[lace] Message from Pam Matteoli in Spain re Christmas bauble cover
Pam Mattiioli sent this message to Beryl Millard, who sent it to Arachne, but it doesn't seem to gave got through, so she forwarded it to me, and I'm forwarding it to Arachne. Fingers crossed it arrives OK this time: Hi All Happy New Year. As many of us will be taking down the Xmas decorations in a few days I thought you might like to know about the bauble covers that Eve Morton has designed for Poole Bobbin Lace Circle. They are designed to fit over a 6cm bauble and are ideal for brightening up old baubles. She produced the special pattern after the Xmas workshop and passed it to me for inclusion on the PBLC website. Techie probs meant that it couldn´t be included before Xmas, but probs are now solved and the pattern is there just in time for you to make a few before packing the decorations away ready for next year! Nothing like starting early!!! Take a look, the pattern can be downloaded as a PDF (you will need the latest version). http://www.cyberlink.co.uk/pblc and click on Pam´s Pattern Page Best wishes for the coming year Pam Mattioli In sunny southern Spain where the temp is about 25 degrees Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Fw: Aging
- Original Message - From: Lauren Harkness To: Dora Northern ; Elli Richards ; Gail Wicks ; Julie Edwards ; Margaret Thompson ; Mary McAfee ; Shirley Orrell ; Vivien Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 4:46 PM Subject: Fw: Aging - Original Message - From: gloria daniel To: Lauren Harkness Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 9:09 PM Subject: Fw: Aging - Forwarded Message From: rosemary jarvis To: Alan & Enid Sutton ; AN CUFF ; Bill Coe ; Daphne Pickford ; Gloria Daniel ; Isabel Dodd ; the.osba...@virgin.net Sent: Wed, 6 January, 2010 12:38:22 Subject: FW: Aging - --- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 11:45:36 + Subject: Fwd: Fw: RE: Fwd: Aging From: brian...@googlemail.com To: rosie.jar...@hotmail.com -- Forwarded message -- From: alan howard Date: Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 10:25 AM Subject: Fw: RE: Fwd: Aging To: Brian Howard , Brian Jarvis , Eliabeth Bowden , freda ratcliffe , Keith Rudkin , Lorner Harris , Lynn Chubb , Maureen Burman , Paul Howard , Stan Knight --- On Wed, 1/6/10, Les Gearing wrote: From: Les Gearing Subject: RE: Fwd: Aging To: "Adaline & John Lambert" , "alan Howard" , "alan spicer" , "barrie and doreen hickman" , "diane kennison" , "jean potter" , "'Kenneth Clements'" , "lesley gillet" Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 12:10 AM Don't delete this one, you'll laugh when you see the return message. I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend. I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant. I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging. Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60 &70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love ... I will. I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set. They, too, will get old. I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things. Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect. I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver. As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong. So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day(if I feel like it). MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART! If you forward this to at least 7 people see what happens on your screen . You will laugh your head off! - --- Use Hotmail to send and receive mail from your different email accounts. Find out how. [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of image001.jpg] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of image002.gif] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of image003.gif] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of image004.gif] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of image005.gif] - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo
Re: [lace] Message from Pam Matteoli in Spain re Christmas bauble cover
Fabulous and the timing just right for me, I was given a lovely one in my exchange and have made one from the lace guild christmas book (well half one really as I ran out of time having done 4 of the 8 fingers of that pattern. I have even been buying up a few baubles in the sales in shops with a few left, so I will be using this pattern. Thank Eve for this lovely pattern. Sue T Pam Mattiioli sent this message to Beryl Millard, who sent it to Arachne, but it doesn't seem to gave got through, so she forwarded it to me, and I'm forwarding it to Arachne. Fingers crossed it arrives OK this time: Hi All Happy New Year. As many of us will be taking down the Xmas decorations in a few days I thought you might like to know about the bauble covers that Eve Morton has designed for Poole Bobbin Lace Circle. . Techie probs meant that it couldn´t be included before Xmas, but probs are now solved and the pattern is there just in time for you to make a few before packing the decorations away ready for next year! Nothing like starting early!!! Take a look, the pattern can be downloaded as a PDF (you will need the latest version). http://www.cyberlink.co.uk/pblc and click on Pam´s Pattern Page Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] IOLI Bulletin - Devon does it again!!!
