RE: [lace] Tablecloth Pattern Help.
Hi Babs, I know Biggins do patterns and kits for 'all lace' tablecloths (www.bigginslace.co.uk). Happy lacing, Andrea in a Spring-like Cambridge, UK From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Tablecloth Pattern Help. Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 05:32:54 EDT Hello to all, I'm looking for a large pattern for a tablecloth. I know that this will be a mamoth project but I would prefer a pattern which is all lace instead of inserts. Does anyone know where I might be able to find one - I must be honest and say that I prefer Torchon lace to any others but anything would be great. Thanks in advance. Regards, Babs - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Introduce friends to MSN Messenger and win amazing Xbox prizes! Find out more here. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Tablecloth Pattern Help.
Bromley lacemakers made 5 inch torchon squares and made them into a lace cloth, with a lace border. It was then raffled in aid of St Christopher's hospice. The patterns for 12 squares (and a black for you to design your own) were then sold as their Millennium Project Raffle Book Another lace cloth project was the Solace Tablecloth in aid of St Peter's Hospice, again in torchon. Maybe someone on the list still has stocks of these booklets Sue Babbs (In Chicago) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Thumping
I have a dear friend whose DH didn't want her to needlepoint!He found that sound of pulling the thread thru the canvas. annoying.Oh my! Makes me realize how lucky I was.my\ DH was not annoyed by most anything that I dideven the thumping! If it took that to make lace, it was okay with him. Barb - Original Message - From: Andy Blodgett To: Lace Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 11:53 PM Subject: [lace] Thumping Thanks for the warning. I know my husband will not put up with thumping while we watch TV. It is bad enough when I turn pages in a catalog. That is called racket!! Andy in Texas Lisa Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had to chuckle when I read this, because my husband likens that thumping to chinese water torture when I use one of my foam pillows (not my one-and-only, I think it's a slightly softer foam). Funny, but I have no problems tuning the noise right out of my consciousness. Lisa Thompson in Plano, Texas USA (a suburb of Dallas) Barb ETx wrote: Another disadvantage of the foam ,,that the inner cover stopsthat thump thump of the bobbins on the foam. I had a class once and the gal had an Ethafoam pillow and she thumped thumped during the entire time. That is when I sought out the fiber carpet pad. (G) But she was very nice and no one said anything. That was when Ethafoam was just entering the lace arena. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Andy Blodgett Life is short. Eat dessert first. - 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] Tablecloth Pattern Help.
Somebody jump in here.years ago there was a lady in NOL ...I want to say Francis Sweeter,who made table cloths by making strips of various Torchon patterns joing each as she went along ( I think). They were very nice and looked usable and strdy. I have the directions for another, from the Lace Guild Mag, that is much the same only this was done in ever enlarging squares. Babs give me a little time, after breakfast and I will look these up for you. I am sure I still have them on tap BAarbE - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 4:32 AM Subject: [lace] Tablecloth Pattern Help. Hello to all, I'm looking for a large pattern for a tablecloth. I know that this will be a mamoth project but I would prefer a pattern which is all lace instead of inserts. Does anyone know where I might be able to find one - I must be honest and say that I prefer Torchon lace to any others but anything would be great. Thanks in advance. Regards, Babs - 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] Tablecloth Pattern Help.
