[lace] Commemoratives for Australia
I've just received my pair of commem bobbins direct from Roseground in the UK, and am very happy with them. For any Australians wishing to order through me, I'll set a closing date of 30th April for orders, although I will of course send any orders made through me on to Jo-Anne or to Roseground direct immediately I receive them. I just think there should be a order by date stated. If anyone's mislaid their email containing what's on offer, there's a copy of it with Australian prices on my website, address below 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]
Re: [lace] I was stuck, but now it's done
Wow! That's certainly an invention and a half! Congratulations on getting it done. It's lovely. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Patty Dowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was working on a wire interpretation of one of Tamara's 2 Pair Inventions, but I got stuck for a while. Well, now it's done, it has a name (Purple People Eater) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Demoing
Tamara wrote: Jean Nathan has already told us that demoing does *not* count towards improving the tax status of a group in UK, so we know that UK members wouldn't be double dipping. No I didn't. Don't know anything about it. Over on chat I said that for individuals donations of items to charities doesn't count as a donation for tax purposes, only cash does, and that the charity can claim back the tax paid, not the person making the donation. 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] demonstrating, it's tatting! and bobbins
In a message dated 04/04/2005 23:41:55 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: One woman came up and said that she used to make lace, but couldn't now as her grip has gone and the bobbins slide through her fingers. Off the top of my head I passed on the thought that if something like the adhesive foam used for window insulation (and the grip bits in bobbin winders!) was stuck onto the body of the bobbins, making them easier to pick up, that might help? She thought it was a good idea, and I think she might try, but has anyone else any thoughts on this? There is a type of bandage (described as cohesive) which is used for horses legs and other veterinary purposes. It sticks to itself but is not sticky to the touch (if that makes sense) and is stretchy enough to be able to make it wrap tightly around a thin, not straight object (ie a lace bobbin, or the inner ring of an embroidery hoop). It is similar to the stuff you put under things to stop them slipping, but is thinner and more flexible. You should be able to buy it fairly easily at a tack shop or feed merchants. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] spring has sprung
it's official Spring is here, got my IOLI bulletin this morning - lovely lovely lace jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] spring has sprung
Wow, Jenny got hers in Scotland on the same day I got mine in Illinois! The cover is absolutely beautiful. I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but there are articles about Polychrome. That was my first choice class for the IOLI Convention (fingers crossed)! Diane Williams Galena, Illinois [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Jenny Barron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it's official Spring is here, got my IOLI bulletin this morning - lovely lovely lace jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Diane Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galena Illinois USA __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] RE:hitches and dig in
Greetings, Still being fairly new to lace making (mostly because I don't have lots of time,) I've done lots of experimenting since my post about hitches. I began winding my bobbins with the return row wound at an angle. Tamara and Alice hit it right on, anyway that worked for me. I stopped the unwinding by hitching on the thread, but it wasn't until I wound the bobbins neatly going from the head to the end, then angling back that the dig in stopped. However, when the bobbin was running low on thread, that angle caused unwinding, so winding neatly for the first several rows will help that as Tamara (I think) mentioned. I haven't tried the double hitch yet, that's for the next time I wind bobbins. I did try the put my finger out thing, and my hitch held much better. So, I was doing the hitch backwards for the way the bobbin was wound. Also, experimentation showed that contrary to what I thought was logical thinking, winding small amounts of thread at the end of the bobbin instead of at the top, made for lots of untwisting. The bobbin just seemed to be totally out of control as well - not balanced at all. It actually wanted to sort of spin weirdly in the opposite direction of the twist. So, nothing really new, just verification by experimentation. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this discussion. I know I'll be enjoying working at my pillows now that I don't have to fight with my poor senseless bobbins. I can't believe how attached I've become to some of my bobbins. When I can't find one, it's like losing sight of your child in a crowd! GBG Many thanks again to you experienced folks who are so generous about helping everyone else! Oh, in keeping with the tradition of passing it on, the international squares that Tamara sent me to try are on their way to Ann Arbor, MI. Lots of miles on those bobbins! Mary _ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Hitches and winding bobbins
