[lace-chat] Convention 2008 News (DP)
Hi Lacemakers, Shortly the IOLI Bulletin will be making its way in the mail, but as co-chair of the host group, Land of Lincoln Lacemakers, I wanted to tell you that we have discovered a boo-boo in the printed information about our convention in Rockford in August 2008. The hotel rate is quoted as $135/night for up to four occupants of a bedroom. We realised today that the wrong figure was sent to IOLI, and that in fact the cost of a room is $123/night for up to four occupants. Thank goodness it is in your favor but please get the word out to all your lacemaking friends. I will take the blame as I sent in the info for the registration form. I looked at the hotel contract for the info, but did not turn the page to see the reduced rate that we negotiated!! The hotel started our bargaining at $154/night so I think we did good for our registrants. Remember to quote Land of Lincoln when you book your room to get the $123 rate and this year you will be able to send your registration in on Valentines Day. Hopefully we will be able to inform the teachers and registrants a little earlier so they can make travel plans. Our website will be up and running soon so you might get a sneak preview before the magazine arrives in your mailbox. I will put that announcement on Arachne as soon as I hear from my webmistress. Janice Blair co-chair - Land of Lincoln Lacemakers (We had a committee meeting today and everyone got away before the snow started again. Now it's back to making flowers for me. Happy New Year) Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] spangling wire
Hey Jane, I believe Winslow Bobbins are going to be a vendor at convention in Rockford. Why not drop them an email and ask them to bring extra spools of wire for sale. Janice I wish at least one of our lace vendors would carry the stainless steel wire that the Winslow's have. I tried finding it in the US and it couldn't be had. As a favor, one of our vendors did bring some back from England for me, but she never carries it in her vendor supplies. Really too bad. Jane O'Connor Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] exhibit
I was reading in the Financial Times today about an exhibit at the Chicago Art Institute called Figuration in Contemporary Designs. The article mentioned a lace fence and I wondered if this was the same fence mentioned on Arachne a year or so ago. This one is by Demakersvan. Darn it, I was downtown Chicago last Friday but just stayed long enough to visit the German Christmas market as it was bitterly cold that day. Unfortunately the exhibit will be gone before our convention in August. http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/exhibition/figuration The fence may be the only lace in the exhibition. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Christmas gifts
Thanks to Sof and Bev for explaining what sardines had to do with lace, and thanks to Sof for all the links. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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-chat] Cake recipe
Dear Alice, Thank you for the cake recipe. Sounds like a good one to take to my British club pot luck supper in January and I bought some chopped walnuts today. Nice and easy. Dear Dora, I only just received the Lace Digest with emails from before Christmas so I am sending a belated Happy Christmas to you. I should make it a New Years resolution to change and get the reflected mails. I wonder if I have to cancel my digests before I can get the reflected mails? I will take this opportunity of wishing everyone a Happy New Year, a prosperous and healthy 2008 and lots of time to make lace. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Christmas lace gifts
Hi, I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, whether with family and friends, or a quiet one like my DH and I had. We celebrated Christmas last Sunday so we were eating leftovers on Christmas Day. I saved the Christmas Pud until then though. No use wasting it on people who can't appreciate it. :-) Yesterday I received some lace gifts. Two Midlands bobbins and two spools of thread, along with six metal rings approx 2-1/4 inches diameter in different colors and some wire. No explanation or pattern accompanied the rings so I am wondering if there is a new book out there with patterns for these rings. I imagine my friend bought them from a lace fair or at the NEC in England. My other lace gift was a French book on what looks like Irish Crochet. It is all in French so I will have to use it for eye candy. The title is De la crise de la sardine a l'age d'or de la dentelle. Maybe I could get a translation from someone. I was unaware that Irish crochet was made in Brittainy but that is what it looks like from the book. There were also 3 postcards enclosed in the gift with pictures of the headgear they wear in Brittainy so now I am wondering if that headgear was actually crochet and not bobbin lace as I always had imagined. Maybe a French Arachne can tell me which lace is made there. Happy New Year to you all and I hope by then that my card has finally made it to Italy and to Alessandra. Seems like the mail is very tardy this year. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] christmas card
Just before I went away the postman brought my Arachne card exchange from Alessandra Tolin, Santa Maria La Longa, Italy. It is a beautifully made Hardanger angel, white and gold, on a deep turquoise blue paper. Alessandra added a gold ricrac border. I really appreciate it as I did try to do hardanger years ago and ended up with a messy piece of work. I hope my card has finally arrived in Italy. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Bobbin Lace Survey