Hi Babs, Answering to your message: I'm looking for a large pattern for a tablecloth. ...I would prefer a pattern which is all lace instead of inserts. If you would like it all in one piece. this means it will require thousands of bobbins! I have only once seen an inmense bolster pillow in Portugal, where three women were working at the same time, making a veil for a bride. Well, I suppose this is not your intention. My suggestion is to make the tablecloth in pieces: stripes, squares or a mixture of both. In this case, you don't need to find a pattern in a book (which can be quite difficult, I think). You can create it yourself. You only need to find a torchon pattern that suits you (edging and insertion), combine and enlarge it. (I would work the tablecloth in thick thread, but that's a personal thought). Then start working the pieces and sewing them together as you work. Here in Spain we frequently make shawls (which are about 70 x180 cm) and we make them in stripes: about 5 stripes of a same pattern, which are sewn together while working. This could also do for a tablecloth. For a better finish, you could sew an edging al around. By the way, how large is the table? Good luck, patience and energy for your job! Greetings from Antje González, in Guadalajara, Spain http://es.geocities.com/antjeglezherrero/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] I need help unsubscribing
Hello there - As my subject line says, I need help unsubscribing. When I try the usual method - sending an email to majordomo I get an error message telling me I am not a member of the list. I have written to the moderator asking for help, and I am still not unsubscribed. So what do I do now? Question: if I'm not a member of the list, how come I keep getting the digest? And yes, I know I am cross-posting, but I have the same problem with both lists. HELP! Rose-Marie H. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] I need help unsubscribing
Hi, I'm no expert at this one, but I think there might be different addresses for the majordomo for the main lists and the digests - you might be emailing the wrong one. Hope this helps, Helen, Sunny Somerset, UK --- Haddad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello there - As my subject line says, I need help unsubscribing. When I try the usual method - sending an email to majordomo I get an error message telling me I am not a member of the list. I have written to the moderator asking for help, and I am still not unsubscribed. So what do I do now? Question: if I'm not a member of the list, how come I keep getting the digest? And yes, I know I am cross-posting, but I have the same problem with both lists. HELP! Rose-Marie H. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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] I need help unsubscribing
Ahh, got it, I think. It's not unsubscribe lace that you need, it's something like unsubscribe lace-digest Hopefully someone else can tell you exactly what command you need :-) Helen --- Haddad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello there - As my subject line says, I need help unsubscribing. When I try the usual method - sending an email to majordomo I get an error message telling me I am not a member of the list. I have written to the moderator asking for help, and I am still not unsubscribed. So what do I do now? Question: if I'm not a member of the list, how come I keep getting the digest? And yes, I know I am cross-posting, but I have the same problem with both lists. HELP! Rose-Marie H. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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] I need help unsubscribing
Sorry, but I never received your e-mails. I'll unsub you. Avital -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Haddad Sent: Tue, April 19, 2005 3:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] I need help unsubscribing Hello there - As my subject line says, I need help unsubscribing. When I try the usual method - sending an email to majordomo I get an error message telling me I am not a member of the list. I have written to the moderator asking for help, and I am still not unsubscribed. So what do I do now? Question: if I'm not a member of the list, how come I keep getting the digest? And yes, I know I am cross-posting, but I have the same problem with both lists. HELP! Rose-Marie H. - 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] Thumping
At 09:53 PM 4/18/2005, you wrote: Thanks for the warning. I know my husband will not put up with thumping while we watch TV. Ethafoam has been my main pillow type for 12 years. I don't notice any problem with 'thumping' as I make lace. And I do it watching TV with DH just a few feet away. My ethafoam pillows do have a layer or two of felt on the foam, under the cover. I also use a work cloth folded in half. That makes 4-5 layers of cloth between the bobbins and the foam. My lace pillow often goes with me to meetings where I will be sitting and listening for a couple hours or more. My travel pillow often went with me to conferences where I would be sitting all day in meetings. Because I did not want to be a distraction (more than I could help), I learned to handle my bobbins in a quiet manner. I set them down, rather than dropped them, on the pillow. There was at times a slight click when two bobbins bumped, but no thumping on to the pillow. Admittedly, if care is being taken to work quietly, it is not at the highest speed. However, I did manage to produce about two inches an hour on the travel pillow edging, even when working in quiet mode. Not all foam pillows are the same material. The super dense foam ones I have from Europe are harder than the ethafoam from Snowgoose. There is more of a noise with them. If there is a concern about this, start with putting at least two layers of wool or felt on the foam pillow top, then use a sturdy fabric for cover. Some people like to use a suade or velvet fabric. If there is a nap on the fabric, it adds a bit more sound proofing. Just be sure the fabric will not fade. Use qood quality fabric. (I used a cheap plush fabric on a pillow once, pinned on a pattern and got delayed starting it. Several months later, I found the pattern was turning the color of the fabric. I was very glad I had no thread on it. That fabric was removed and put in the trash. Since then, I haven't used bargain fabric on my pillows.) Don't let stories of thumping bobbins scare you from making lace near your DH. After all, the TV itself is making a lot of noise and will hide minor sounds. G Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon -- where we are to have a week without rain. It will be nicer for hauling lace pillows to class this weekend. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] 3D lace flower