When I wind the bobbins for her, they are better behaved but, as soon as she has done some reverse lace, and rewound the bobbins, the problem comes back. Maybe I ought to let her use the 'class bobbin winder' and see if it does in fact make a difference. I don't think it is the left-handed versus right-handed scenario - but anything is possible, I suppose! she's not - I hope - winding overhand, but rolling the bobbin as she should and a winder might help her there I strongly suspect Tamara has once again put her finger on the problem here - the lady must be winding on the thread, not turning the bobbin, putting extra twists on the thread, making it springier and so throwing its hitch. Obviously, she can't use the winder to shorten a thread lengthened by gniecal, so she may have to follow your suggestions rather than know better than teacher! You did mention she can't see the point of keeping the threads the same length. A tidy desk may be the symptom of an empty mind, but a neat lace pillow is a pleasure to work on as well as to see! Perhaps winding ribbon on a reel and reeling ribbon may convince? [EMAIL PROTECTED], who has just completed his 7 with 7 threads for the Lace Guild AGM this weekend. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] spring has sprung
Post arrives, and Richard wanders in saying Well, I guess you're the *old* lacer here. Yes, my Bulletin arived in Lincolnshire today. It's never occured to me to ask before, but why is it called International *Old* Lacers? Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re: Log books, demo time
Tamara wrote, Well... There's the American Frontier Museum (3 different - German, English and Irish - homesteads, run as a sort-of living skansen) within 35 miles of me and I might be able to persuade them to include lacemaking demos - all three countries were making BL at the time they relocated here, so it'd be historically correct. But then I think of the summer weather (hot and humid or worse), and the population to be educated (tourists with kids), and I don't think I want to face all that on a daily basis, so I'm not going to make an effort at persuasion Actually, this museum has invited members of our guild to demonstrate on an annual basis for many years. They have a particular event once a year in which period artisans and craftsmen demonstrate their particular skills/trades. Because it's a special event, attendance is higher than on a regular day, and lots of people are exposed to what we do. We have usually been staged on the front porch of the American Farmhouse, which protects us and our pillows from the glare of the sun, and also gives us a valid story to tell about why we are making many different kinds of lace (depends on where we imigrated from, bringing our traditions with us...) For some reason, I think that this event conflicts with another demo event we do in Lynchburg, because it has been a few years since any of us went to this. But you should definitely check it out, Tamara - you would only be committing yourself for one weekend. Clay - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: lace-digest V2005 #71
In a message dated 3/6/2005 2:23:49 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As a tatter, I was amused to see the lost art line used on hair work. I don't know about professionals, (how many of us make lace as a profession?) but there are certainly gobs of amateurs (which I mean in the root sense of amateur, lover, one who does it for the love of it). I do apologize for being so far behind in reading the postings. I am trying hard to catch up. Perhaps others have already mentioned that the Lace Museum has a wonderful piece of hair lace. It's a shapely vest, made for a small woman. The threads of hair have been woven along with threads of gold. We do sell a postcard picture of this vest and it has been pictured in several of the Museum calendars. Elaine Merritt The Lace Museum 552 South. Murphy Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] I thank you, the Purple People Eater thanks you
Thanks Spiders, for your appreciation of my newest work. I have it here in front of me at work. My mind is cooking with lots of new ideas. I read on the Lace Knitting list of a wonderful term: SABLE Stash Adequate Beyond Life Expectancy. My wire stash is huge and growing! Patty In Sillycon Valley. (Does that mean I'm a Valley Girl?) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Hitches and winding bobbins
