[lace] Jeanette's rosa libre fish

[Micki]

The fish with the "rose" eye and "roll" scales was from Jeanette
Fischer (also an Arachnean) and the most inventive way to use the
Rosalibre technique I've seen so far.

+++

Jeanette have sent me a photo of this lovely fish a while ago and i thought 
he was wonderful too.  Not that i know anything about rosa libre, but the 
fish had such attitude and was so 'lively' he could almost swim off the 
page.

Congratulations again, Jeanette.

Changing the subject, can anybody tell me to subscribe to Lace Chat?

thanks
Micki
Scotland 

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[lace] Searching for Pattern

[Margot Walker]

On Sunday, August 7, 2005, at 05:08  AM, Kim C wrote:

 I was given a pattern years ago for a bobbin lace jug cover that has 
beads on the outside edge.


I don't know the pattern, but I think you could use any pattern for a 
round, small mat and add the beads around the edge.


Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada
Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site:
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/quinbot/seaspray/SeasprayLaceGuild.html

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RE: [lace] Searching for Pattern

[Kim C]

I don't know the pattern, but I think you could use any pattern for a 
round, small mat and add >the beads around the edge.


Thanks Margot,Your right that shouldn't be too hard to convert a 
pattern.  I was just so focused on the pattern that is missing.


I guess I need to think outside the box more.  Not one of my strong points.


Thanks again,

Kim Czerwinski
in Delaware USA

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[lace] Re: jug cover

[John OConnor]

Kim,

What size pattern were you looking for the jug cover? There is a pattern
using 18 beads in Roz Snowden's Miniature bobbin lace book - page 56. If
you need a scan of it, let me know and I will send it to you.

Jane O
 IL. USA 
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[lace] Argh! Frustration!

[Sue Babbs]

My Polish cleaner brought her sister-in-law (who is visiting from Poland) to 
help this morning and the S-I-L has just tipped my lacemaking pillow off 
it's stand, flipped it upside down on the floor, and broken off several 
bobbins. Before I could stop her she had picked up the pillow and got it 
even more tangled!! I can testify that turning it upside down does shake the 
bobbins free of the pins - but did break off more of these fine-ish threads. 
I think I'll return to working in thick threads!!


It is/ was a piece of Binche from Syllabus Binche I, which I have been 
steadily working through. Generally I have been working several inches and 
then plaiting off and starting the next piece. This was the  final 
handkerchief from lesson 5, with swans on and I was working a corner. I had 
planned that I would complete this piece, but not any longer.


Just had to share my frustration with someone
Sue

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Re: [lace] Argh! Frustration!

[Laceandbits]

It could also be that those threads were broken in the fall.  Before I learnt 
of this trick, my grandson (then about 15 months old, now 18yrs!) 'played' 
with my lace pillow when his mum was house sitting for us.  It was a piece of 
Bucks with about 40 or so pairs.  She had shown it to a lace making friend to 
sort out before I came home, but she (fortunately) said "No thanks".

When I started to untangle, bobbin after bobbin came away in my hand.  Some 
were broken at the pins, others with up to 6 inches of thread.  In the end, 
there were about 12 pairs of bobbins left joined onto the lace.  It had not 
been 
apparent that any threads were broken before I started.  Now, if it had been 
the first time I'd tried the turn-it-over-and-wiggle-it trick and all those 
bobbins had rained down on my head, I'd probably have been frightened off ever 
trying it again.

As for the piece of lace, it was as an edgeing to a bonnet (not for 
aforementioned grandchild) and was almost finished at the time of the 
'accident', so 
each end that was long enough was weaver's knotted onto a bobbin, and I then 
unpicked back so all the ends could be reached and dealt with.  I then worked 
forward, getting rid of all the knots as they hit a cloth stitch bit and 
fiddling 
those that didn't leave ground.  An interesting enough exercise in itself, 
but not one I'd choose to repeat from choice.  Quicker though than starting 
from 
scratch.