I have got several replies to my inquiry about the pattern for a 3D lace flower, but it hasn't been found yet. Since so many of you also like it I will continue to look for it and I have put my photo at the Arachne website: http://www.webshots.com/homepage.html Username: Arachne2003, Password: honiton So far these books have been looked through by kind Arachne members: Fantasy Flowers in Bobbin Lace - Pat and Brian Flowers and Butterflies in 3D Lace - Dorothy K Cox Plants and Flowers in Lace - Bridget M Cook Bobbin Lace Fantasy Flowers - Rosemary Shepherd Lace Flowers - Joyce R Wilmot Floribana - Anny Noben-Slegers Roses in Bobbin Lace - Eeva-Liisa Kortelahti Design Techniques for Modern Lace - Veronica Sorenson Creative Lace Patterns - Valerie Paton I now know at which vendor in Tønder I photographed the flower and e-mailed her yesterday. She still isn't of much help, but says the pattern is from an English book (not American) and she made the flower at least 20 years ago. She says she changed the pattern a little because in the book every other petal was worked in half stitch alternately whole stitch. The flower was worked in a spiral and first she made the three inner petals, starched them, removed the pins and started to work the fourth petal on the pattern of the first, just a little bigger etc. The pattern was damaged by so much starch and she hasn't kept it and can't make a copy. A couple of years ago I was given a black and white picture of a flower that looks exactly the same and ever since then I hoped to find the pattern somewhere and was very pleased when I saw the flower in Tønder - until I heard she didn't know either where it came from. It's a mystery! Ann-Marie Andersson Sweden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] 3D lace flower
I just looked in Elwyn Kenns 1st book.just on a chance. At least I think it is her first book...the one with the black cover. No luck there, either. The moral here is never use your orginal patterns BarbE - Original Message - From: Ann-Marie Andersson To: Arachne Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 11:37 AM Subject: [lace] 3D lace flower I have got several replies to my inquiry about the pattern for a 3D lace flower, but it hasn't been found yet. Since so many of you also like it I will continue to look for it and I have put my photo at the Arachne website: http://www.webshots.com/homepage.html Username: Arachne2003, Password: honiton So far these books have been looked through by kind Arachne members: Fantasy Flowers in Bobbin Lace - Pat and Brian Flowers and Butterflies in 3D Lace - Dorothy K Cox Plants and Flowers in Lace - Bridget M Cook Bobbin Lace Fantasy Flowers - Rosemary Shepherd Lace Flowers - Joyce R Wilmot Floribana - Anny Noben-Slegers Roses in Bobbin Lace - Eeva-Liisa Kortelahti Design Techniques for Modern Lace - Veronica Sorenson Creative Lace Patterns - Valerie Paton I now know at which vendor in Tønder I photographed the flower and e-mailed her yesterday. She still isn't of much help, but says the pattern is from an English book (not American) and she made the flower at least 20 years ago. She says she changed the pattern a little because in the book every other petal was worked in half stitch alternately whole stitch. The flower was worked in a spiral and first she made the three inner petals, starched them, removed the pins and started to work the fourth petal on the pattern of the first, just a little bigger etc. The pattern was damaged by so much starch and she hasn't kept it and can't make a copy. A couple of years ago I was given a black and white picture of a flower that looks exactly the same and ever since then I hoped to find the pattern somewhere and was very pleased when I saw the flower in Tønder - until I heard she didn't know either where it came from. It's a mystery! Ann-Marie Andersson Sweden - 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] Welding Lace
Until I learned differently ,I thought that perhaps it was the wire fence lace ;-)) BarbE - Original Message - From: Brenda Paternoster To: Cathy Belleville Cc: Arachne Posting Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Welding Lace My idea of welding lace is what decorates the front of DH's work tee shirts (he's a welder by trade) and if his overalls are not closely fastened at the neck the sparks can create interesting: effects. Brenda On 18 Apr 2005, at 23:25, Cathy Belleville wrote: Someone asked what the KantCentrum (in Brugge, Belgium) means in their class listing for Welding Lace. 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]
[lace] Re: Weldon's numberings
