[lace] Personalised stamps
Personalised stamps have been around for quite a while in the UK and can be ordered through the Royal Mail web site. They are an additional stamp attached to one of an existing set of decorative stamps, so it's like two stamps joined together. As far as I can see, it's only for photographs of people, but it could be a photo of a person wearing lace of course. They cost 14 pounds 95 pence for 20 - quite expensive, but rather nice for a special occasion. http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/smilers?catId=9300091pageId=smi_to_selec tionproduct=prod350007 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] Personalised stamps
Jean wrote: Personalised stamps have been around for quite a while in the UK and can be ordered through the Royal Mail web site. We have the same in The Netherlands. It does not have to be a photo of people, it can be lace or whatever also. When you order 10 stamps it is about 3x the regular price, but when you order 100 (!) it is only 1,5 x the regular price. I have never given it a thought, but it is a nice idea! anneke reijs in foggy Baexem, The Netherlands [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.hetnet.nl/~aplag/ - - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Personalised stamps
In a message dated 20/12/2004 08:38:29 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Personalised stamps have been around for quite a while in the UK and can be ordered through the Royal Mail web site. They cost 14 pounds 95 pence for 20 - quite expensive, but rather nice for a special occasion. Looking at these which are only an add-on to the side of the stamp, a similar (and considerably easier and cheaper) option would be to simply print the required photo onto small sticky labels. Use them next to the stamp, on the flap or even as part of your return address label. I prefer the US idea where your design *is* the stamp, but if this is all the Royal Mail will offer (and what a price, getting on for 3x first class mail) then I think I might have a go at DIY. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Personalised stamps
I am not sure I have the ability to print digital photos on stickers, being not very computer sophisticated. But I like the personalized sticker idea. Once my husband and I were stranded at a movie theatre waiting for my daughter to come out of a movie. In the lobby they had a booth where you could have your photo taken and put onto stickers for a very nominal fee. In fact, your photo would be framed by a heart, or you could appear in a pocket together. There were quite a few such artifices to appeal to teenagers. So my husband and I had our picture taken superimposed on a heart and we stick the sticker on gifts to the daughter. There must be similar services available perhaps through the advertisements in the back of women's magazines that are intended to make stickers of your grandchildren, but can instead be used for lace. Another possibility is personalized postcards. When I go to art openings they are always advertised with postcards. It can't be too expensive to make up several hundred postcards of your own work or lace that you own and use them for Christmas cards and short notes. I have taken to making my own individual postcards on the computer. One can print a set of four photos on glossy paper and cut them apart. I draw a line down the center and put a standard post card stamp on them. I have checked with the post office and they have no problem with this. There is also a program in Camedia, the soft ware that came with my camera that allows you to put lettering on these pictures. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] wearing art-felted jewelry
In a message dated 12/19/2004 9:30:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (What, by the way, is a felted piece of jewelry? I've never heard of it before) This felted jewelry is very unusual and I think, rather unique to the artist. She claims that she has researched it and no one else is doing anything like it. She gets fleece and somehow adds color, I think largely by combing dye through it, because the color is very vibrant and striking. She uses a felting technique but after she drains the fiber over the screen, while still wet, she sculpts it into petals and flower shapes. One piece I saw looked like a long vine with beautiful blue morning glories on it, wrapped around her neck. At the Christmas Party she had a smaller flower brooch on, but still probably six inches in diameter. Her totally black attire really sets off these vibrant colors and the textural quality makes them scrumptious. I think that this is actually one of the secrets of approaching the art world with lace jewelry. Such people have totally plain attire that they then set off with a stunning work of art jewelry. In fact, in New York, it is not uncommon for people to dress entirely in black such that you sometimes feel that you have stumbled into a mime convention. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Christmas Snowman Raffle