Bobbin Lace Survey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I sit here yet again avoiding the final sewing of my current lace piece (the first of two interlocked hearts, only 12 pairs for goodness sake!), I find myself pondering on what aspect of bobbin lace people dislike the most. I know lacemakers who profess to dislike most - or even hate and avoid at all costs - each of the following items. As you will have gathered, I fit into the second bunch though I am quite happy doing numbers 1 and 3. So which category do you fit in? (Sorry needlelacers and tatters!) Or is there something else that should be on the list? I will happily summarise the responses to the list in a couple of weeks so feel free to answer privately. There are no wrong answers ... 1) Winding bobbins 2) Final sewing together 3) Tallies (leaves, squares, triangles, any other type) I don't mind winding bobbins and use my Newey winder for longer lengths, but use a piece of thread for a yard or more, otherwise I do it by hand. I don't mind doing tallies. I must have done my 1,000 by now and they hold no fear for me but I still manage to get some holly leaves amongst them. No big deal, just undo it, let the bobbin hang down for a while so the thread gets the kinks out. I do not dislike sewing it together. I think I did a reasonable job on the last piece of Beds with about 30+ bobbins meeting from opposite sides using Jean Leader's method of knot tying and making rolls behind the work. When I made a wedding hankie in Buckspoint I joined it okay but I chickened out of sewing it onto the fabric as my hand sewing looks horrible. I was fortunate and it was hand carried to Europe where it was sewn on professionally. DD still has to get married, it looks like that will happen next year, but I get to use it for display purposes until then. Hope she waits until after IOLI convention, then I might be able to put it in the display room. I do dislike pricking for something like Buckspoint but I will do it, but when I am working on my own designs I tend to put pins in as I go. Sometimes the design works itself out on the pillow. Something that looked right on the computer does not work in real life. What I really dislike is taking out a forest of pins and seeing a mistake! Next time I need to sew an edge onto fabric I will try the sewing machine. A lacemaker at my guild did such a nice job with the machine that I had a hard time telling how she had done it, but then my eyesight is not that good. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] thread storage
Bev wrote: From: bevw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is it like the one shown here: http://www.spacesavers.com/noname13.html No. That would be a good thing for larger balls of thread. The one I purchased from Walmart is called Jammers Stores Your Collection with 48 bays for mini cars. Similar to one I found on eBay #160176995154 except mine was $4.99. Janice 1601769951 Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Fwd: Re: lace
Avital explained to me why I could not see my emails in the archives. As I receive the digests I had been sending my mail to lace-digest, instead of lace@arachne.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know I passed my incorrect information on to a lurker, so I thought you all should know about my mistake just in case you are doing the same. Change your address file like I did. Janice p.s. Mailed my lace card yesterday to Italy. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] thread storage
I was asked to take my silk threads to my guild meeting on Wednesday for color comparison to match a wedding dress. Instead of just taking 3 or 4 spools I decided to take my whole silk collection. I have it stored in one of those matchbox garage storage boxes from Walmart. It is so handy as it can open on both sides, has a carrying handle and has 24 slots each side. On the way home today I popped into our new Super Walmart and looked in the toy department. I couldn't find them and then I spotted a whole pile of them on the very top of the shelves. I had almost given up looking, having gone down the toy car aisle twice. have all my Gutterman silk on one side and the other brands on the other side. It takes the small DMC spools but not the supersize ones. My DMC tatting thread is too fat except for the size 90. I have put almost all my cotton spools on one side and my linen ones on the other. I should have bought two. I now have lots of empty smaller boxes but they are coming in handy for storing the flowers that are arriving for convention. The storage boxes cost $4.99 so I think that is a good deal. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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-chat] What kind of mattress
I have trouble in bed at times with my hips and knees aching. I had thought of the memory foam mattresses but wondered how they would be when I have a hot flash. As it is I am pushing the covers down and my DH is pulling them up. Sitting in a chair I have to remove or reverse a pillow that is behind me as I warm up too much these days. How do other gals with power surges make out with the memory foam beds? I love to get into a cold bed. Janice We changed to a memory foam mattress this past winter. Not the tempurpedic, it's a copy by Serta. We also found it too firm and slow to mold, so I bought a mattress topper, also memory foam from Sears. It's softer and between the two, we sleep much better. I also noticed that it seems to hold the ambient room temperature, so it's cold for too long in the winter. Even though the salesman said that electric blankets should not be used, we use an electric mattress pad to preheat the bed in the winter, then turn it off, since the bed holds the warmth. With our old bed, we kept the mattress pad on all night. DH's bad and knees feel better as does mine, as long as I don't sleep on my stomach. Cherry Knobloch Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Another eBay thingy
Clay posted this: I've just come across another of those odd things on eBay that makes me say, Wha...?. Item # 250185020238. The seller says it's a lace bobbin, but nope... definitely not. For one thing, it's 10 long! I have one of these. It is for mixing Mexican hot chocolate. They come in lots of shapes and sizes. I met a lady in California who had a collection of about 50 of them. I stopped at one. Mine was purchased in San Diego Old Town. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Buddy map