From: Leonard Bazar [EMAIL PROTECTED] You did mention she can't see the point of keeping the threads the same length. A tidy desk may be the symptom of an empty mind, but a neat lace pillow is a pleasure to work on as well as to see! As one who doesn't keep *anything* else tidy, I can suggest another reason for keeping the threads the same length. This makes handling the bobbins a whole lot easier, and will probably also help with the renegades. If one tether is longer than the other(s) when manipulating a quartet, it's hard to twist/cross them without them tangling--unless you hold the longer one such that its tether is flopping loose (so the bobbin is in the same place as the rest of the quartet). This *encourages* the hitch to leap off! This may be the root of her problem. When the teacher tidies up her pillow, the bobbins behave. Then when she Penelopes and rewinds to odd lengths, she has trouble again. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] American Frontier Museum - near Tamara
In a message dated 4/5/05 12:37:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: this museum has invited members of our guild to demonstrate on an annual basis for many years. They have a particular event once a year in which period artisans and craftsmen demonstrate their particular skills/trades. Because it's a special event, attendance is higher than on a regular day, and lots of people are exposed to what we do. We have usually been staged on the front porch of the American Farmhouse, which protects us and our pillows from the glare of the sun, and also gives us a valid story to tell about why we are making many different kinds of lace (depends on where we imigrated from, bringing our traditions with us...) For some reason, I think that this event conflicts with another demo event we do in Lynchburg, because it has been a few years since any of us went to this. Dear Clay and Tamara and those with similar conflicts of demo dates, Interesting. Although I moved to Maine eleven years ago, I continue to belong to the Lost Art Lacers of North Jersey. These lace-loving ladies are in great demand throughout the region from which they draw members. They have a person designated just to handle demonstration requests, commitments and arrangements. It is not unusual to have two teams of lacemakers out at the same time. Demonstrators tend to go to whichever event is closer to their home or to the event with which they have a long connection. Many of these events call for them to stay all day, not an hour (as in the Baltimore museum commitment). I found the all-day experiences fun. Once you've gone through all the planning to demonstrate, the dressing in special attire or even a nice dress, the driving, and the setting up - it just makes sense to stay a while. Many times, these lacemakers plan a picnic in connection with their day at a special location. They have the organization of the picnics down to a science. The Lost Art Lacers are extraordinary. There is a core group of friends who always will volunteer and help each other. There has been wonderful continuity - through the years -- in what they do. The most committed members have kept this group very special for over 25 years. Their present leader (President) is Lee Daly, who is a member of Arachne and Vice President of IOLI. Perhaps reading about their experience will give other lace groups new ideas of how to cover more demonstrating territory. Perhaps others are doing something similar. It would be nice to hear how others handle requests for demonstrators at more than one venue on the same day. 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] Demo hours and tax status for IOLI
Whilst we are on the subject of reporting hours, does anyone know what the deadline is for reporting hours to our IOLI Area Rep? I belong to two guilds and I am not sure that our hours last year were included in the final total. If that is the case, can they be reported this year along with the new hours or are they lost forever? If so, I am sure there are other guild members out there that might be interested in the answer to make sure this year's demo hours are not lost as well. 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] Re: I was stuck, but now it's done
On Apr 4, 2005, at 6:09, Patty Dowden wrote: It bears little resemblance to Tamara's carefully invented inventions, but my piece definitely sprang from her pricking. Thanks Tamara The shoe's on the other foot - thanks for improving it out of sight! I'm not even sure which one you used as the basis :) But it's gorgeous - very, very rich. I particularly love the 3-D aspect of it; the different layers of the petals remind me of Rosalibre. Did you do them using the same techniques (ie all in one go without adding or removing pairs and being clever instead), or did you introduce (and remove) pairs as needed for each layer? -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: spring has sprung