Well that was a lot of fun! And thank you fro all your Christmas greetings - it was worth doing to receive all those nice messages - all 58 of them! Sorry not to be able to provide a kit for everyone (!) but the snowman can be worked in other threads - try chenille and something finer to put the beads on.. That would be interesting. Meanwhile the lucky winner is: Sandy Risley Sandy - please send me your snail mail address and I will get this off to you immediately Sue - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Personalised stamps
There are many inexensive software packages designed for printing on labels, mine came included in my WordPerfect package. The labels are all made in set sizes and so you just tell the computer which photo to use on which size label and it more or less does it for you. So, you could do single sheets with a different photo on each sheet. Don't know if you can mix photos on a sheet. The first lot I did were for the lids of our honey jars so I had a photo and our name and address on the tiny return mail size labels; if I can cope with that, I'm sure most people can. You can use the same programme for business cards, and if you don't want to splash out on the ready perforated sheets they still look most professional done on ordinary art card (I've used softly marbled and also one with a slight texture) and then cut up with a craft knife. I hadn't thought of adding a photo of a piece of my lace - duh. (BTW, that's the lace bit of the post!) Avery labels are one of the best known brands and I wouldn't be surprised if they had a basic label programme to download - it might be worth a google. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Personalised stamps
There is photobox.co.uk where you can upload your image and have it printed as a sheet of photo labels. Your image just needs to be a JPEG and not necessarily a photo. Not sure of the prices but most of their products are very reasonable. Claire Kent UK On 20 Dec 2004, at 1:57 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are many inexensive software packages designed for printing on labels, mine came included in my WordPerfect package. The labels are all made in set sizes and so you just tell the computer which photo to use on which size label and it more or less does it for you. So, you could do single sheets with a different photo on each sheet. Don't know if you can mix photos on a sheet. The first lot I did were for the lids of our honey jars so I had a photo and our name and address on the tiny return mail size labels; if I can cope with that, I'm sure most people can. You can use the same programme for business cards, and if you don't want to splash out on the ready perforated sheets they still look most professional done on ordinary art card (I've used softly marbled and also one with a slight texture) and then cut up with a craft knife. I hadn't thought of adding a photo of a piece of my lace - duh. (BTW, that's the lace bit of the post!) Avery labels are one of the best known brands and I wouldn't be surprised if they had a basic label programme to download - it might be worth a google. Jacquie - 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] Personalised stamps
Australia's had personalised stamps for some times - a sheet of 20 is $23.00 for $10.00 postal value, decreasing with greater quantity. But it has a Post Office design on two thirds of the sheet, you can only add your photo to the right hand third. Several designs to choose from, but limiting for our application of lace illustration. Nice idea, though. Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Personalised stamps
At 07:47 AM 12/20/04 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not sure I have the ability to print digital photos on stickers, being not very computer sophisticated. Anything you can print, you can print onto sticky labels -- just put a sheet of special paper into the printer. For people who are worried about hitting the label, they make un-cut sheets of sticky paper -- print on it, and cut the labels apart afterward. (A dressmaker's rotary cutter is good for this, and if paper is all you are going to cut with it, a stack of newspaper will do for a mat.) (Obligatory warning: one single pass across paper will ruin the blade for cutting fabric.) But when the backing and the label are cut in the same place, you may have trouble peeling off the backing. (Pity they no longer make lick-and-stick labels, which don't have this problem.) A sharp scalpel (Exacto-knife) can pry the layers apart. !! Plain paper and glue sticks! -- Joy Beeson http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ http://home.earthlink.net/~dbeeson594/ROUGHSEW/ROUGH.HTM http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/ west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where we are just south of the lake-effect snow and our two previous snowfalls didn't stick. (But everything is well mulched except the lily of the valley, and they are tougher than nails.) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] New Round of Secret Pals