I got my Winter IOLI Bulletin this afternoon and as this usually is the Bulletin that has the details about convention in, I tend to go to the center pages. Not this time. Devon Thein has written a long, long (9 pages) article, several without pictures, that is a fascinating read. DH kept asking me questions and my reply was "I'm reading!!" She takes us back in time on a search for the Empress Eugenie Laces, something I had not heard of before. She has researched these laces on their journey from Belgium to New York, and, not wanting to spoil the read for those who have not received the magazine, I felt I was with her along the journey, even imagining the stink from the robbed grave. Bet that piques your curiosity. I was also fascinated because I have a new interest in needlelace. The lace in question is colored point de gaze and so very, very fine. I just did a clumsy piece of needlelace of which I was very proud, as those who know me, know that the needle and I are not friends. :-) My piece was a sample for a local guild class so that I can pass on what knowledge I gleaned last year at convention. I took a class with Nancy Evans that I really enjoyed, mainly because we used a variety of sizes of threads starting with DMC 5. For my class, I would like to list some good needlelace books. I have the Lace Guild book and a couple of reference books, but I would like some suggestions on books that are still available for purchase. I used the Encyclopedia of Needlework by T.de Dillmont for my examples of stitches and that has a great many stitches. Mine is a very old copy of the book. Is it still available in a reprint? Please send any suggestions to the list, even though I have to wait for the digests. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] IOLI Bulletin - Devon does it again!!!
I agree completely!! Devon, in her wonderfully inquisitive/humerous/direct manner has given us a fabulous romp through a lace mystery which kept me absorbed until the end. I'm so impressed with Devon's determination to follow every lead to the next resolution!! Like you, Janice, I'm inclined to study the Convention listings first in the winter issues. I acknowledge that I did go through the convention details (briefly), and then spent a very pleasant time giving Devon's article all of my attention!! The pictures which grace the covers (back and front) of the issue add considerably to the pleasure of the article. What magnificent pieces of lace!!! And the fact that they're in New York just make me want to book a trip to the city, and schedule a viewing (with Devon in tow, of course!!!) Clay On 1/7/2010 7:27 PM, Janice Blair wrote: I got my Winter IOLI Bulletin this afternoon and as this usually is the Bulletin that has the details about convention in, I tend to go to the center pages. Not this time. Devon Thein has written a long, long (9 pages) article, several without pictures, that is a fascinating read. DH kept asking me questions and my reply was "I'm reading!!" She takes us back in time on a search for the Empress Eugenie Laces, something I had not heard of before. She has researched these laces on their journey from Belgium to New York, and, not wanting to spoil the read for those who have not received the magazine, I felt I was with her along the journey, even imagining the stink from the robbed grave. Bet that piques your curiosity. I was also fascinated because I have a new interest in needlelace. The lace in question is colored point de gaze and so very, very fine. I just did a clumsy piece of needlelace of which I was very proud, as those who know me, know that the needle and I are not friends. :-) My piece was a sample for a local guild class so that I can pass on what knowledge I gleaned last year at convention. I took a class with Nancy Evans that I really enjoyed, mainly because we used a variety of sizes of threads starting with DMC 5. For my class, I would like to list some good needlelace books. I have the Lace Guild book and a couple of reference books, but I would like some suggestions on books that are still available for purchase. I used the Encyclopedia of Needlework by T.de Dillmont for my examples of stitches and that has a great many stitches. Mine is a very old copy of the book. Is it still available in a reprint? Please send any suggestions to the list, even though I have to wait for the digests. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Re: IOLI Bulletin - Devon does it again!!!
On Jan 7, 2010, at 19:27, Janice Blair wrote: I got my Winter IOLI Bulletin this afternoon and as this usually is the Bulletin that has the details about convention in, I tend to go to the center pages. Not this time. Devon Thein has written a long, long (9 pages) article, several without pictures, that is a fascinating read. DH kept asking me questions and my reply was "I'm reading!!" I usually start "real reading" (as opposed to "flipping through") with Devon's contributions. Not this time :) Came back from my stint at the Free Clinic so bushed, I didn't think I could give it full justice, seing that it was not a litle bon-bon but a boxfull of them. Tomorrow. Today, all I was able to notice are the little -- and lovely -- changes to the layout and the new "How do I...?" column which, as a dedicated "lace techie" (rude mechanical), I find of particular interest. We're growing; if not in size, then in poise. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Re: Christmas bauble cover
On Jan 7, 2010, at 15:19, Sue wrote: I have even been buying up a few baubles in the sales in shops with a few left, so I will be using this pattern. Thank Eve for this lovely pattern. I'd like to extend my thanks to Eve also; have printed off the pattern and hope to make it one day, if I have any time to spare. Meanwhile... Don't know about UK but, in US, you can sometimes buy clear glass (not coloured) baubles. You can pack the curly remnants, taken off the bobbins after finishing a project, inside a bauble, for a messy but lacy (and somewhat "moderne") "background" to your lace. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] needlelace books
Janice My website page http://lynxlace.com/learning%20needlelace.html lists several needle lace instruction books, with comments by needle lacers who have used them. Also there are links to the online DMC Encyclopedia and the free download site. In regard to the books, I don't know which ones are still in print. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