I was thinking buckspoint was a little delicate for around a pillow. Good idea to make it with larger thread that will stand up to some wear and tear. Here in the U.S. I have purchased woolen felt from JoAnne Fabrics. They may carry it on their web site but you can probably find it closer to home. I know in the past there was mention of using carpet underfelt but these days it is probably made of synthetics not wool. Janice Achim Siebert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did check out Achim's web site so I knew he was another of our lace guys. Most of us are happy to make lace on our pillows, this is the first time I have heard of someone making an edging for a pillow, or maybe it is not for a lace pillow that he mentioned in his email. Yes, it's for a lace pillow. The pillow is 4 cm high and totally flat, probably self made (bought it cheap on ebay). Now I want to make it domed, upholster it with new cover fabric and put a lace border around it. Since it will be touched a lot when turning the pillow, to make it less delicate, I use linen (Fresia 140/2) instead of cotton for the Bucks lace - I picked a pricking that suits a thicker thread and also magnified it to 110%. I'm still searching for a supplier of not-too-expensive thick felt to put as a last layer below the cover fabric. I'd prefer woollen felt - does anyone try to upholster a pillow with synthetic felt - I wonder if it would hold the pins as well as the natural felt? Best, Achim in rainy Berlin Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Buddy map
I spoke too soon because when I went back to check the map on BuddyMap, my dot looks like it is in Wisconsin, not in northern Illinois. Also Susie Johnson made my picture smaller and sent it to me but I cannot access the Edit function. Does anyone know how to do that? I remember seeing it the first time I entered my info as I didn't add my web site and was able to do that. Is there a webmaster I can contact to correct my position on the map? Lace content: We had a visitor on Saturday at our LACE guild meeting, Arachne, Mika Steflickoa from the Czech Republic. She brought lots of Czech magazines, samples of lace and cd's of lace for us to look at. She will be visiting us again next month and we will be working on lace that day. Saturday found us making scarecrows out of burlap and raffia. Lucky me, she left all the magazines etc., in my care so I am having a lace overdose. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Midwest Fiber Fair
I forgot to write about my shawl pin class yesterday. It was great. I am not the best metal worker in the world, but I did come away with about 6 pins in copper and brass. The class was with Leslie Wind, you can see what we made at www.lesliewind.com/ She was an excellent teacher. Now I have something else I can make for my table at the next craft sale,and Leslie gave us plenty of wire as she did not want to ship it back east so I will have to think up my own designs. Instead of doodling lace designs I will be thinking in wire for a while. All those that wrote and said I was paying for the experience were right and I really enjoyed it. I did not win at the art show but got lots of compliments on my lace. The guy who was supervising the room liked to listen in to the comments when people realised my cake was fibre and not real. He got a kick from the low calorie, high fiber birthday cake title. A quilt won, followed by two felted pieces. I guess bobbin lace needs more exposure and I doubt the judges knew much about the subject. I did meet a number of ladies who had traveled long distances to take the beginning BL class, as far as Texas, from Arachne Sylvie Nguyen and a number of them said she was the best teacher they had taken a class from at the fair. That was before they knew I was a friend. g They were impressed that the kits provided were good, including bobbins wound because of the number of newbies, and that she and her helper were very knowledgeable. I also got to meet Galina Khlmeleva who was teaching a shawl knitting class under the next canopy to our metal class. She will be one of our teachers next year so it was nice to meet someone I was corresponding with. I finally couldn't resist on Sunday and I bought two lots of yarn, then I managed to buy a hank of variegated bobbly mohair in the silent auction. So I guess I was a winner after all! I hope that it does become an annual event for the midwest as it was wonderful. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] IOLI Membership Message
Laurie wrote: If it says SUMMER2007, then it's time for you to renew now. You can printout membership forms here, we have three types depending on what software you like. http://www.internationaloldlacers.org/membership.html Just click on the bobbins. I presume you will still be taking renewal subcriptions at convention as usual? I have no objection to you putting the message on Arachne and wouldn't mind if other lace organizations did that. It would give someone who didn't know how to get in touch a chance of joining them. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] new posting on archives
Dear Tess, Thanks for all your hard work for us lacemakers. I was unable to find the one you mentioned but when I was clicking on the sample pages under Illustrations, I saw this one: Magnasco, Allessandro. Lace Making and Embroidery in a Convent, The Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club, 1929, 1 page. Posted September 26, 2003. My picture was fairly small on my screen, but is that a monkey sitting on a stool in amongst the nuns? Surprised me to see it. Maybe their mascot was a monkey instead of a hedgehog or spider. g I would think it could be a bit hazardous having a monkey around all that lace and pins. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] how do you find a club without risking a clubbing?