Weldon's started publishing their Practical Needlework magazines in 1886, producing one a month on various crafts, and issuing each year's in sequentially numbered volumes. Vol 10 was published in 1895. So far, so logical. Unfortunately, the separate monthly instalments were numbered by topic, so Point Lace Second Series (say) could have been published any time after the first, making it very difficult to date the separate monthly issues. In July 1915, when you would have thought the best minds were occupied elsewhere, they started indicating the months on the cover, as 7/15. They kept old numbers in print, good for us, but not for dating! All this from A History of Hand Knitting by Richard Rutt, who has sorted out when the knitting magazines were published. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 21:03:35 -0400 From: Jane Viking Swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] Weldon's reprints Hi All, At the IOLI Convention last year I got Volume 10 of the Weldon's Practical Needlework series that Piecework magazine is reprinting. This one finally has Point Lace in it (grandmother to Battenberg/Tape Lace). However, there is no date. They give the general dates but Weldon's printed booklets on many different needlework techniques throughout the year. I think it's probably from around 1898. Does anyone have any idea about when Weldon's published the compendiums? Sometimes ads in old magazines are for the new volume available. 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]
[lace] Contents of the UK's version of the 'Horror Kit'
A seller on ebay has very obligingly included a photograph of the contents of the House of Crafts' Lacemaking Craft Kit. It appears that there is fabric included to cover the pillow, and it's apparently glued on. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=57202item=8186338800rd=1 or search for item number 8186338800 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] laminating
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have had phone calls asking me about laminating so perhaps you can all have a go now. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This makes absolute sense but just one questions - how easydo you find pricking through the laminate plastic? I was taught to rub the bees wax over the pattern then prick through rather then keep plunging my pricker into a piece of bees wax. I cold-laminate my prickings with a Xyron machine and have been very happy with the result. It's thick enough and durable enough to use many times, but thin enough to easily prick. Another alternative to rubbing the pattern with beeswax is to put wax paper under the pricking. 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] Technique of Tonder Lace book
There's a copy of 'The Technique of Tonder Lace by Inge Skovgaard on ebay at the moment (post to the UK only) for the really low buy-it-now price of GBP5.00 plus GBP2.00 postage (unless someone starts bidding at GBP1.00 - then here's no telling what it will sell for). This out-of-print book has sold on ebay in the past for in the region of GBP20, worldwide for nearly 30. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=64290item=8302272254rd=1 or search for item number 8302272254 Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Too late for Tonder book on ebay
The Tonder book has been sold. 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] Too late for Tonder book on ebay
Yes - thanks for the pointer Jean. I notice the same seller has Jane Atkinson's torchon design book at the same buy it now price - again a real bargain!!! Liz in West Sussex (new to this list...) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jean Nathan Sent: 19 April 2005 19:25 To: Lace Subject: [lace] Too late for Tonder book on ebay The Tonder book has been sold. Jean in Poole - 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] Baltimore lace exhibit extended
Good news. Legacy of Lace the exhibit of the Cone Sisters Lace in Baltimore has been extended to Oct. 2. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Tablecloth Pattern Help.
In a message dated 19/04/2005 10:36:37 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello to all, I'm looking for a large pattern for a tablecloth. I know that this will be a mamoth project but I would prefer a pattern which is all lace instead of inserts. Does anyone know where I might be able to find one - I must be honest and say that I prefer Torchon lace to any others but anything would be great. Thanks in advance. Regards, Babs I wanted to make a large lace table cloth and after looking at lots of patterns plumped for 2 to choose from. Veronica Sorenson's Modern Lace Designs (sadly out of print) has a fantastic table cloth which is 54 square and can be adapted to virtually any size. This works on a centre square that you then make borders around until you have the full size. But the one that I'm going to make (I'm winding the bobbins at this time) is from Bridget M Cook's 'The Torchon Lace Workbook'. Because the centre panel is a pure square you can make as many as you want for the centre part and then put the border patterns around them. So, you could make the simple hearts and flowers mat which would give you a square mat about 15 square or any size you like - including if you made the centre squares say 3 x 2 a rectangular mat. Hope this helps Regards Liz in London I'm back _blogging_ (http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee) my latest lace piece - have a look by clicking on the link or going to _http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee_ (http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Thumping
The Aussie finds the movement of my bobbins a relaxing sound - however, there is one issue with making lace in bed Pins The last time I did that I was being woken up with sharp pains for over a month! Regards Liz in London I'm back _blogging_ (http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee) my latest lace piece - have a look by clicking on the link or going to _http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee_ (http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Tablecloth Pattern Help.
Thank you, that is the one for which Iwas looking and sent a pix to Babs Veronica Sorenson's Modern Lace Designs (sadly out of print) has a fantastic table cloth which is 54 square and can be adapted to virtually any size. This works on a centre square that you then make borders around until you have the full size. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Tablecloth Pattern Help.
