puzzling some of the lace pictures together again. That's about it. If you have any problems email us and we'll try to sort them out. Best wishes, Jean and David -- 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] Lace Guild Website Update
In reply to our query: The usual diary info update will follow at the end of month. I have this nagging feeling there's something else we should have been preparing. Let us know if any of you can think of it. Several people wrote: Advent-calendar That's what it was. Thanks for reminding us, but there isn't much time left now. I guess we'll just have to see if we can throw anything together. Let you know tomorrow. David (in Glasgow) and Jean (out teaching lacemaking) -- 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] Pillow storage (wreath boxes)
I would like a box for a larger 'wreath' (a.k.a. lace pillow). I'm going to check out Home Hardware (less crowded than Wallyworld ) Thanks for the idea! -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins and New Christmas Bobbin www.woodhavenbobbins.com On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Anne Toney wrote: > I saw a Rubbermaid wreath box at Target Saturday. It is made to hold a 20" > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Pillow storage (wreath boxes)
Sorry - but I had written a last line just curious - Eva and when I went to erase the original mail, my PC decided to go off on his own. I apologize - Eva ___ Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - Jetzt mit 100MB Speicher kostenlos - Hier anmelden: http://mail.yahoo.de - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Pillow storage (wreath boxes)
Hello Dorte. A wreath box is simply a rigid storage container for an artificial Christmas or seasonal wreath. I bought a beautiful artificial wreath last Christmas. It is a grapevine wreath with pine cones and artificial fruit wired onto it and it is a little fragile. I want to box it to protect the finish on the fruit and to keep things from being knocked off of it. Also I am in the middle of moving to a new city so that protection is really needed for the move. You couldn't put it together with the pillows is that this is a case of using something for a completely different use than it was intended for. Hope this helps. Janet -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of eva schaefer Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 9:01 AM To: Dorte Zielke; Janice Blair; lace-digest Subject: Re: [lace] Pillow storage (wreath boxes) and, while you're at it - please, what kind of wreath would you store - and why - in a box --- Dorte Zielke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > Hi all > Well now I have to get to know, what is a wreath > box, I looked the word up > in a english/danish and couldn't put the translation > together with storage > pillows. > Dorte > http://www.f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dorte_zielke/my_photos > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write > to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___ Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - Jetzt mit 100MB Speicher kostenlos - Hier anmelden: http://mail.yahoo.de - 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]
Re: [lace] Pillow storage (wreath boxes)
and, while you're at it - please, what kind of wreath would you store - and why - in a box --- Dorte Zielke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > Hi all > Well now I have to get to know, what is a wreath > box, I looked the word up > in a english/danish and couldn't put the translation > together with storage > pillows. > Dorte > http://www.f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dorte_zielke/my_photos > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write > to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___ Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - Jetzt mit 100MB Speicher kostenlos - Hier anmelden: http://mail.yahoo.de - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Emery Powder Pin Cushion
In a message dated 11/30/04 3:14:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > A felt lining works well for me - it keeps the emery powder inside and > makes > the cushion more comfortable to use when pushing in the pins. > Dear Lacemakers (especially those new to such things), A reminder when using felt for pin cushions - the felt *must be made of wool*. If it is a synthetic felt, it will hold moisture and that will damage pins left in it. Margot in Halifax - I loved your method of constructing a pin cushion and have put the instructions in a permanent file. "Genius" should be your middle name! Everyone: Always think through solutions to determine if they will do the job, but do no harm. This is what conservators are taught, and works well for many things in daily life. Even designing. Think what you want something to look like and what its function will be. Then, figure out how to get there. This is especially important when making something that requires supplies in pre-determined sizes, such as the face powder container Margot used, or sizes of frames available ready-made - which will cost much less than a custom-made frame. Kind regards, Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace & Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: emory powder pincushions
I have two of these pincushions...one that I made with a kit that the Springetts used to sell, and one that I purchased ready made. Both are made with velvet, heart shaped and lace trimmed. Ive never noticed the emory powder falling out of them, and they are many years old !! The nap (?) on the velvet is very short. I am teaching my niece to make lace and have given her one of them for her lace pillow, so it has a lot of lacing still ahead of it. Debbie in Florida - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] emery pwdr pin cushion