Both of the lace guilds I belong to meet in rooms at local libraries. One is totally free but can only accommodate about 10 people around the conference table. If we grow we will have to move into a room we would have to pay for. The other group meets in a room that we pay rent for but it is very convenient and even has an elevator to it, so it is handicap accessible. That group has moved around from township halls, church halls and libraries and we have had to move for various reasons. This one suits us even though they doubled our rent last year from $10/day to $20/day. We can cover most of the rent with our monthly dollar raffle that we do at lunch time. I have just this afternoon had a visit at home from a lady wanting advice on a tatted tablecloth in need of repair. It turned out to be crocheted, by her aunt. She was told it was tatted when she took it to the local knitting shop for advice. I am going to take it to our workshop on Friday to see if anyone more knowledgeable about crochet can help her get it repaired. I was not worried about having someone round to the house even when there was only my cat for protection. I am only too happy to tell everyone about bobbin lace if I get the opportunity. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA where it is raining again. http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Czech query
Whilst on vacation last week I received an email message from a Czech lady who was going to be visiting the Chicago area this year and was interested in meeting my lace groups. I intended to reply when I got home and had the info to hand. Now I cannot find the message, it must have got deleted and is not in my trash folder, so if she happens to belong to Arachne I hope she will write me again. She mentioned coming in the Fall but also asked about our lace day which takes place this Saturday in Downers Grove, Illinois. I cannot remember her name or details, darn old age. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Fw: Czech query
Please ignore the last request. I found her and replied. She had written to my blog address, no wonder I couldn't find her in my email. I would say that if anyone else wants to come to our Lace Day in Clarendon Hills this coming Saturday they should check out the details at the www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ address. We are having a workshop on Friday with Susan Wenzel teaching some more 's Gravesmoer lace and I have my bobbins all wound for a change. Can never spell it correctly but hope to learn the techniques correctly. We did a little workshop of the free key chain pattern Susan put on the IOLI website and I have it inserted in my key fob. Whilst we were all having problems with the half stitch part one Arachne member was heard to mention that she didn't think the Dutch had anything to worry about people stealing their techniques. g My problem was not thinking ahead as my pattern was printed for me on blue cardstock and I was using similar colored blue thread. Just as bad as white on white paper! Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - Forwarded Message From: Janice Blair [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 4, 2007 2:02:43 PM Subject: Czech query Whilst on vacation last week I received an email message from a Czech lady who was going to be visiting the Chicago area this year and was interested in meeting my lace groups. I intended to reply when I got home and had the info to hand. Now I cannot find the message, it must have got deleted and is not in my trash folder, so if she happens to belong to Arachne I hope she will write me again. She mentioned coming in the Fall but also asked about our lace day which takes place this Saturday in Downers Grove, Illinois. I cannot remember her name or details, darn old age. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Online Archive of Old Lacemakers
Clay wrote: Here's another curiosity... In this picture, it appears that the lace is coming off the pillow on the side, and resting in her lap. Is this just a badly staged picture, or is she really working lace this way. I know that some laces are made in vertical sections, but I presumed that the sections were joined off the pillow. http://tinyurl.com/2a8nuj Maybe she has turned her pillow to work a talley at a more comfortable angle or maybe it is as you say, so she can show off the beautiful lace. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Lace Day in Catalunya.
Hi Jenny, What a wonderful description of your lace day. Makes ours seem very tame. This time you didn't mention the number of lacemakers present, unless I missed it. I read it out loud to my daughter as we worked on our own laptops side by side on the sofa. She was surprised when I told her that there could have been as many as 3,000 lacemakers at a lace day in Spain! I doubt we would have got much lace made with all the distractions. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Large bobbins?
