Re: [lace] Roller pillows
--- Elizabeth Ligeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I made my Table ribbon I worked it on a roller pillow, with just the start of the pricking pinned down, and the rest hanging out the back. ... The extra pricking just fed through as I turned the roller, The same idea can be used on a 'through the middle' block pillow. I have two projects going on block pillows. One is a lappet with a very long pricking. I let it hang over the top and bottom, and move it up or down as needed. Actually, I tuck the excess under the blocks. That keeps it out of the way. Two other projects have the pricking in two sections that alternate. One is on a roller, and one a block pillow. As one pattern section is moved up, the other is pinned underneath. It works well on both the roller and the block pillows. Also, if doing a continuous piece, you can make a loop of the pattern that is larger than your roller circumference. Pin only the section facing you, and let the loop fall down under the roller. This lets the pattern rotate around the loop as you move the pins forward, but the pinholes will fall in a different place each round. Just remember to have fun, whatever method you use. Alice in Oregon -- getting ready for Lace Day on Saturday. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Roseground - thanks
My thanks to all who responded to my request for an e-address. I have obtained the supplies required by friends who are not online in pleanty of time for this Saturday. I must say Pat turned up trumps in dispatching it to me so promptly. Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] RE: lace activities
Delurking with my short list... I've been demonstrating when I can with Portland Lace Society at county fairs, state fairs and other gatherings, so I've been more productive than usual. (a 7:30 am to whenever job puts a serious crimp in my lace time.) I have decided that the next year or so is clear the decks time - no new projects (if I can help it) until the UFO pile is diminished. I'm another one of those crazy people with multiple hobbies, so this isn't just about lace. :-) The first of the finish it projects is the floral Bucks class piece from 2005 IOLI in Denver. I finished the butterfly, but the larger piece is still in progress. I'm picking up speed with it though, after working on it during all of our demonstrations, so I want to keep going until it's done. After that is the Cluny/guipure shoe from our class with Lia, shortly after Denver. I'm 2/3 done, so it'll feel good to get that one off my plate too. Other than those two, I've got a couple of lace knitting projects to finish, a needlelace rose from the Pacific NW Conference last June to finish, and a small bit of Youghal lace to finish from a couple of years back. (Yes, I know, but it's a tricky filling and I needed a refresher from Nancy Evans before I could continue.) If I'm making good progress with these, I've got a couple of cross stitch and crewel projects that are by far my oldest UFOs. But first, I've got a pirate costume to sew for in time for a Halloween party (I've no idea what DH is going to be - he's on his own!), Portland's annual Lace Day on Saturday, and two more knitting classes the next weekend. grin Back to lurking and stitching, LeAnn in Oregon - where we're due to get sunny warm weather again in a day or two. :-) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] web page problems/free tatting pattern
For those of you who wanted to see the free tatting pattern, we have some problems with our website and our webmistress is working on it I will let you all know when it is okay to go and check the pattern out. I talked on the phone with the company to which our website address is being sent to and he said that the registry which holds our domain name is updating its own books and has messed up the domain names which it carries (this has nothing to do with our web server itself). No one is able to change or update its own websites and some, such as ourselves cannot even access our sites. I will continue to investigate this problem.. Sue Raymond, webmaster www.lacemakersofillinois.org Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Fall 2006 IOLI Bulletin
Hi All, What a treat I got in my mailbox today. The new IOLI Bulletin with photos of the table ribbons in the contest!! They are all so beautiful!! What fun to see Liz Ligeti's gorgeous ribbon after reading about it today G. And Janice Blair, your first prize winner in Polychrome is spectacular!! Alice in Oregon's angels are lovely too!! Actually they are all beautiful and I love seeing what people make when given the specifications for the contest. Malvary and Helen Bell also have beautiful table ribbons!! And to continue on about arachne's - Kenn Van Dieren got his pin for completing the IOLI Torchon Technical Proficience Program! He's the first one! Much good reading and many other gorgeous laces! Jane in Vermont, USA where the trees are changing color and I saw 23 Monarch Butterflys yesterday! A little late for their migration but we've had a few cool days before it warmed up again. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Power of Hands
(Forgive me if this was mentioned back in April, it has been a stressful year! I even sent this message first time around from the wrong email address so I don't think it got through first time ...) My family tend to save newspaper cuttings for me whenever they think I might be interested. I collected the latest batch when I went back to England a few weeks back. One of them, dated April 22nd 2006, from the Telegraph Weekend, was about lace makers in Sri Lanka. (See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2006/04/24/eflace22.xml for the web version of the article itself.) The article is all about how the lace makers suffered during the tsunami and how the UK costume designer, Andrea Galer, is trying to help them. Apparently their work is being featured in several UK TV and film productions. They are also selling a special wristband for £5. It would be interesting to know how much they tend to sell at the prices they are charging. Anyway, to find out more check out the website http://www.powerofhandsfoundation.co.uk It is good to see lace making a comeback in fashion, helped of course by the costume designers like Andrea, and that some people still see the value of handmade items. I hope that this trend continues and that it encompasses all types of lace - I am a particular fan of the wire lace made by Lenka Suchanek :-) and have even been known to wear some of her lace myself! (To see her latest stuff then check out the website http://www.lenkas.com ) All we need now is for someone like Lenka to make a successful connection with someone like Andrea and I will know that lace is truly back in fashion ... Helen (in sunny Vancouver, BC, on the west coast of mainland Canada where the lovely weather continues even into October) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Late-Night Political Jokes
There were more in the bundle a friend sent me, but I'm forwarding only one of them. Those who know me personally, will appreciate why I find it especially amusing. From: R.P. Al Gore told the United Nations that cigarette smoking is a significant contributor to global warming. To be fair, you have to blame us, the non-smokers. We're the ones that made them go outside, right?. --Jay Leno -- 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-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] laptop uses, expanded