Dear Arachnes With everything else that's happening at the present time I'm a bit late in sending out this invitation to join the next round of Secret Pals. The new round will start in January 2005 and I will endeavour to have all the pairings done by 2nd or 3rd, so please start thinking about your first package NOW if you wish to join. The deadline for applying is midnight 31 December/1 January (UK time) If you have any questions please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and please include the words Secret Pal in the subject line so that the messages go into the right mailbox on my computer. If you choose to participate please save this message. - EXPLANATION For the newbies, a Secret Pal is a person you send gifts to anonymously for five months, then reveal your name with the sixth package. You would be receiving gifts from a different person than the one you send to. The thank you's for received gifts are to be posted to Lace-Chat. The gifts are supposed to be tokens of friendship, not expensive items. Favorite things to send are sweets/candy, chocolate, tea, bobbins, thread, regional specialties, pin cushions, small pieces of lace or bookmarks, patterns, notecards, toiletries etc. It's also nice to include something about the area in which you live, pictures of your lace and in the final package maybe a photo of yourself. Anything you like will probably be liked by your Secret Pal. SECRET PAL ADMINISTRATOR I am Brenda Paternoster from Kent, England and it's my second time as Secret Pal co-ordinator. -- APPLICATION Arachnians who wish to participate should apply by 31st December. I will try to have the secret pal assignments out by 3rd January so the packages have time to be assembled. They should be mailed by 5th January. This exchange will run from January 2005 until June 2005 when you will reveal your identity. This is a SIX-MONTH COMMITMENT. To apply, send an email message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following information: 1. Your name 2. Email address 3. Complete mailing address 4. For USA applicants only, preference for USA or overseas pal. (Remember, overseas has larger postage costs and takes longer to be delivered). Because most people prefer an overseas pal this option will not be available to non-USA people 5. Affirmation of the following statements: _I have read and understand the rules of participating. _I will mail my packages by the 5th of each month. _I will email a thank you message to Lace-chat within THREE DAYS of receiving each package. _I will notify the coordinator immediately if something will prevent mailing my package on time or if I have to withdraw. _I understand that I will be summarily removed from the round if I fail to fulfill my agreement. 6. Give a brief bio of yourself to assist your Pal in selecting items for you - stage in life, family, pets, favourite activities, favourite colors, types of lace you make or like, non-lace hobbies, pierced ears or not, food allergies or diet restrictions (no nuts, sugar, chocolate, etc), preferred bobbin styles if you do BL, and anything else you wish to share. The more info you give about yourself the easier it will be for your secret pal to choose goodies for you. 7. Please tell me the names of people with whom you have already been paired with in previous rounds of secret pal exchanges. RULES 1. Please be prompt in mailing by the 5th of each month so that your secret pal gets the package by the 15th of the intended month. It is depressing to expect a package and not get one. If you must be late, email me [EMAIL PROTECTED] before the mailing deadline so your special pal can be notified. 2. Include a real, usable return address, not your own. Mine will be fine for UK use. Overseas please find a friend who will let you use his/hers. All packages need a return address in case of delivery problems. Packages sent abroad should bear the necessary customs declaration. 3. When the package arrives, as soon as possible post a brief note to LACE-CHAT (not Lace!!!) to say Thank You. This lets your sending pal know that it was safely received. It's not necessary to write a long message-- just acknowledge the package. You can send your thank you messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] even if you don't take chat. 4. Pack carefully. A padded bag may not protect a fragile item. Liquids aren't good in containers going overseas, and are not recommended in any package. UK's Royal Mail states that anything resembling a powder is best avoided or at least double wrapped. 5. If you have not received a package by the 20th, tell the administrator so she can find out what has happened. If a person cannot continue the exchange, the pal will be given to someone else so he/she will not be left out. Please let the administrator know if you cannot
Re:[lace-chat] holy moly! thanks!
Thank you all, who helped me in this quest! Arachne is good for an (and not only one) answer or each and every question. You're great! Eva, the happy moly tea To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Is this correct?