Jacquie in England 

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[lace] Binche

[Sue Babbs]

Mercifully it is only for my own satisfaction that I am doing this course, 
so I don't have to re-do it or anything. However I had mastered the 
techniques involved in this lesson, so I think I will just move on, and add 
it as a sample piece to my file, rather than spending time adding back in 
the dozen or so snapped threads, so that I can complete it.


I was beginning to get bored of it anyway, but was going to carry on because 
I liked the design. It seems that the decision has been taken for me!


So, it gets me on to wind even finer thread and prick a pattern for the next 
piece I want to work earlier than I had expected

Sue

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[lace] Broken threads

[Sue Babbs]

I saw it happen, but it was too fast for me to stop it - especially as she 
speaks no English. Some bobbins snapped immediately and scattered over the 
floor, more broke or came free as she picked up the pillow and turned it 
over. They could have broken when it fell, and just come free when picked 
up - you are right.


I'm glad this is only the second time in 17 years that this sort of thing 
has happened to me!


Sue 


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[lace] IOLI convention

[PhaserBait]

Hi All!
I got back from the IOLI convention and I had the most WONDERFUL  time!  I 
kept looking around at all the stuff the RMLG (Rocky Mountain Lace  Guild) were 
doing to keep everything running smoothly and I was really  impressed!  On 
Sunday night, they had the Pajama party.  There were  some super imaginative 
get-ups that night!  I don't know her name, but  there was one lady with what 
looked like an authentic nightgown and lace  cap.  SIGH!!
When we checked in, we got a fancy badge holder plus a zipper tote  bag.  I 
proceeded to live out of those two items for the week.  I  could stick my room 
card and however much money I was allowing myself in the  badge holder, and 
class books and supplies in the tote bag.  Do you know  that I simply locked up 
my purse and did not miss it at all?  Considering  how much stuff one would 
need to carry to class, it was quite a load off my  shoulders!
The classes that I took were really well set up and the teachers quite  
knowledgeable.  I took Bobbin Lace with Wire from Carolyn Regnier in the  
morning, 
and got to sit in on the Lier Lace Class with Greet Rome-Verbeylen in  the 
afternoon.  I thoroughly enjoyed both classes, and think I learned a  lot.
The arachne lunch was a blast, and it was great finally being able to put  
faces to e-names.   I must admit, I really loved all the goodies we  would get 
during the week.  There were about four meals included in the  registration 
fee, and my roommates and I had bought some snacks along so we did  not need to 
waste money on meals, when we could spend it on more important  things.  (Like 
lace books and bobbins!)
There were no classes on Wednesday, so we visited some of Rebecca's  Colorado 
friends, it started raining in the afternoon, but I don't know if that  
interferred with the IOLI plans or not.  It proceeded to rain most of the  
night 
and the next morning.  But as we were doing lace, I don't think  anyone minded!
The grand Banquet on Friday night was a ton of fun!  People were  wearing all 
sorts of lace, either projects they completed in classes, or antique  lace.  
More Sighing!
All in all, I had a great time, and I thank the RMLG for the tons of work  
they put in to make the convention a success!
Bless you all!
JoAnne Pruitt
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Re: [lace] Re: IOLI convention (and competitions)

[Ilske Thomsen]

Dear lacefriends,
Just back from a wonderful lace class full of new ideas but missing the 
time to realize them I had a very short look over my 125 mails and will 
answer this one.
The congresses of Deutscher Klöppel Verband are a bit in another way as 
those from IOLI. We search our hotels or holiday appartements or what 
ever ourselves and aren't all together in one hotel all the time. Over 
the years the participants has become more and more. We have more than 
4.000 members but we don't have what you call, if I remeber right, 
Chapter groups. So the congress is "the event" and for lots of us it is 
a family event. there are little lacedays all over the country, I 
should say all over Europe meanwhile but the IOLI_meeting and our 
congress are comparable. I never took care how many members has taken 
part but I think the last years more than 400. What I can tell you for 
sure is that for the congress 2005 61 vendors has promised to come (I 
couldn't caunt them because I was in the US at that time). Our members 
aren't only Germans they come from all of Europe and there are some US 
people also. And as in your country some lacemakers are in several 
associations, i myself still in 4.
For our competitions we have more than 24 participants, the booklet 
with the works from 2005 has 88 pages, ok there are perhaps sometimes 
details taken and then one piece needs two pages but for sure not 
allways. For sure I can tell you that in 1999 there were 102 pieces 
three of them out of competition and 12 weren't in the correct way. So 
we had 90 from 13 countries.
Hope this clears a bit the differences, sorry that it has become so 
long.