Hi again. I'm getting some interesting ideas. Thanks, everyone. However, no one has mentioned inventories. Does anyone keep their bobbin or book inventory on their computer? I've been using a notebook that is easy to carry to lace days and conferences. I need to make bobbin and thread inventories. I'm guessing that the spreadsheet would be a good place for that. It would be a good chore to get me used to using the spreadsheet. I'm still open to ideas. Alice in Oregon To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Laptop uses
I've thought about getting a modern laptop (I have a very old one with virtually no memory, it just about runs windows and Wordperfect 5.1 and no colour screen). I use it to take minutes at meetings and for that service it is fine. I haven't been looking recently for a laptop, but would need one with a divided keyboard and have never seen one. Don't know if they even exist. Struggling at the moment to type using both hands (with a broken left arm which is improving a bit) I did a big number on my right wrist 5 years ago and now can't rotate my right wrist much to the outside so need the angled keyboard to be able to type for any length of time. Does anyone know if a laptop exists with a divided keyboard? Malvary in Ottawa (the National Capital), Canada To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Laptop uses
Hello Malvary Hope your shoulder continues to improve. You should be able to plug a separate keyboard into a laptop - but that of course adds to the total weight and makes the whole thing less portable. I've done a quick Google and the only thing I came up with is a replacement split keyboard for Mac laptops: http://www.fingerworks.com/MacNTouch_product.html Brenda On 5 Oct 2006, at 14:13, Malvary J Cole wrote: I've thought about getting a modern laptop (I have a very old one with virtually no memory, it just about runs windows and Wordperfect 5.1 and no colour screen). I use it to take minutes at meetings and for that service it is fine. I haven't been looking recently for a laptop, but would need one with a divided keyboard and have never seen one. Don't know if they even exist. Struggling at the moment to type using both hands (with a broken left arm which is improving a bit) I did a big number on my right wrist 5 years ago and now can't rotate my right wrist much to the outside so need the angled keyboard to be able to type for any length of time. Does anyone know if a laptop exists with a divided keyboard? Malvary in Ottawa (the National Capital), Canada To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brenda http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] laptop uses, expanded
I don't have a bobbin inventory, but I do have a book inventory, in a Mac database built in HyperCard. You could use Access, or Excel. The database makes it a bit easier to select by the contents of various fields, and you can do pretty entry screens. My address book for Christmas cards is in a Mac database called FileMaker. We've got over 3,500 books, so the odds of buying the same one twice are pretty high if we don't check. When I'm going to an academic or lace conference, I print off a list of relevant books I already own. From: Alice Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/10/05 Thu AM 04:43:44 EDT To: lace-chat@arachne.com Subject: [lace-chat] laptop uses, expanded Hi again. I'm getting some interesting ideas. Thanks, everyone. However, no one has mentioned inventories. Does anyone keep their bobbin or book inventory on their computer? I've been using a notebook that is easy to carry to lace days and conferences. I need to make bobbin and thread inventories. I'm guessing that the spreadsheet would be a good place for that. It would be a good chore to get me used to using the spreadsheet. I'm still open to ideas. Alice in Oregon To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message sent via RCNet webmail To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Difficults days over the pond
Tamara, My sympathies - it isn't any better here - we have the Chimp-in-Chief's Poodle running our show. It does seem at times that all the things my parents/grandparents/ and even further back fought and campaigned for, the right to trial by jury of one's peers, the right not to be tortured, the right to free speech, etc, are being eroded. Anyway you usually make us laugh with your jokes,( and laughter is the best medicine) so I hope that at least one of these genuine label instructions on consumer goods will raise a chuckle. In Honour of Stupid People On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom) -- Do not turn upside down. (well...duh, a bit late, huh!) On Sainsbury's peanuts -- Warning: contains nuts. (talk about a news flash) On Boot's Children Cough Medicine -- Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication. (We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could just get those 5 year-olds with head-colds off those bulldozers.) On Marks Spencer Bread Pudding -- Product will be hot after heating. (...and you thought...) On a Sears hairdryer -- Do not use while sleeping. (That's the only time I have to work on my hair.) On a bag of Fritos -- You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside. (the shoplifter special?) On a bar of Dial soap -- Directions: Use like regular soap. (and that would be???) On some Swanson frozen dinners -- Serving suggestion: Defrost. (but, it's just a suggestion.) On packaging for a Rowenta iron -- Do not iron clothes on body. (but wouldn't this save me time?) On Nytol Sleep Aid -- Warning: May cause drowsiness. (..I'm taking this because???) On most brands of Christmas lights -- For indoor or outdoor use only. (as opposed to what?) On a Japanese food processor -- Not to be used for the other use. (now, somebody out there, help me on this. I'm a bit curious.) On an American Airlines packet of nuts -- Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts. (Step 3: say what?) On a child's Superman costume -- Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly. (I don't blame the company. I blame the parents for this one.) On a Swedish chainsaw -- Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals. (Oh my God..was there a lot of this happening somewhere?) Rosemary ***Blessed are the cracked: for it is they who let in the light* To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] laptop uses, inventories
Hi Alice and everyone anyone keep their bobbin or book inventory on their computer? I've been using a notebook that is easy to carry to lace days and conferences. I prefer the pencil and paper method - but if I would be doing inventory, I would use my main computer with its better keyboard for doing a lot of typing, first, and transfer the file to the laptop for reference. The laptop keyboard is nice, but it isn't designed for doing a lot of typing. One thing I noticed right away from the new laptop, it was as good as, if not better than, my desktop computer, has more memory and operates faster. And such a lot smaller ;) Amazing, really. -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