Sorry to raise something political, but DH had this sent to him yesterday. Knowing that what the US does, the UK usually follows (year grades in schools, SATS, etc), is this correct? As part of our tightened security since 9/11 passports have to be produced for internal air travel here, which means that, not having been outside the UK since 1959 and therefore not having had need of a passport, currently I can't fly from Bournemouth to London, but then it is only 60 odd miles. In a chilling act more reminiscent of the now defunct Soviet Union or the Nazi regime of Adolph Hitler, the United States Congress passed legislation yesterday that requires the States to surrender their regulatory rights over driver's licenses and birth certificates to The Department of Homeland Security. The massive US Intelligence Reform Bill weighed in at over 3,000 pages and though unread by individual Members of either the House or Senate nevertheless passed all of the legislative hurdles needed in order to become law. President Bush lobbied hard for these provisions, only objecting when Senator Sensenbrenner attempted to require these same provisions for illegal aliens but which the President opposed. This provision was dropped from the final bill. Beginning in 2005, the Department of Homeland Security will issue new uniformity regulations to the States requiring that all Drivers Licenses and Birth Certificates meet minimal Federal Standards with regard to US citizen information, including biometric security provisions. Added to currently existing Federal Laws and Supreme Court rulings American citizens when born will be issued a Social Security Number that will be included on their Birth Certificates, along with DNA biometric markers. All birth certificates will also be registered in a Federal Government database maintained by the Department of Homeland Security. No child will be allowed enrollment to schools or be entitled to either State of Federal Government benefits programs without first presenting a certified Homeland Security registered Birth Certificate. Drivers Licenses will also contain DNA biometric markers and include the holders Social Security Number and be required for receiving and applying for all State and Federal benefits programs. Previous Supreme Court rulings have also upheld State and Federal Law Enforcement authorities right to request Identification from any American citizen, for any reason and at any time as not being violations of their, the citizens, constitutionally protected rights. Major Banks and credit card companies have applauded the adoption of a National ID system as being important to counter fraud and increasing instances of identity theft. National ID cards with biometric markers will eliminate them from having to issue Credit and Debit cards, which for the first time in US history have surpassed the usage of checks and cash. Utilizing The Department of Homeland Securities centralized federal database, Banks and credit card companies will only require the presentation of a citizens Driver's License to make purchases as all of the persons financial information, including credit and cash balances, will already be known in 'real time'. (The combining of Homeland Security and Banking databases on citizen's balances and purchases, along with their past and present purchasing information, has been allowed under previous Federal Laws including the Patriot Act.) Also included in this bill is a law to require The Department of Homeland Security to establish a separate ID system for citizens to use prior to boarding airplanes, and which is eerily reminiscent of the Soviet and Nazi regimes dreaded Internal Passport. Never before in our history have the words of Benjamin Franklin been so correct when he stated: people willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both. 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] Is this correct?
That depends what you mean by correct. The piece you quoted is an editorial written by a free-lance writer named Jonathan Wheeler. http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?disc=149495;article=72546;title=APFN It's fairly widespread on the Internet (more on fringe sites than mainstream news sites), so it's difficult to tell how accurate his valuation of the bill is. I think CNN gives a better summary of the US Intelligence Reform Bill: http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/08/intelligence.key.facts/ Avital Sorry to raise something political, but DH had this sent to him yesterday. Knowing that what the US does, the UK usually follows (year grades in schools, SATS, etc), is this correct? As part of our tightened security since 9/11 passports have to be produced for internal air travel here, which means that, not having been outside the UK since 1959 and therefore not having had need of a passport, currently I can't fly from Bournemouth to London, but then it is only 60 odd miles. In a chilling act more reminiscent of the now defunct Soviet Union or the Nazi regime of Adolph Hitler, the United States Congress passed legislation yesterday that requires the States to surrender their regulatory rights over driver's licenses and birth certificates to The Department of Homeland Security. The massive US Intelligence Reform Bill weighed in at over 3,000 pages and though unread by individual Members of either the House or Senate nevertheless passed all of the legislative hurdles needed in order to become law. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Mathematical Crochet
I don't see anyone else mentioning this - so thought I would. There is a picture on the bbc news link below. Mathematicians have made a crochet model of chaos - and are challenging anyone else to repeat the effort. Dr Hinke Osinga and Professor Bernd Krauskopf, of Bristol University's engineering mathematics department, used 25,511 crochet stitches to represent the Lorenz equations. The equations describe the nature of chaotic systems - such as the weather or a turbulent river. The academics are offering a bottle of champagne to anyone who cares to follow the pattern published in the journal Mathematics Intelligencer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4099615.stm A Christmas project anyone? Louise in frosty Cambridge. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Is this correct?