Greetings

ilske

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[lace] lace collection A. Lescure 1908

[Bobbinlacemaker]

Hello,
I am looking for 2 articles of "Les Arts" 1908 nr 78 and 79 about the lace 
collection of Alfred Lescure. I think they may be on the CD from "the 
professor", can someone look it up for me please and tell me what they are 
about and how many pages it takes ?
Are there Swiss lacemakers on the list, living in the neighbourhood of St. 
Gallen ? (just to ask some information on the textilmuseum).


thank you all,
Magda from rainy Brugge

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Re: [lace] Re: IOLI convention (and competitions)

[Ilske Thomsen]

Oh, sorry Lacefriends,
I was too quick. I still found some other dates. In 2003 the theme was 
"Spiegelungen"/ reflections, can I say so?In that year were only 53 but 
 4 not for competition s o only 49 from 7 countries.

You see it is different from year to year.
Greetings

Ilske

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Re: [lace] convention

[Carol Adkinson]

Hi Dagmar,

First of all - congratulations!  May you both have long and happy lives
together!And fancy being able to combine a honeymoon trip with an
evening at the Convention - how clever you are ...

About the lack of pieces in the competition.   I didn't visit the
convention, so I don't know about any of the other lace-makers, but I am
very rarely able to put a piece into local (even not-so-local) competitions.
Along with other teachers of both bobbin lace and fine handicrafts, I am
kept reasonably busy a lot of the time, designing the patterns for the
pupils, making them up to make sure they work and don't have any hidden
traps for the unwary, so I don't make an awful lot of lace for my own
enjoyment.   And usually, whatever lace I make seems to be outside the scope
of whatever competition we hold - you can bet that what I have done or am
doing is not what is wanted for the competition!In the UK, we generally
only know what the competition is when we apply for the tickets - usually a
couple of months in advance, so that sometimes isn't time enough to find the
right pattern, and get the lace completed.

There is also the other excuse - sheer inertia!   Or thinking that whatever
we have won't be good enough.   Or even not being able to find the wretched
piece, because we have put it away (too) safely ...

Carol - in Suffolk UK.


> I couldn't possibly justify going to the entire convention and so I at
least persuaded my newly-wed husband, that Colorado is the perfect place for
Honeymoon.
>
> Is 25 pieces in the competition a lot? and how come if there is so many
IOLI members there weren't more lacemakers willing to compete??
>

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[lace] Doris Southard

[Pauline]

Dear friends,
 
On hearing the sad  news on here of Doris' husband, I do have her address at
hand, from when she wrote to me, in 2000, when she herself was ill, if
anyone would like her address please E-mail me.
 
 
 
 
Pauline
 
in Somerset. U.K.
 
www.wincanton-uk.com  

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Re: [lace] lace collection A. Lescure 1908

[Sue Babbs]

I am looking for 2 articles of "Les Arts" 1908 nr 78 and 79 about the lace 
collection of Alfred Lescure. Magda from rainy Brugge




They are on the professor's website:
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html

Click on Articles
Then scroll down a short way and they are under the heading "Arts"

Sue (in sunny Chicago) 


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[lace] Convention query

[Laceandbits]

In her excellent report on the convention, JoAnne made the following comment
".and got to sit in on the Lier Lace Class with Greet Rome-Verbeylen in 
the afternoon."