On 3/31/07, Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a question for those of you who have made things like Bobbin Lace scarves and belts/sashes. Since the thread/yarn for those is likely to be thicker than usual, did you use bobbins that are larger than normal, or did you just re-fill your everyday bobbins more frequently? We just had this discussion this week at my lace group. I did a workshop at convention making a yarn scarf. I used regular continental bobbins and wound on as much as I could. Unfortunately the hitch kept burying itself in the yarn and that was a nuisance, especially as the yarn was a bit fluffy. I think mohair might be a nightmare. I came home and bought bamboo skewers and pony beads intending to make my own bobbins. A bead at the top for the hitch and a number of beads at the bottom for weight and handling. I even bought some long bone beads for the bottoms. Never got round to it. We decided you could try using thin dowel as the skewers might be too thin and try to get glass pony beads for weight. I also thought that knitting needles might work, especially the nice wooden ones available in the US, but that would probably be more expensive than the dowel. One tip, if you do decide to use yarn, be careful about not doing too tight an edge stitch as when my scarf came off the pillow, it tended to 'cup' rather than lying flat, even after it had been blocked. I think I must have tensioned too hard at the end of each row! We visited a few yarn shops in Wisconsin this week and there are some really nice thick silky cottons for sale which might be better to use than yarn. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Lace at the Art Center, WI
DH and I just got back from a roadtrip north to Sheboygan, Wisconsin, probably 270 miles round trip, but worth it. We went to the John Micael Kohler Art Museum to see the Laced with History exhibit, partly because they have a piece of mine on show, but also because it is not often we have lace around here at a driveable distance. The building is a beautiful modern building downtown and easy to find. I was disappointed that they did not have a catalog available but there was a handout sheet listing the exhibitors and a couple of photos in the museum magazine. When I got home I was checking the mail and my Bulletin had arrived and Debra Jenny had written a good description of the exhibition, including more photos. As with her I was fascinated with Whirl by Betsy Brandt, made of hot glue and pigments. It shows much better in the Bulletin, as the museum have installed in on a light wooden floor rather than the white background in Debra's article so it is not as bright. I did not immediately see my piece as I was taken with the other pieces exhibited on the same wall. I was busy explaining to DH what types of lace they all were when I looked down and saw mine. I guess I was also disappointed that there was not more lace made by lacemakers. Kathy Koffmann had several pieces of Withof, Susan Lambrisi had about 5 or 6 pieces of wire lace, very impressive and so neat, nothing like my attempts with wire, g Paula Harten had a number of laces of different types, Barbara Gordon had a piece of hardanger. There were a number of tatted pieces but the only name I can remember was Nina Libin which was on the wall above my Azteca piece. There was also a display of colored lacey knitted shawls. I would think the majority of the exhibit was done by artists who used the idea of lace for their pieces, as with Betsy. There was a small exhibit of historical lace, I think mainly from the Lace Museum in Calfornia leading into the modern pieces, followed by the artistic interpretations of lace done in paper, ceramics, painting, wood, metal and one large piece of brilliant quilling. I was glad I decided to go, and one place not to miss is the toilets!! Voted the Best in North America in 2004. There are even postcards for sale in the gift shop of them. The ladies is decorated with what looked like painted ceramic tiles and the main wall is 3-D effect tiles that reminded me of the picture books that are divided into body parts so that you can change the head with the body, etc. One little girl was quite taken with a tile of a girls body with a fox head on top. I liked the sinks, the one I used had a brassiere design in it, and the one next to it had a pair of panty hose in it, can't remember what was in the third one. On the wall of the cublicle I used was a very lacey pair of panties, may have even been a thong. Of course, you should expect something better than the usual loo when the museum is named the John Micharel Kohler Arts Center. For those not in the states, the better bathroom fixtures here are made by Kohler which is a few miles away from Sheboygan. It made good use of a rainy day and now I can settle down to read my Bulletin. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] fund raising ideas
One of my best sellers has been simple lace crosses framed in inexpensive, i.e. wooden $1 store frames. Depending on size and type of frame I have sold them from $10 to $20 each. I usually put a small printed picture on the back of my lace pillow with one in progress so that they can get the idea, and hand made bobbin lace printed underneath. They did better than my other pictures, but you can find the rocking horse pattern on my web site below. I sold plenty of those in the past and you have my permission to use it for your group. Our group did well making scarves and selling them. One member makes lace motifs, puts a piece of cardstock in a cellophane pack and sells them so that the buyer can do whatever they want with them. I tried selling pin cushions as we are always asked where we got the ones on our pillows but I don't think I sold any. Old fashione bib aprons sell well, as do crocheted scrubbies. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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-chat] Quite funny this one
I liked this one. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ Miss Beatrice, the church organist, was in her eighties and had never been married. She was admired for her sweetness and kindness to all. One afternoon the vicar came to call on her and she showed him into her quaint sitting room. She invited him to have a seat while she prepared tea. As he sat facing her old Hammond organ, the young minister noticed a cut-glass bowl sitting on top of it. The bowl was filled with water, and in the water floated, of all things, a condom! When she returned with tea and scones, they began to chat. The vicar tried to stifle his curiosity about the bowl of water and its strange floater, but soon it got the better of him and He could no longer resist. Miss Beatrice, he said, I wonder if you would tell me about this? pointing to the bowl. Oh, yes, she replied, Isn't it wonderful? I was walking through the Park a few months ago and I found this little package on the ground. The directions said to place it on the organ, keep it wet and that it would prevent the spread of disease. Do you know I haven't had the flu all winter. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Foxed
Adele wrote: You usually hear 'foxed' when dealing with old books; it means the paper has acquired brownish staining or spots due to age, dampness, or other factors. Well, I guess I am more 'foxed' than 'foxey' now. g Got lots of brown age spots!! Wonder if it would wash out of the thread? Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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-chat] The bathtub test
This has probably been around before, but I got a chuckle. Janice It doesn't hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time, and this should help get you started. During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized. Well, said the Director, we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub. Oh, I understand, said the visitor. A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup. No. said the Director, A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window? Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fw: STONEHENGE, THE MYSTERY SOLVED?