On Apr 5, 2005, at 8:59, Diane Williams wrote: Wow, Jenny got hers in Scotland on the same day I got mine in Illinois! And the same day I got mine in Virginia; Debra must have pulled some magic there :) The cover is absolutely beautiful. Indeed it is. I had a moment of panic when I first saw it because what Jesurum lace does is what Rosalibre is also doing - making BL *definitely* 3-D, using a thread of only one size per project (unlike Lutac). But then I read Jo Ann Eurell's article on coloured lace and, when I read that Jesurum could use up to 400 bobbins, I blew a big gust of relief :) Rosalibre may not be *quite* as sculpted, but, so far, none of its elements use more than 8-9 prs... I haven't had a chance to read it yet, The list of contributors reads like an Arachne sub-directory g I couldn't resist and read it all at one gulp (and now have nothing left for tomorrow morning, boo hoo). I won't give any secrets away about the contents, except one: *do* read Devon's snippet on background lace (p 13) - I don't remember when I last laughed that hard :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: spring has sprung - oops
I meant to combine the response to both messages in one, but the send finger intervened - bad, bad finger. Bad! On Apr 5, 2005, at 11:15, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jacquie) wrote: [...] why is it called International *Old* Lacers? Nobody really knows, but when a poll had been run a few years ago whether to change the name, the majority's answer - suprisingly - was no; it's another illogical tradition that refuses to bite the dust :) I cope with it by never using the full title, only the initials (IOLI), which I then treat as a word, and use the Polish pronounciation of the i - as eeolee, it's actually quite pleasant (reminiscent or Aeolian), so I can live with it (especially since I have to g) But deep inside, I've often thought the name must refer to that old Polish song about the old woman who sewed a sack... She sewed it on Monday and Tuesday, and quicly ripped all Wednesday, because the seam was crooked. She was seen sewing again on Thursday but then on Friday she was ripping again, because the start was wrong. She began the work again on Saturday, but slept all Sunday, because she was so overworked... Given how much retro-lacing/Peneloping I'd done on my lace it seems that the song was written for me :) Just today, I was humming szyla baba, szyla baba, szyla baba worek because, even though it's not Friday, the start was definitely wrong - I'd forgotten to set in the Magic Loop... :( -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Log books, demo time
On Apr 5, 2005, at 12:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Clay) wrote: But you should definitely check it out, Tamara - you would only be committing yourself for one weekend. Me??? Get on the phone to find out info? Then set out, all by my lonesome, to demonstrate? Not on your life! g Someone tells me when and where to show up, promises there'll be other lace freaks to keep me company, and I'll go to swell the numbers. Maybe; where would I get the fancy dress stuff? -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] International Old Lacers
Dears... it's not the lacers that are old, it's the lace. You know: old lace. -- Aurelia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: International Old Lacers
On Apr 5, 2005, at 20:52, Aurelia Loveman wrote: Dears... it's not the lacers that are old, it's the lace. You know: old lace. And Jane Viking-Swanson ditto: Hi Jacquie and All, It's Old Lace not old lacemakers G. That might have been the *intention*, but you-know-what is paved with good ones... :) If old lace is meant, why not say so? Like Jacquie, I too read it as old lacemakers, especially with so many people saying lacers (personally, not my favourite term g) instead of lacemakers. Besides, even if one *did* see the name in terms of old *lace* (rather than old *lacemakers*), or the name was changed to represent the meaning better, it would still be inaccurate. Might have been OK 52 yrs ago, when the organisation was started, and when most of the membership concentrated on studying, reproducing and collecting old lace. But that's not true anymore; a lot of us - Aurelia and Jane included - study the old lace techniques in order to push them further, into new shapes. So, it's mosly *new* lace that you see in the Bulletin, and even in the study box an occasional modern piece makes an appearance. By labelling ourselves - voluntarily - as old lacers, we're sawing the branch we're sitting on, if we want to get young people interested in perpetuating the craft/art; the label only adds to their preconceived ideas of lacemaking as something that grannies *used* to do... IMO. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Old Lacers name
In a message dated 4/5/2005 8:15:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Nobody really knows, but when a poll had been run a few years ago whether to change the name, the majority's answer - suprisingly - was no; it's another illogical tradition that refuses to bite the dust :) The leadership of the IOLI had decided that they did not want to change the name frivolously. So, if I recall this correctly, they structured the poll so that changing the name would require the positive action of a majority (or maybe even a 2/3 majority?) of the membership to send by mail a vote voting for a name change. With this structure, those who did not send in a vote were considered to be supporting the Old Lacers name. So whether the poll actually meant that the majority of the people actually wanted the Old Lacers name or the majority of the people had other things on their minds or didn't care is open to question. I often use the name of the group when trying to muscle my way into museums, etc. I find I am making progress in establishing my credibility with my spiel about being the Lace Study Editor of the only publication in the US dedicated to lace right up until I mention the name of the group. At that point the administrative assistant or curator begins to grin and sometimes to giggle uncontrollably. Guess how I voted. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Demo hours and tax status for IOLI