Does this mean that she was not actually taking part in the class, but was
there as an observer?

I have heard of this practise from one of our leading British embroiderery
teachers, Jean Littlejohn, but from what she said, I had hoped it would never
be
taken up in lace circles.

The way she described it was that her "students" were situated at tables and
chairs around her forming a horseshoe or ring.  Outside them was another row
(or even two in one place) of "observers" who she also had to acknowledge in
so
far as all her teaching had to be with sufficient volume for everyone to
hear, and all her demonstrations had to be on a large, extravagent scale so
those
sitting further back could "get their reduced-payment money's worth".  She
said it was enormously more tiring than her normal class size of 18 to 20, and
also very claustrophobic to have this other set of people just watching and
scribbling frantic notes, particularly when she was trying to do one-to-one or
small group teaching within the group.

I think she said it was a practise prevalent in the west of England (but I
could be wrong on the place, so please don't shoot me down in flames), the
logic
being they don't get many teachers prepared to travel that far.  She hadn't
even been asked beforehand if she minded and as the "tickets" had been sold it
was a case of going ahead or leaving a lot of very disappointed people.
However, she says she wouldn't do it again.

So, please reassure me that this was nothing like that, and that lace classes
at conventions aren't going down that route.

Jacquie

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[lace] IOLI and observers

[Beth McCasland]

I only took one class, so have limited experience.  If there were observers, 
they drifted in, tried not to intrude, and drifted out.  Didn't bother me a 
bit.  We (class students) would look at each other's pillows when we got up to 
streatch, get a glass of water, whatever.  The class I was in was informal, 
with issues / techniques handled as we came across them.  Nothing like formal 
college lectures.  Also the rooms weren't set up for a gallery of "observers."  
I don't mind the freedom to drift in for a brief look, and drift out.  Frankly, 
if I'm paying for a class, I'd be pretty angry if there was a gallery of folks 
listening in for free.  On the otherhand, if I was interested in a lace style, 
a convention is the time to see it, and then I'd ask the instructor if they 
minded that I peeked in.

Beth McCasland
Metairie, Louisiana, USA
where it's warm and muggy, deep south in the summer

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[lace] Re Rosalibre fish

[Jeanette Fischer]

So my fish swam all the way to Denver and the IOLI convention!!  Lucky fish -
wish it was me   Maybe it is a good omen ?  Maybe it will be my turn next
to go to an IOLI convention :-))  I love reading about all the experiences and
sights and fun so keep it coming please.
Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa.

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[lace] Class observers

[Laceandbits]

Phew, that's a whole different thing.  A few people wandering in and out, 
respecting the rest of the class, is a normal situation practically anywhere 
there is more than one class in progress at a time.

In the embroidery classes I was saying about the "observers" payed a reduced 
fee as they are not getting any 'hands-on' teaching, but still wanted their 
pound of flesh.  I don't remember if Jean said they could ask questions or not 
(I'll try to remember to ask her, now I've remembered about it) but it was the 
sheer mass of people (50 or 60 in one class!) and their intense interest that 
she found overwhelming.  A bit like doing a lecture and demonstration and 
teaching all at the same time.  As her level of teaching is way beyond "Here's 
how 
to do chain stitch" and more about convincing everyone they have an amazing 
creative talent to produce original work, I should think that the "real 
students" also lost out a lot, too.

Jacquie

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Re: [lace] Convention query

[Alice Howell]

At 10:58 AM 8/8/2005, you wrote:

Does this mean that she was not actually taking part in the class, but was
there as an observer?


So, please reassure me that this was nothing like that, and that lace classes

at conventions aren't going down that route.


I'm not an IOLI official, but my experience is NO.  The rule that is 
printed in the conference handbook is No visiters in class, and the classes 
are limited to 10 or 12 or whatever the teacher and conference agree 
on.  The exception is the official photographer, and any conference 
official with conference business, who can stop by whenever needed.