Fascinating. Janice STONEHENGE POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION It took a modern astronomer using one of the world's most powerful computers to prove that Stonehenge was/is a calendar. How it was constructed without the use of massive earth moving and lifting equipment remains a mystery. Now comes a retired construction worker with a simple and completely plausible answer. I think you will find this video as fascinating as I did. Click on the link below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRRDzFROMx0 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fw: Mastectomy Hospital Bill in Congress
This petition asks for your email address but you can leave that blank and your vote still counts. Pass it on in the U.S. Janice -- Forwarded Message --- Mastectomy Hospital Bill in Congress A mastectomy is when a woman's breast is removed in order to remove cancerous breast cells/tissue. If you know anyone who has had a mastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards. Insurance companies are trying to make mastectomies an outpatient procedure. Let's give women the chance to recover properly in the hospital for 2 days after surgery. Mastectomy Bill in Congress It takes 2 seconds to do this and is very important... please take the time and do it really quick! Breast Cancer Hospitalization Bill - Important legislation for all women. Please send this to everyone in your address book. If there was ever a time when our voices and choices should be heard, this is one of those times. If you're receiving this, it's because I think you will take the 30 seconds to go to vote on this issue and send it on to others you know who will do the same. There's a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which will require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing a mastectomy. It's about eliminating the drive-through mastectomy where women are forced to go home just a few hours after surgery y, against the wishes of their doctor, still groggy from anesthesia and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached. Lifetime Television has put this bill on their web page with a petition drive to show your support. Last year over half the House signed on. PLEASE!! Sign the petition by clicking on the web site below. You need not give more than your name and zip code number. http://www.lifetimetv.com/breastcancer/petition/signpetition.php This takes about 2 seconds. PLEASE PASS THIS ON to your friends and family, and on behalf of all women, THANKS. --- End of Forwarded Message --- To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Bags of lace stuff
Lynne wrote: Threads I never saw before, many of which are foxed so that's a shame but 2 whole skeins of Retors D'Alsace one white, one ecru. How exciting to go through bags of lace stuff looking for gems, but I wanted to ask what foxed means? I have never come across that phrase before. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Turning lace pillows
Not what you might think from the subject line, but last night at our lace get together, Arachne, Sylvie Nguyen , had a disaster. She was working on her heavy Simone Tousteau roller pillow with about 30 pair of Midlands bobbins and a 3 wide piece of linen Torchon. She can give you details of pattern and size. As our tables at the library are a little high, she was propping her pillow on her knee and the edge of the table. You guessed it. The pillow slipped off the table and fell backwards with the bobbins going over the pins and roller. We grabbed the pillow before it hit the floor and held on whilst deciding what to do. I remembered the tip on Arachne about turning the pillow upside down. So I held onto the roller whilst Sylvie completed the turn upside down, held on for a few seconds for all the bobbins to hang down, then finished the 360 degree turn. Voila all the bobbins were back on the apron and there was no damage to the lace, no threads or bobbins broken. She did have to spend about ten minutes getting them back in working order and there was only one pin on the floor. It really impressed our newbies who saw that a disaster can be averted. Whoohoo!! Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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-chat] food for thought
Well my email recipe did send us a digest, so I guess we should write about anything to generate them. I have a recipe file set up for your ideas. Jean wrote: Crumpets are flat, holey things with a strange (slightly rubbery is the only way I can describe it) texture. They're toasted and spread with butter. Absolutely delcious. They have a short shelf life, but can be frozen for a short period. I bought a packet of 8 crumpets from the supermarket last week packed in clear plastic airtight pack and the sell by date was 12/27/07 so they would be good until Christmas!! Except we had to eat them with our tea on Saturday didn't we. g Today I recorded Martha Stewarts tv program as she had a cpiece on making a chocolate molten cake and I wanted to see how similar it was to the one I sent yesterday. Well hers was made the traditional way by creaming sugar and butter, adding eggs gradually, etc in a huge electric mixer and also needed two other bowls for the eggs and chocolate. Being a lazy cook I think I like mine better, it used a hand wisk and one bowl and was made in a couple of minutes once the chocolate and butter was melted. Tonight we are having the other two left over puddings with ice cream. After that maybe I will think about dieting. Janice p.s. Jean I liked your email about the Berlin supermarket. My local one, part of a large chain, has just refurbished the store so it now looks quite spiffy but I still see elderly people struggling to reach the top shelf. Being a little younger and 5'4 1/2 but still a pensioner, I offer to help them out. I do have difficulty with the top shelf when the items are running out and no longer at the front of the shelf. One of the bag packers there always make a beeline to pack my bags as he recognises my British accent and wants to engage me in chatting about all things British. Last week he wanted to know if I ever eat curry as that is not as popular over here unless you live in an area where there are Indian immigrants. I was able to say that next Sunday my British group are off to India House restaurant, 25 miles away, for a buffet that will include curry. The sales assistant had never had curry, had no idea what it was and she is older than me! Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] chocolate dessert