Avital wrote: That depends what you mean by correct. The piece you quoted is an editorial written by a free-lance writer named Jonathan Wheeler. Ah. That's why I don't read newspapers - they tend to be one person's slant on something rather than just facts. 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] what do you do for christmas?
Merry Christmas to everyone. Since it is only 4 sleeps to go, ( in Geelong Australia ) so my daughter Madeline (6) keeps telling me , what does everyone do for christmas day? We are not religious so its more the celebration of family. On christmas eve my family : children Madeline Sebastian ( 4), husband Jon my mum, brother, nephew ( 4 ) his mum ( not my s-i-l to long a story ! ) aunt, uncle, 2 cousins their partners and children 1 each, ( 2 1 yr olds) all stay the night at my place. We have dinner (tea) which is whatever..dips, savouries, satay chicken wings..etc. We play games and christmas music all night. Hopefully it will be a nice night to sit outside. The children go to bed around 8.30pm with their stockings on their door, also leaving carrotts and water for the reindeer and shortbread made by my children and milk for santa. and also leave a special key for santa as we have no chimney for santa to get in !! At midnight ( my uncle who get a huge leg of ham from his work ) gets sliced and we have ham on toast . This has been going on since I was about 10 now 37 ! Everyone loves it but not a good night sleep on a full tummy. We get up around 6am depends when the kids are awake, they get their presents from santa, now have to label each pile to stop the confusion of 5 children running in and grabbing something. We then have breakfast...ham on toast again! or cereal whatever you want. After that we sit and open all the other presents, we have this year done a Kris Kringle with everyone ( buy one present per person) but I still by for my mum. The wrapping paper is piled into the middle of the floor and my nan ( who passed away 2 years ago) used to fold it all up neatly in a pile then throw it away. we still make a story of that now. For lunch and hopefully its not a hot day for cooking, we have roast pork chicken, ham again !! pickled pork and turkey. roast potatoes, pumpkin, beans, peas, carrotts. broccoli. cauliflower. It is get yourself a plate and help yourself lunch. Then after everyone says cant eat another thing my mum asks whos for pudding and custard ? yes for everyone. My great grandmother was a chef in an Adelaide hotel in the 1930's and she made this pudding every year until she died then my mum started to make it. I have the original receipe written by my grandmother on a 1936 diary page, then I have had my mum re-write it and taken photos of mum making it in November and put it into my childrens photo albums so they can look back inyears to come. Normally in the afternoon everyone goes their seperate ways for tea, us to Jons parents.Some come back to stay the night again and go and look thru want every one else has got. For Boxing day we have tea which is left over meat and salads, pavalova, cheesecake and left over pudding for dessert. By then everyone has overeaten and tired, I love christmas and even though all my family live 5 minutes away from each other we have always stayed together christmas eve, just have to find more beds now we have children. But so nice to wake up to 5 excited children screaming Santa has been. Lee-Ann Withers Lacemaker, Cross-stitcher, Scrapbooker, Avid Reader and mum to 2 beautiful children http://au.f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/tasper67/my_photos to see them. - Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Is this correct?
On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:29:41 -, Jean wrote: As part of our tightened security since 9/11 passports have to be produced for internal air travel here, which means that, not having been outside the UK since 1959 and therefore not having had need of a passport, currently I can't fly from Bournemouth to London, but then it is only 60 odd miles. I think you have been given only part of the story here Jean. I took a flight from Manchester to Southampton about 10 days ago. What is required is a form of ID with a photo. The most commonly available forms are a passport or the newer style driving licence with photo, but they are not the only acceptable items. The only other things I've ever had with a photo on were student ID cards so what the alternatives are I don't know. -- History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. Abba Eban 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-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] what do you do for christmas?