Hi Janice, My name is Mary and I am the Southern Regional Director on the board of IOLI. My states include : Florida, Puerto Rico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. It is the responsibility of your Regional Director who is Anne Moore to get in touch with the Chartered Chapters in her region It is about time that the Regional Directors contact their Chartered Chapters and ask for the information as to the hours in demo's and any thing other that may be outstanding. That report is then given and read as the post-board meeting and is then posted on the board at convention and in the next Bulletin , that report is then printed in the Bulletin.The Name of all Directors are listed in your IOLI Membership Handbook 2004-2005. If there are any more questions about demo hours pleas feel free to contact your Director or any officer you think might be able to answer your questions. Mary p.s. If you have designed or published a lace or tatting, workshops,etc .We want to here all about what you and your folks are doing M Janice Blair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whilst we are on the subject of reporting hours, does anyone know what the deadline is for reporting hours to our IOLI Area Rep? I belong to two guilds and I am not sure that our hours last year were included in the final total. If that is the case, can they be reported this year along with the new hours or are they lost forever? If so, I am sure there are other guild members out there that might be interested in the answer to make sure this year's demo hours are not lost as well. 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] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] American Frontier Museum/demonstrating
Gentle Spiders, First, let me say how pleased I am to have read about CRLG Lace Day at BMA. I am also pleased that Laura was able to use my registration since a sudden death of a friend prevented my going to Baltimore. I have to chime in on the discussion re demonstrating lace. I made a pact with my pocketbook many years ago that when I was asked to demonstrate lacemaking at a venue where admission was charged, I requested a stipend to cover my travel expenses. Case in point - Many years ago the Frontier Museum in Staunton asked me to come demonstrate for 2 days over the weekend. I knew that the Museum had gotten a grant to solicit crafters and demonstrators. However, they refused to give me any monetary consideration. The drive is about 70 miles each way, making the total for 2 days almost 300 miles. The admission to this Museum is not cheap either. I do know that some demonstrators were paid from that grant. The blacksmith and cooper for example. I was told that they make a living doing that so they expect a salary. What am I, cottage cheese? No thank you. However, the Reynolds Homestead (the home of the progentors of Reynolds Aluminum and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco) at Critz, Patrick Co. Virginia invites me twice a year to demonstrate in the parlor or on the porch - its my choice. I travel 70 miles each way and do this willingly because they do not charge admission for their Spring Frolic and Open House. I've been going there for so many years that now I can tell the history of Hardin and Julia Cox Reynolds to the visitors. I and a weaver are invited to meet with the docents who come from the tobacco Reynolds estate in Winston-Salem, NC to meet the docents at Critz. We have lunch, tell about what we do, and generally have a grand time. I am given a small stipend for this, but would do it willingly without any compensation except enjoying the country beauty, quiet, and peace of this farm. I also demonstrate at the Historic Fincastle Festival in Botetourt County, about 20 miles away. I sit on the back porch of my friend's historic home and make lace for 2 days. No admission is charged and I ask for nothing but a cup of tea which I can make myself in Bea's kitchen. In June, I've been invited to demonstrate at the Wilderness Museum in Pulaski Co., Virginia. There will be a quilt show and the coordinator thought that it would be fun to show how quilt embellishments can be made. She'll be tatting. That will be fun. As many of you know, Friend Husband Clive and I travel quite alot in our motor home. We stop in an RV Park about 2 p.m., set-up, put out the awning, and I begin lacemaking. It doesn't take long before I have several visitors checking out tatting and my getting lots of compliments. I could never do that! Wonder if I can turn in those hourshum Happy Lacemaking, Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] scotland to change place names?