I came across this recipe in an ad in the Better Homes Gardens magazine. It was not on the website of McCormick Spices www.mccormickgourmet.com so I decided to write it up. It was delicious. DH and I had one each after dinner and have two more for tomorrow. Yum. Molten Spiced Chocolate Cabernet Cakes (makes 4 servings) 4 oz semi sweet baking chocolate 1/2 cup (1 stick butter) 1 tbspn Cabernet Sauvignon or other wine (I used Merlot) 1 tsp McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract 1 cup confectioners sugar 2 eggs 1 egg yolk 6 tbspn flour 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon Ground Ginger Butter 4 6oz custard cups or souffle dishes. Place on baking sheet Microwave chocolate and butter in bowl on High 1 minute or until butter is melted. Whisk until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in wine, vanilla, sugard until blended. Whisk in eggs and yolk. Stir in remaining ingredients. Spoon evenly into prepared dishes. Bake in preheated 425 deg F oven 15 minutes or until sides are firm but centers are soft. Let stand 1 minute. Loosen edges with knife, invert onto serving plates. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar if desired. It would make a nice easy dinner dessert if plated on top of drizzled chocolate sauce, sprinkled with sugar and a raspberry and mint leaf put on top. The inside remains a gooey chocolate sauce and it would also go well with vanilla ice cream. Dead easy for the lazy bakers like me. The chat list is so quiet I hope this email prompts a digest to arrive, if not how about sending your special recipe for any occasions. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Needle tatting question
Tonight we had a visit from a needle tatter at my lace group. He does beautiful fine needle lace and he was told that you can convert any shuttle pattern into a needle lace pattern but he does not know how to do that for a pattern that uses two shuttles. Can anyone answer that question or point him in the right direction to get the question answered. He knows how to do split rings with his needle tatting and most other techniques but my experience is limited to shuttle tatting. I will forward the answers, if any, to him. Thanks, Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] list
Is the list very quiet at the moment? I have not had a digest since Friday. Maybe this email will kick one out. Lace content: I am still working on my competition piece and today I wrote out the instructions for a simple fish bookmark that we can use this month at our LACE guild meeting. We have sent out invites for beginners and to date we have two signed up. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Free pattern
Hi Spiders, My DD has put a new pattern on my web page for March (see below and look under Pattern Gallery). I am posting today seeing as it is already on there. It is the rocking horse that morphed into a dalahorse and then Rudolph for a Christmas card. It is a way of starting a pattern using leftover thread on your bobbins as it starts by bunching the threads together for the tail. I always look for the easy things in life! I made quite a number of these and sold them at craft fairs. You are welcome to do the same. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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-chat] Driving us mad
In one the stupid American detective says what he wants is ... and some of those cute little jam rolls you British have at fancy parties. What cute little jam rolls? What is he talking about? The only ones we can think of are the small swiss rolls, sometimes with a jam filling, that are sold in packs of six or so. But do we have those at fancy parties? If we do, then I've never been to a fancy party. I have never heard that reference in the states. In fact, I quite miss the jam swiss rolls that we used to buy so cheaply in England. There isn't an equivalent here and I have made my own in the past. Actually my local Polish/Mexican supermarket does stock some down the bread aisle but they are quite often past the sell by date and are almost $5 each, which to me is not inexpensive and I have never bought one having noticed something green on one of them! Some supermarket bakeries do carry larger swiss rolls but they are short and fat unlike the long skinny ones we used to buy in England and which I used to use for my trifles. The one thing I miss about England is the cakes, especially the cream cakes. My P/M supermarket does have a good bakery with a better selection of cakes than most supermarkets but it they seem to soak their sponge cakes in some syrup that makes them very moist and messy. Ooohh, my mouth is watering at the thought of a cream cake! I plan on going to the P/M tomorrow as they have salmon for $5 a pound and bananas for 19 cents a pound so I might visit the bakery. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] What are you working on?