I am the treasurer of Bromley Lacemakers and I have 25 of these pattern books. We were selling them originally for £5 each but we are now trying to get rid of them at the price of £1 each. I am very willing to send one to anyone interested but obviously will need to charge package and post to cover Bromley lacemakers costs. Please let me know if you are interested and send your snail mail details and I'll be happy to send them out. Sue Babbs wrote: Bromley lacemakers made 5 inch torchon squares and made them into a lace cloth, with a lace border. It was then raffled in aid of St Christopher's hospice. The patterns for 12 squares (and a black for you to design your own) were then sold as their Millennium Project Raffle Book Another lace cloth project was the Solace Tablecloth in aid of St Peter's Hospice, again in torchon. Maybe someone on the list still has stocks of these booklets Sue Babbs (In Chicago) - 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] Too late for Tonder book on ebay
Oh I REALLY hope that one of our spiders got this book!!! Obviously, anyone who bought it got a huge bargain, and knew that it was a desirable book, so I suppose I shouldn't say that... but I love to help friends celebrate such good fortune!! Clay Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Original Message] From: Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lace Lace@arachne.com Date: 4/19/2005 4:25:29 PM Subject: [lace] Too late for Tonder book on ebay The Tonder book has been sold. Jean in Poole - 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] thumping
When I first started making lace my DH complained about the noise so I bought a set of bobbins with little bells on the bottom. He hasn't complained since. :-) 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]
Re: [lace] Welding Lace
And I thought it must be a new technique in wire lace! Sumac in southern Vermont, USA www.sumac.us www.sover.net/~sumac - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Welding Lace
hee-hee so much for translations ;-) BarbE - Original Message - From: Susan MacLeod To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Welding Lace And I thought it must be a new technique in wire lace! Sumac in southern Vermont, USA www.sumac.us www.sover.net/~sumac - 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] Too late for Tonder book on ebay
So Liz - Are you the lucky buyer!!?? Clay Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Original Message] From: liz thackray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lace Lace@arachne.com Date: 4/19/2005 6:30:07 PM Subject: RE: [lace] Too late for Tonder book on ebay Yes - thanks for the pointer Jean. I notice the same seller has Jane Atkinson's torchon design book at the same buy it now price - again a real bargain!!! Liz in West Sussex (new to this list...) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jean Nathan Sent: 19 April 2005 19:25 To: Lace Subject: [lace] Too late for Tonder book on ebay The Tonder book has been sold. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Thumping
Gracious!! How indulgent you all are of husbands who litter your quiet with the sound of TV!! ; ) My DH is also addicted to the TV, and is incredibly indiscriminant about what he watches (read: trite, boring, something already seen before...). I don't worry about bothering him... it's the other way around!! I can't tolerate the sound of his relaxation!! So I work my lace in my study, where I savor the sound of silence and bobbins which can sing as loud as they want to!! I suppose that in closer quarters, this is difficult. But fortunately, we have a spare bedroom which I have converted to my study/lace room, and it makes all the difference. My computer is also in this room, so I can spend time on that without annoying DH. Clay Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Original Message] From: Alice Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace@arachne.com Date: 4/19/2005 11:25:59 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Thumping At 09:53 PM 4/18/2005, you wrote: Thanks for the warning. I know my husband will not put up with thumping while we watch TV. Ethafoam has been my main pillow type for 12 years. I don't notice any problem with 'thumping' as I make lace. And I do it watching TV with DH just a few feet away. My ethafoam pillows do have a layer or two of felt on the foam, under the cover. I also use a work cloth folded in half. That makes 4-5 layers of cloth between the bobbins and the foam. My lace pillow often goes with me to meetings where I will be sitting and listening for a couple hours or more. My travel pillow often went with me to conferences where I would be sitting all day in meetings. Because I did not want to be a distraction (more than I could help), I learned to handle my bobbins in a quiet manner. I set them down, rather than dropped them, on the pillow. There was at times a slight click when two bobbins bumped, but no thumping on to the pillow. Admittedly, if care is being taken to work quietly, it is not at the highest speed. However, I did manage to produce about two inches an hour on the travel pillow edging, even when working in quiet mode. Not all foam pillows are the same material. The super dense foam ones I have from Europe are harder than the ethafoam from Snowgoose. There is more of a noise with them. If there is a concern about this, start with putting at least two layers of wool or felt on the foam pillow top, then use a sturdy fabric for cover. Some people like to use a suade or velvet fabric. If there is a nap on the fabric, it adds a bit more sound proofing. Just be sure the fabric will not fade. Use qood quality fabric. (I used a cheap plush fabric on a pillow once, pinned on a pattern and got delayed starting it. Several months later, I found the pattern was turning the color of the fabric. I was very glad I had no thread on it. That fabric was removed and put in the trash. Since then, I haven't used bargain fabric on my pillows.) Don't let stories of thumping bobbins scare you from making lace near your DH. After all, the TV itself is making a lot of noise and will hide minor sounds. G Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon -- where we are to have a week without rain. It will be nicer for hauling lace pillows to class this weekend. - 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] Welding Lace