I made mine at least 10 years ago, using 2 layers of cotton broadcloth. First I bought round, plastic container of face powder - the one I have was the Cover Girl brand - emptied out the powder and drilled a hole through the centre of the bottom. (That is so I can pin the cushion to my pillow if I want.) The height of the container is about 1 inch. Then I cut 2 circles of cotton broadcloth and ran a gathering thread around the circumference of each of them. I think the size of the circles was the size of the container, multiplied by 2, plus 1 inch for the sides and some extra for gathering and overlapping. I then poured the emery into the centre of 1 circle, gathered it up, flattened down the gathers, and sewed over them. Then I put that ball on the second circle, with the sewing touching the centre of the second circle. After gathering the second circle and sewing it, I sewed a piece of lace on the top. I used a Beds piece that was designed for paperweights. Then I plopped the whole thing in the container. There's been no leakage in 10 years and I use it all the time. It's especially good when I travel, since I can push down all the pins and put the top on the container. Hope this makes sense - it's very early in the morning here. Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] emery pwdr pin cushion
Hi Linda and other spiders, Yes, felt worked for me too but I used it double thickness and found that no emery powder escaped I have had this one now for about four years. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: "Linda Walton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [lace] emery pwdr pin cushion > A felt lining works well for me - it keeps the emery powder inside and makes > the cushion more comfortable to use when pushing in the pins. > > Linda Walton, > (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). > > > > Re: A while back, I bought some Emery Powder for pin cushions from Tim > > Parker. > > What fabric should I use?? > > Something very tightly woven for an inner layer: calico works well . > > > > Alice, if this works, be sure to let us know. I have tried every fabric - > > doubled and tripled - I can get my hands on and the emery powder still > > comes thru to dirty up the pillow or anything else it sits on. > > - > 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]
Re: [lace] Lacemakers fair and currency
Pin and chip cards have a PIN (Personal Identification Number) uncoded into an electronic chip which is integral to the card. All credit and debit cards in UK will have then by next year and instead of signing the receipt/counterfoil you are required to tap in the PIN. Won't apply to telephone/mail order but could affect anyone visiting from overseas who has a card which doesn't have pin and chip. Presumably you will have to get cash from an ATM, so you will still need to know the PIN. The PIN on my new debit card (valid from 01/12) is the same as number as I've always used to get cash from the ATM. Brenda On Nov 30, 2004, at 12:25 am, Janice Blair wrote: I am familiar with pin numbers from my bank card, don't have one for my visa card, but what is "pin & chip"? If this is too unrelated to lace now transfer to Chat, but most of us need to use plastic to buy our lace supplies these days. Janice Brenda Paternoster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At the last lace day I went to Tim Parker was saying that that's likely to change from next year when pin & chip applies to all cards because the traders will need to invest in pin and chip readers, and many of the smaller businesses (of the type that attend lace days, craft fairs etc) will find it uneconomic to do so. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA 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]
Re: [lace] Lacemakers fair and currency
The method of processing cards suggested by Brenda is the one Barbara Fey uses when she is away from home, ie) in Prague. She wrote all of the details down and then processed the payment when she got back. I think she must have had several days worth of work after the Congress, but it seemed to work well. Jean in Cleveland U.K. On 29 Nov 2004, at 22:48, Brenda Paternoster wrote: On Nov 28, 2004, at 10:38 pm, Janice Blair wrote: I alway use my bank card when travelling for getting cash. There is usually one at the airport even if you have to search a bit for it. If there is a vendor that you particularly want to buy from check if they have a web site and whether they take credit cards. I know on my first visit to the NEC I quickly ran out of cash but that was yearsa ago and I think more vendors are taking plastic than before. At the last lace day I went to Tim Parker was saying that that's likely to change from next year when pin & chip applies to all cards because the traders will need to invest in pin and chip readers, and many of the smaller businesses (of the type that attend lace days, craft fairs etc) will find it uneconomic to do so. He did say that he would continue to accept plastic as though it were mail/telephone order - ie he'll write down your card number then process it on the old machine when he gets home, but he would prefer cash or cheque. 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] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Pillow storage (wreath boxes)
Your translation is probably right! A wreath is a ring of flowers, leaves, ribbons built on a wire, wood or flower arranger's foam frame. They are used a lot at Christmas to hang on doors, but also traditionally at funerals. They can be a similar shape and size to a round lace pillow which is why a box to keep one will fit the other. I haven't seen wreath boxes here in England - but then I haven't been looking and wouldn't want to store a wreath from one year to the next anyway! If I did, I guess it would just go in a big bag on top of the rest of the decorations in the attic. I certainly wouldn't buy a special box for it. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] emery pwdr pin cushion
A felt lining works well for me - it keeps the emery powder inside and makes the cushion more comfortable to use when pushing in the pins. Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). > Re: A while back, I bought some Emery Powder for pin cushions from Tim > Parker. > What fabric should I use?? > Something very tightly woven for an inner layer: calico works well . > > Alice, if this works, be sure to let us know. I have tried every fabric - > doubled and tripled - I can get my hands on and the emery powder still > comes thru to dirty up the pillow or anything else it sits on. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Pillow storage (wreath boxes)
Hi all Well now I have to get to know, what is a wreath box, I looked the word up in a english/danish and couldn't put the translation together with storage pillows. Dorte http://www.f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dorte_zielke/my_photos - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