The lucky person who had special teacher's permission to be in the room is 
the rare exception, and a bit envied by me -- who would have liked to get a 
peek at the Liers process.


The only 'peeking' I got to do during class time was when I had to pass 
another group in order to visit the ladies room.  Due to the smallness of a 
few class rooms, some classes moved to the large ballroom and shared the 
space.  Thus, a few people got a very quick glimpse of the project in 
process on some pillows -- but just a short tantelizing glimpse.


We had a better chance of seeing what others were doing by touring the 
halls and lobby during non class hours, and looking at the projects on all 
the pillows in view.  I figure that anyone who is working in the public 
areas of the hotel has given permission for visitors to take a peek.


Don't expect to have 'observers' at an IOLI class.
Alice in Oregon -- where my cats are very happy I'm home again. 


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[lace] MP: New tatting and Irish Crochet group starting.

[Patsy A. Goodman]

Hi Everyone,

I am starting a new group called the "Red Hat Lacers". We will meet at
Fuddruckers
located at  340  3rd Avenue, Chula Vista, CA, USA. Hours are  11:00 AM -
2:00 PM with a break for lunch so you can buy salads, buffalo burgers, or
ostrich burgers or just plain beef burgers or fish.  Red hatters will be
given a discount.

Beginning the Sept. 6, 2005 we will meet the first Tuesday of each month.
On the first Tuesday I will be teaching beginners to tat.  All tatters will
be welcome.  The first Tuesday will be strictly for tatting.
Then:
Beginning Sept. 20, 2005 we will also meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month
for Irish Crochet.  We will be working and learning together.  You must
already know how to crochet.  I will "NOT" be teaching beginner crochet.
Tatters will also be welcome.  If there is very little interest in Irish
Crochet we can continue to learn tatting.

There will be no charge for lessons.  You will be expected to become a Red
Hat lady or a Pink Hat lady if under 50 years of age.  Red or pink hats and
purple or lavender cloths  are a must.  Hats, visors, ball caps, feathers or
whatever in your hair of the proper color is acceptable.

If you need more information contact me at;
karpap#cox.net  (change # to @)

Patsy A. Goodman
Chula Vista, CA, USA
TatPat1, NATA 


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Re: [lace] Jeanette's rosa libre fish

[TwoHappyBees]

In a message dated 08/08/2005 3:20:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<< Jeanette have sent me a photo of this lovely fish a while ago >>

Any chance the photo can be posted to the webshots site?  Would love to see 
him!!

Vicki in Maryland who also had a super time in Denver with Lenka's Punto de 
España class and Helena's Rosaline classmany thanks to RMLG for a great job!

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[lace] RE: JoAnne's sitting in on Lier class

[purple lacer]

Hi All!
I was one of JoAnne's roomies at the IOLI convention.  In case she doesn't 
get back to her email right away, I thought I would try to clear up her 
comment about "sitting in on Lier Lace Class".


We were lucky to have Greet Rome-Verbeylen and her Michigan lacer traveling 
comanions stop by our city (Cedar Rapids, IA) for a visit the Friday before 
the convention.  JoAnne was immediately impressed with the Lier lace 
technique and expressed her dismay that she was already signed up for a 
morning class and therefore would be unable to take Greet's all day class.  
After we got to the convention Greet said it would be okay for her to come 
for the afternoons.  JoAnne paid the fee for an afternoon class.  There were 
plenty of seats left so it was to Greet's advantage to have another student, 
even if it was for just half.  JoAnne also bought all the class supplies 
from Greet.  I hope this helps clarify her comment.


In other news, we were indeed sad to hear the news that Doris Southard's 
husband, Talmage, passed away last Wednesday.  Doris is our guild mentor and 
a wonderful lady.  If you would like her address please send me an email.


I also promise to post a convention update soon!  It was great to meet so 
many of yoiu!