At 03:00 PM 12/20/2004, you wrote: Merry Christmas to everyone, what does everyone do for christmas day? Ahhsome people have more exciting plans than we do. Our Christmas varies according to when the big family gathering is. This year, it's a few days after Christmas, so our Christmas Day itself will be very quiet. There's just the two of us, and now the two big kittens. My DH likes to open gifts on Christmas Eve. When we have Christmas alone, that's what we do -- sometime late in the evening. If we have Christmas with the family mob, then the gifts come 'after Santa has been here'. (And the full family gathering is a very different story.) DH asked if I had special plans. If not, then he would like to eat dinner at the huge buffet at the Casino. It's about a half hour drive. If the weather remains good, that's what we will do. There will be many foods to choose from, and no excuse for either of us to go away hunger. G It also means that I don't have to cook a big meal on the holiday. We'll most likely go to out to eat in the middle of the day, so we'll have a light breakfast, check our email, play with the cats, and get ready leisurely. After we return, we'll probably watch some TV, and I'll make lace. My pillow is set up in the living room in front of my chair. I think I've just finished the last angel that I can tolerate making at this time. I think I've done about 10 of them. I will put away the Christmas projects and have some pleasure with my 's-Gravenmoerse. It's half done, and I'd like to see it progress. Then there's the Torchon mat that I started about 8 years ago that I've lately had the urge to complete and free up that large pillow. In the evening, we'll have a pick up meal, and maybe open a bottle of wine. I will have to watch the time to unlock the church for a group in the evening, and then lock it afterwards. I'll have to save most of my wine until after that second trip if I want to drive legally. G On Boxing Day -- though most of the people in USA don't use that term -- there is a potluck Lacemakers Luncheon. My good friend and lace cohort, Shirley, hosts any lacemaker and husband who can come, to a 'leftovers' luncheon. We take our lace and work on it while talking in the living room. The guys take the dining room -- and I have no idea what they do. We start about 10 AM, then have lunch, and go home about 2 or so. Since my DH has the day off (which was a great surprise to me), he can go also this year. DH gave me a Christmas gift early. It's two hand painted eggshell ornaments. They are exquisite. The patterns make me think of Russian folk art. He gave them early so I could hang them up and enjoy them. Our weather is supposed to be mostly dry with a few light showers on occasion. It is cold because the weather pattern is coming down from the north. Right now there's sun shining but the street is damp. It must have rained lightly when I wasn't looking. Merry Christmas, Alice in Oregon -- where it's hard to type with a cat on my lap who's trying to catch my earrings. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Is this correct?
At 04:25 PM 12/20/2004, you wrote: On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:29:41 -, Jean wrote: As part of our tightened security since 9/11 passports have to be produced for internal air travel here... I think you have been given only part of the story here Jean. I took a flight from Manchester to Southampton about 10 days ago. What is required is a form of ID with a photo. . I have had to produce photo ID for years here in the USA when flying. Our driver's licenses have a photo, so that's the most used ID. People who don't drive can get an ID card from the Dept of Motor Vehicles with a picture -- it just doesn't allow one to drive but is legal photo ID. Alice in Oregon -- where our internet server is being sold but supposedly all our emails can remain the same. If I disappear from the web, that might be why. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Mittens on small folks
At 07:05 PM 12/18/04 -0500, Lynn Carpenter wrote: My Dover copy of Mary Thomas's Knitting Book mentions special glove needles used for knitting glove fingers. I wonder if anyone still sells glove needles? Must ask my Historic Knit list . . . After making a set of glove needles and finding them impossible to work with, I realized that in Mary Thomas's day, dp needles were long enough to tuck under your arm or plug into a knitting sheath to free up one hand. What she called glove needles were, no doubt, much like our sock needles. Report back what the Historic Knitters say. But don't tell me where they are; I spend *way* too much time sitting in front of the computer now. -- Joy Beeson http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ http://home.earthlink.net/~dbeeson594/ROUGHSEW/ROUGH.HTM http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/ west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where the canal has skimmed over with ice, and the creek is thinking about it. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: [lace] wearing art-felted jewelry
Moved to Chat because my reply has nothing to do with showing off lace: In fact, in New York, it is not uncommon for people to dress entirely in black such that you sometimes feel that you have stumbled into a mime convention. When we were in Sydney, I often wondered what was Australian and what was new to me because I'm not accustomed to big cities and fancy hotels. But it never occurred to me that the all-black office workers were anything other than Australian -- it made so much sense in the climate -- where in New York, people might wear black when they aren't being severely formal. The same custom prevails -- or used to -- in Hawaii. At least another malihini once told me that a tailor had told her he couldn't make a suit from the fabric she had brought him because it wasn't black. Since I hung out in the Kula, I never saw anybody dressed formally while I was there. -- Joy Beeson http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ http://home.earthlink.net/~dbeeson594/ROUGHSEW/ROUGH.HTM http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/ west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where there's no snow, but plenty of cold and wind. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re:[lace-chat] holy moly! thanks!