speaking as an exiled Scot I would say that piece was written with tongue very firmly in cheek. And it's not neccessarily an April fool joke - Just Scottish humour aimed to show hoq ridiculous PC can be. Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] scotland names (long)
I'm pleased to know that it appears to be the EU Parliament pulling a fast one on us. When I sent the original email, I hadn't much time at hand, but have since googled and found nothing about this. I did, however, find all manner of fascinating sites with things about Scottish Gaelic and English translations. I was concerned that all this PC stuff had gotten quite out of hand -- goodness knows it's bad enough in the US. My email program (Mozilla) sends forwards as attachments, so I'm hesitant to send the fwd to the list, not knowing how it will show up. So I'll try the cut and paste method here. Ah, it looks like it's going to work. Black day as EU fools with place names EUROPEAN bureaucrats will push forward legislation today to force the Scottish Executive to change place-names that offend or discriminate on the grounds of race and gender. In a move the Nationalists described as the ultimate madness in political correctness, it has taken only a quorum of four Euro commissioners from Italy, Germany, France and Spain to redraw Scotland's map. The German commissioner, Arlo Pilof, the architect of the 2006 Race and Gender Equality Imposition Code (conformity), an amendment to existing rules, said: We believe many names do not conform, and we started with Scotland because it is the worst of the culprits with offensive names such as Skinflats, near Grangemouth. However, he promised the Scottish Executive could apply for grants of up to 43.6 million (28 million) to facilitate change. That was dismissed yesterday by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce as a drop in the ocean. A spokesman said: Changing stationery and business cards could cost that alone. The commissioners in Brussels have demanded race and gender-sensitive names found for towns such as Motherwell, Blackburn, Helensburgh, Fort William, Campbeltown, Peterhead, Lewis and Fraserburgh be changed. A Scottish parliamentary group, set up in anticipation of the legislation, has made a start. Fort William, in the shadow of Britain's highest mountain, would become Fort Nevis by 2006, under one suggestion. Edinburgh City Council is considering revising Arthur's Seat because the commissioners said its ancient name contained sexual undertones likely to offend those visiting Edinburgh. Under the new amendment the word Glen could be banned as gender-biased. Scotland Office officials have suggested a change to Vale, as in Valecoe and the Great Vale. An SNP spokesperson said: This is monstrous buffoonery, an outrageous waste of resources and politically correct madness. I understand, for example, that North Lanarkshire Council will consider plans to change Motherwell to Parentwell, the spokesperson said. What is Dunbartonshire going to do with Helensburgh? Under European rules going back to 1986, a quorum of four member state commissioners have the right to table what is known as a L.I.L Proof A, a prelude to any legislation which proposes to amend or remove a name or description relating to a city, town or centre of habitation with more than eight people of voting age. The four commissioners tabled the L.I.L Proof A in December and today the legislation will go before a committee of ten commissioners. It is expected to be law by 1 April, 2006. The Scottish Executive had sought to win exemptions for places beginning with Black, but the bureaucrats were adamant they were racist. We could hardly have places like Colouredford or the Coloured Isle, the Coloured Cuillins, said a spokesman. However, the Executive has come up with an alternative, to revert to the Gaelic rendition of black - dubh - which it believes will be acceptable. The spokesman added: They won't know the difference, hopefully. And Burndubh and Dubhford don't sound too bad. However, the greatest difficulty will be experienced by the producers of Ordnance Survey maps. A spokesman said: This is a nightmare, amending every map. I understand there will be a hiatus, where old maps are acceptable. But new maps will have to be in place by 2007. More cartographers will be needed and the process of re-tooling machines will begin next year. Inevitably, the cost will be high and prices will go up. We estimate, for example, a map such as the Landranger series for North Skye will retail at 94.20 by 2007. Mr Pilof revealed that England would be next on the agenda, citing the Isle of Man as particularly worthy of change. A Manx spokesman said yesterday: I hope this is a long way off. We are two-time losers, what with the island's name and Douglas as the capital. It's ridiculous, isn't it? It's as if these people sat there all day and made up this stuff. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