Anita Hansen
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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[lace] IOLI convention

[Patsy A. Goodman]

Well, here's my adventures at the IOLI convention.
Left San Diego on Sat. Aug.27th.  Sure helped to have someone push me in a 
wheel chair through the airports. No problems on the flight.  There were 7 
of us from the Silvergate Lacers on the plane.  We were all separated so we 
couldn't cause any mischief.  After getting to Denver and checked into room, 
unpacked and met some of the gals for supper.  Food was good, service was 
very slow.
Sun. was registration day, vendor room and exhibit room opened. Went with my 
list to buy all my much needed supplies and some that weren't on my list. 
In the evening was the pajama party.  It was a fun event.  Wore my pj's with 
a housecoat over.  But my crowning glory item was an antique lavender tatted 
dust cap or night cap. It got a lot of attention.  Saw Ken from New York, 
who teaches and makes bobbins (can't remember his last name) just before the 
pajama party and asked him where his PJ's were.  He informed me that he 
didn't have any, he slept in the buff.  H! I may be in trouble for 
revealing his secret.  So I told him to bring his birthday suit and come any 
way.  He said it was under his cloths and came.  We were served breakfast at 
night.  It was fun.
Monday classes started.  In the morning I studied Rosalibre bobbin lace, 
with Cathleen Belleville.   In the afternoon I had a class in wire tatting 
with Carolyn Regnier.  I found out that at my age (72) taking two classes 
was too much for me to handle.  But I did manage to get through them.


I really loved the Rosalibre lace.  It's a three dimensional lace.  The 
flowers have a ruffle like a daffodil that sticks up and the leaves have a 
fin that stick up.  And the butterfly has wings that loop over.  I think I 
did pretty good with that.  But was very disappointed when Cathleen said she 
wasn't going to be teaching for at least two years.  Had to do with her job. 
Was sure glad I had also taken her chrysanthemum class in the past.


The wire tatting class was different.  I had a hard time learning a 
different method of working the wire than you use with thread.  The 
tensioning is different and you don't pull the wire tight like you do with 
thread.  I managed to get a few flowers made plus even crochet a wire plume. 
Made a small corsage to wear on my dress at the Fri. banquet.


Monday was the arachne luncheon which was nice to put a few faces to 
internet names. In the evening there was a Gold panning demonstration and a 
display of a few live birds, a large owl and an eagle. I went to the vendors 
room (again) and stopped to see the birds on my way back to my room.


Tuesday we had a catered lunch  then in the evening there was the teachers 
showcase. The teachers had lovely lace displays of the types of lace they 
were  teaching, plus they signed their books, and some had items and books 
for sale.  It was very crowded and a little hard for a handicapped person to 
get through. But I managed.


Wednesday was tour day. I choose to go to the Flying W Ranch dinner.  It was 
a Bar B Q dinner served chuck wagon style.  I couldn't believe how well 
organized they were.  There were over a thousand people served.  I don't 
remember how many they said.  Wednesday was a rainy day. On the way there, a 
big tractor trailer truck had broken down in the middle lane of the freeway. 
Traffic was backed up for miles.  There was a group that left early in the 
day and got to the ranch in plenty of time to see the little ghost town and 
Indian weaver and the blacksmith. They had visited a number of other places 
including the airforce academy.  I was in the two bus group that went late 
in the day  and we were supposed to get to visit the town but just managed 
to get there in time to eat and see the show.  It was a country western show 
consisting of four men playing instruments and singing and telling stories 
and jokes.  Since I like country western I enjoyed it very much. The floor 
was so uneven that two of our ladies did fall down.  They seemed to be 
alright, but I'm sure they probably had skinned knees and elbows.


Thursday was back to classes. Visited the vendors room again and spent some 
more money, again. : )
In the evening was the Tat-Off.  Of course the shuttle brothers had to show 
everyone how to flip a stitch.  Everytime I see it I still enjoy seeing it. 
I didn't win anything not even being the oldest. After the Tat-Off the 
Shuttle Bros. gave every one, one of their tatted butterflies.  Then there 
was the IOLI Gen. Meeting.