Thank you all, who helped me in this quest! Arachne is good for an (and not only one) answer or each and every question. You're great! Eva, the happy moly tea To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I suspect that holy moly came partly from the plant, and partly from a minced oath, a substitute for Holy Mary! -- -- Martha Krieg [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Michigan To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
re: [lace-chat] Mathematical Crochet
ahh, the Lorenz manifold - it looks like
an escapee from a lava lamp. Their paper is quite interesting and though
their math is impeccable no doubt, I do wish they had checked the spelling
of 'crochet' (it is not chrochet - at least not in English) and had taken
some advice on the use of the verb 'to weave' ('we weaved a rod' -ack-)
and had they cited the source for their crochet terms? I hadn't noticed in
scanning
their references...
However the crocheted Lorenz looks very cool. I think we should make one
in bobbin lace :)) How hard can it be?
:p
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bye for now
Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada)
Cdn. floral bobbins and New Christmas Bobbin
www.woodhavenbobbins.com
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[lace-chat] RE:Christmas day
Well, in answer to what we do on Christmas Day - it's part Christmas and part birthday (just as well we're not religious, with all that to deal with!). In the past we've gone for a cruise around the neighbourhood to see some of the lights - which the kids (now 9 and 6 1/2) enjoy - on the 24th. I always hope for snow on the 25th - just because I had 29 Christmases in the summer :-) It's snowed twice on the 25th, I think, in the 11 years I've been here. 1 year I even wore shorts and a t-shirt on Christmas Day - but then, we had one year where it about made it up to freezing after being around 10-12F for several days :-) After the kids have gone to bed, and are soundly sleeping, DH and I move the gifts for us from under the tree in the dining room to the one in the family room. Santa leaves a gift for each kid on the hearth (and leaves traces of his having scoffed cookies, and milk), and fills the stockings. On Christmas morning - the rule is you can't go downstairs until Mum and Dad are up, and then we head down and stay in the kitchen to prolong the excitement - and I bake sticky buns for DH - he has to have them every Christmas morning as his birthday breakfast. We then see what Santa has brought, and open our gifts, and those from my family and friends in Oz. Usually around midday or before or after - depending on who's the host family - MIL/FIL or BIL/SIL - we get cleaned up, and head over to their place for the remainder of the day, and do gifts with them and DH's brother and his wife and kids (4 and almost 3), then have a break , and break out the appetizers and drinks, and finally do birthday dinner, birthday presents and cake. The last couple of years it's been at my MIL's so we went for a swim in their indoor pool in their building 2 years ago, and last year a dear friend of ours was an 'orphan' so joined us for the day, and took DH over to the local bar for a drink on his birthday - something he's looked forward to the last few years. It's not DH's favourite day, as he's had some years where he's been very much overlooked in the excitement of other things happening in the family, but the first year our friend joined us was a total surprise - literally, as I was the one one in the family who knew he was coming over - and it was the first time ever the DH had a birthday 'party' with friends on his birthday - that made Christmas for me, to see his surprise and joy. We usually get home somewhat late (for us and the kids) and all partied out. Hope everyone has a safe and peaceful Holidays and a Happy New Year. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver, where the whitest it'll get this year, is snow on the ground if it stays cold enough and truly does snow some this week. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] New Round of Secret Pals