I will have to tell my mother about your welding lace. There was a lot of it at our house too, as my father was a welder. I am sure Mom will be amused, I wish Dad was still here to tell him also. Lorri Subject: Re: [lace] Welding Lace My idea of welding lace is what decorates the front of DH's work tee shirts (he's a welder by trade) and if his overalls are not closely fastened at the neck the sparks can create interesting: effects. Brenda On 18 Apr 2005, at 23:25, Cathy Belleville wrote: Someone asked what the KantCentrum (in Brugge, Belgium) means in their class listing for Welding Lace. Brenda http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/ paternoster/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] RE:Obtainig bobbins
Hi All, I would just like to thank everyone who replied to my question on obtaining bobbins. You have all been most helpful. Cheers Michelle - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] volcanoes, etc
Maxine wrote: We might just have to update our survival Pack... needs food supplies for three days, batteries, radio, torch, toilet provisions, water etc etc We've partly solved that one by having a wind-up combined torch/radio - don't have to worry about batteries still having life left in them. It works very well and only cost GBP10.00 a couple of years ago in June, when it was labelled as an ideal Christmas present! Couldn't find out if it was left over from the previous Christmas or early stock for the next one.. 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] Secret Pal Thankyou
Dear Secret Pal, Thankyou very much for the lovely bobbin case. It will prove very handy as I have just purchased some lovely new bone bobbins at our NZLS AGM Weekend and I will be able to keep them all together in this new case. The spangles will go on a pair of them also. Thankyou also for the crochet hook, a girl can never have enough. I am always misplacing my one. My husband was very interested to see the letter-card on Norfolk with all the old boats. He loves boats and the sea. He is off sailing next weekend to deliver a yacht to Tonga which will take about 10 - 12 days all going well, then he flies home in time for our 2nd daughters 21st on the 14th May. Hopefully I will get to make some lace while he is away. Bye for now and thanks once again. Regards Julie from NZ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thanks
To My Wonderful and Inventive Secret Pal, The parcel came yesterday, whilst I was out at the coast with the two youngest grandchildren, so when I returned, it really bucked up an exhausted body. The photo frame is delightful - and with three grandchildren, I will easily keep it filled! It will have pride of place on the fridge, so it was a really good idea! The Bucks Point bookmark - well - you must be psychic! My Mum informed me that she hasn't had a bookmark from me in all the years I have been lacemaking (don't feel too sorry for her - she has had numerous motifs and things in frames!) so I will get the bobbins wound, and start that one for her - it really is so pretty! What a clever lady Joyce is - and it seems as if lots of you Tasmanian ladies are jolly talented too. The Tasmanian Branch ALG mouse mat is also an inspired idea - ours is getting a bit tattered round one corner at the moment, so I will alternate this one with the other one received from a SP - that one is also native Australian, so I am delighted with both. The bobbins are delightful, and so beautifully spangled with such pretty beads - I really am a very fortunate person, and do thank you so much. I will use them when I make Mum's bookmark ... Last but not least - the letter. The cards are so pretty, and you manage to get quite a lot of information on them! I am so pleased that you had a good time in Sydney, with your Dad and Rod's Mum too, but, as you say, once you are back at work, the holiday seems a lifetime ago. Thanks once again, Your Secret Pal Carol To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Help to unsubscribe
Hello there - As my subject line says, I need help unsubscribing. When I try the usual method - sending an email to majordomo I get an error message telling me I am not a member of the list. I have written to the moderator asking for help, and I am still not unsubscribed. So what do I do now? Question: if I'm not a member of the list, how come I keep getting the digest? And yes, I know I am cross-posting, but I have the same problem with both lists. HELP! Rose-Marie H. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] my life...
...has taken on a new persepective! My first grandchild...a grandson... was born last night! He is absolutely adorable. Mother and baby are doing fine! Gramma will never be the same :) debbie in florida [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