Friday. was cram day in my classes.  Trying to get every last bit of 
information we could from the teachers and seeing pieces that managed to get 
finished by the students.  In my wire tatting class, every day the teacher 
came up with a way to give away a door prize.  At the beginning of the class 
we bought our supply kits.  In one of each kit was a different item, such as 
a different color of wire from the rest of the class. On Friday I won the 
door prize by hav

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[Alice Howell]

Thanks, Patsy, for your report.  I enjoyed being in class with you.

Things I learned at conference:
-Waiting for an elevator takes longer than walking down the stairs, but 
with those pillows and bags, it's not worth it to walk.  Start early.  Be 
patient.
-Watch the front desk at the hotel.  Periodically they put out dishes of 
apples, chocolates, and bottles of water.  Free. (Or rather -- part of your 
room cost.)

-Wear some lace.  It will catch the attention of even the non lacers.
-Smile.  You have lots of friends here you just haven't met yet.
-Room service breakfast is fun!  And a good start to the day.
-Take three times the money you think you'll need.  The sales room is 
unbelievably tempting.
-Ask for a wheelchair at the airport.  You'll go through express 
security.  Or go with someone in a wheelchair.

-Pack an extra bag in your suitcase to take home all the extras.
-I need a folding lace stand that's more compact than the ones I have.
-A person never has too many pillows.or bobbins..or thread...or books.

The host guild did a wonderful job of coping with all of us.  And the hotel 
people were more cooperative than some hotels I've been in.  And very 
polite.  Congrats to RMLG for a great conference. I could tell the work you 
put into it.


Did you all notice that Vasna *wore* her prize dragon on her head as a hat 
at the banquet?


A note for all people who had things in the exhibit hall.  Please check 
your items, wrappings, and boxes for a stray 6-inch knitted doily.  It 
seems to have been caught on another piece of lace and left the room with 
the wrong owner.  Please return it to a member of the RMLG and it will be 
sent on to the correct owner, no questions asked.  No, it's not mine.  I 
just have the nerve to speak up.
I'd like to see it go to its own home very soon.  Pass the word on to 
exhibitors in your groups who are not Arachnians.  Thanks.


Even during this conference, I heard people speaking of attending future 
ones.  Next year in Montreal will be an interesting one.  The contest was 
announced  and the details will be in the next Bulletin.  You have time 
enough to enter, if you start when you get the next Bulletin.  You can make 
it the largest contest yet.


Tulsa -- what will be the dates of your conference?  They announced that it 
would be earlier than the dates listed on the web or previous publications, 
but they didn't say just when.  I'd like to know.   Please.


Thanks, again, RMLG, for a great conference.  It was fun, interesting, and 
well run from start to finish.  It sets a standard that future groups will 
have to work hard to beat.


Alice in Oregon -- where I'm almost recovered from conference and traveling.

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[Vasna Zago]

Gentle Spiders-

I'm back on line, after spending yesterday (Sunday), the day after convention
ended, trying to stay awake.  :-> Kept dozing off, despite my efforts to wake
up and stagger around the house. Why staying awake seemed so important I'm not
sure. I couldn't figure out where I was (I kept thinking I was still in the
hotel), and there were these horrid nagging thoughts that I should be *doing*
something!  :->  Luckily, I was able to smash those thoughts into an unused
portion of my brain, and today I had no compunction about laying around like a
slug.  ha ha!

All of us at the Rocky Mountain Lace Guild had a super wonderful time at the
convention, and we hope anyone who attended also had a fun and learningful (is
that a word?) time.

An update on Tina, the Little Lacemaker - she is sold out. We sold the last few
copies at the convention, and we have no plans for a reprint at this time. We
did look into it, and a reprint would cost us nearly twice as much as the
initial printing!

Anyway, I hope you all are well and lacing like mad. Hugs to all!

Vasna Zago
in hot and dry Boulder, Colorado
"thank god I'm a hot chick with superpowers"

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