Dear Arachnes With everything else that's happening at the present time I'm a bit late in sending out this invitation to join the next round of Secret Pals. The new round will start in January 2005 and I will endeavour to have all the pairings done by 2nd or 3rd, so please start thinking about your first package NOW if you wish to join. The deadline for applying is midnight 31 December/1 January (UK time) If you have any questions please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and please include the words Secret Pal in the subject line so that the messages go into the right mailbox on my computer. If you choose to participate please save this message. - EXPLANATION For the newbies, a Secret Pal is a person you send gifts to anonymously for five months, then reveal your name with the sixth package. You would be receiving gifts from a different person than the one you send to. The thank you's for received gifts are to be posted to Lace-Chat. The gifts are supposed to be tokens of friendship, not expensive items. Favorite things to send are sweets/candy, chocolate, tea, bobbins, thread, regional specialties, pin cushions, small pieces of lace or bookmarks, patterns, notecards, toiletries etc. It's also nice to include something about the area in which you live, pictures of your lace and in the final package maybe a photo of yourself. Anything you like will probably be liked by your Secret Pal. SECRET PAL ADMINISTRATOR I am Brenda Paternoster from Kent, England and it's my second time as Secret Pal co-ordinator. -- APPLICATION Arachnians who wish to participate should apply by 31st December. I will try to have the secret pal assignments out by 3rd January so the packages have time to be assembled. They should be mailed by 5th January. This exchange will run from January 2005 until June 2005 when you will reveal your identity. This is a SIX-MONTH COMMITMENT. To apply, send an email message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following information: 1. Your name 2. Email address 3. Complete mailing address 4. For USA applicants only, preference for USA or overseas pal. (Remember, overseas has larger postage costs and takes longer to be delivered). Because most people prefer an overseas pal this option will not be available to non-USA people 5. Affirmation of the following statements: _I have read and understand the rules of participating. _I will mail my packages by the 5th of each month. _I will email a thank you message to Lace-chat within THREE DAYS of receiving each package. _I will notify the coordinator immediately if something will prevent mailing my package on time or if I have to withdraw. _I understand that I will be summarily removed from the round if I fail to fulfill my agreement. 6. Give a brief bio of yourself to assist your Pal in selecting items for you - stage in life, family, pets, favourite activities, favourite colors, types of lace you make or like, non-lace hobbies, pierced ears or not, food allergies or diet restrictions (no nuts, sugar, chocolate, etc), preferred bobbin styles if you do BL, and anything else you wish to share. The more info you give about yourself the easier it will be for your secret pal to choose goodies for you. 7. Please tell me the names of people with whom you have already been paired with in previous rounds of secret pal exchanges. RULES 1. Please be prompt in mailing by the 5th of each month so that your secret pal gets the package by the 15th of the intended month. It is depressing to expect a package and not get one. If you must be late, email me [EMAIL PROTECTED] before the mailing deadline so your special pal can be notified. 2. Include a real, usable return address, not your own. Mine will be fine for UK use. Overseas please find a friend who will let you use his/hers. All packages need a return address in case of delivery problems. Packages sent abroad should bear the necessary customs declaration. 3. When the package arrives, as soon as possible post a brief note to LACE-CHAT (not Lace!!!) to say Thank You. This lets your sending pal know that it was safely received. It's not necessary to write a long message-- just acknowledge the package. You can send your thank you messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] even if you don't take chat. 4. Pack carefully. A padded bag may not protect a fragile item. Liquids aren't good in containers going overseas, and are not recommended in any package. UK's Royal Mail states that anything resembling a powder is best avoided or at least double wrapped. 5. If you have not received a package by the 20th, tell the administrator so she can find out what has happened. If a person cannot continue the exchange, the pal will be given to someone else so he/she will not be left out. Please let the administrator know if you cannot