I have finally started working on my competition piece for IOLI this summer and also another napkin ring for the IOLI cd, both bobbin lace. Yesterday I finished knitting a jacket in a variegated rayon and I have started sewing it together. It does look lacey as it is a variation of the feather and fan design, hope to wear it tomorrow for my British club meeting. The other piece of lace I recently made was a 90 for a card for a lace friend, Janet Bingle who will be 90 early in March and still makes lace. I made the gold and blue 90 and sewed it onto a scan of a small doiley, then made it into a rosette with ribbons. This was stuck on the front of the card and on the inside I printed a photo of Janet and the birthday lace poem by Noelene Lafferty. We had a surprise birthday party on Saturday after our lace guild meeting complete with champagne and Janet was delighted with her surprise even though she had told her daughter not to mention her birthday. Susie Johnson took some wonderful photos of the event but she missed getting the one where Janet was threatening me with a knife for giving away her secret! Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Bobbins
I have been given the task of finding a bobbin maker for one of my lace groups lace day this year and I was asked to find out if there is a bobbin maker in the US that uses woodburning for writing the information on the bobbins. Also the bobbins required are square ones. Please let me know if you know of anyone who does this and their contact information. I guess this information could go to the list but the following should be private!! I would also appreciate knowing who did your lace group bobbins and whether you were happy with them. We try to approach different bobbin makers each time we have a lace day to spread the work around. Thanks, Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] bobbin lace lamp
This was just forwarded to me and it looks like a fibre optic lamp that I haven't seen before. Sorry if it has been on already. Janice if I type this correctly, here is a link to a bobbin lace lamp. http://www.ons-adres.nl/fotopagina/nlampleideneng.htm Janice Blair - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Bulletin
I am curious to find out if everyone has received their Winter IOLI Bulletin. If you have not yet received your copy yet, please email me personally, not the to list. Just doing a survey. Mine came in January. My Lace Guild magazine arrived on Saturday, so it came after Liz got hers in Australia. I have yet to read all the articles, so far it has been eye candy, but I will be taking it to my Lace meeting on Wednesday. I can't remember if I sent my Easter Bunny pattern upside down but maybe it was printed that way because I started the lace from the bottom. My first effort had a very evil expression. That is always a problem when you work with the front down. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Fw: Lace Knitting exhibit
I am forwarding this link. I am not sure if it has been on before but those in New York might be interested. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ have you heard about this? http://www.madmuseum.org/site/c.drKLI1PIIqE/b.1506945/k.3AD7/Radical_Lace__Su bversive_Knitting.htm - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Free valentine pattern (DP)
I just wanted to let you know that there is a new pattern on my web page http:// jblace.wordpress.com/ It is a snowdrop heart I designed for a talley workshop at my L.A.C.E. guild lace day a few years ago. I think you will be 62 talleys more towards your goal of 1,000 once you have made it. I made it to fit into a coaster but if you want to use it for something else you might like to add plaits around the outside of the heart to make it more stable. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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-chat] Free valentine pattern (DP)
I just wanted to let you know that there is a new pattern on my web page http:// jblace.wordpress.com/ It is a snowdrop heart I designed for a talley workshop at my L.A.C.E. guild lace day a few years ago. I think you will be 62 talleys more towards your goal of 1,000 once you have made it. I made it to fit into a coaster but if you want to use it for something else you might like to add plaits around the outside of the heart to make it more stable. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Fw: BBC E-mail: Lace makers move into G-strings
Now I am forwarding this one to Lace because it covers the subject and may be of interest to the person who wantged to know about Polish lace. We did see something about this before but this was in the news this week. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ Judy saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Message ** I wouldn't be surprised if this has already made the rounds on Arachne. ** Lace makers move into G-strings ** Renowned lace makers in the Polish village of Koniakow find a way of boosting sales - making sexy underwear. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/europe/6312429.stm - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] American Healthcare
Profuse apologies. I obviously meant to send that email to lace chat. Unfortunately I get the digest which hasn't arrived with my posting, and did not realise my mistake until I heard from a friend. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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-chat] Fw: America's healthcare system through the eyes of a British man
I sent this one to Lace by mistake. I think Avital may have stopped it going to the Digest but I apologise to those Lace members who get reflected mail. Subject: America's healthcare system through the eyes of a British man I don't often send out mass emails, but i thought this article on the BBC news website was an interesting look at the healthcare system in the US. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6302043.stm Janice Blair I am also posting a list of articles from a different point of view that I received from a Canadian friend. Janice Tax-funded NHS 'cannot go on' The Telegraph Socialized medicine in England to slash funding for *braces* The Daily Mail Arthritis patients denied drugs Reuters Doctors opt to have private operations The Sunday Times Go private or wait 80 weeks, patient (injured in accident) told The TImes British health care system ailing, survey finds. Canadian Medical Association Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] American health insurance v British
Sorry, I don't know why her links didn't work. Tax-funded NHS 'cannot go on' The Telegraph Socialized medicine in England to slash funding for *braces* The Daily Mail Arthritis patients denied drugs Reuters Doctors opt to have private operations The Sunday Times Go private or wait 80 weeks, patient (injured in accident) told The TImes British health care system ailing, survey finds. Canadian Medical Association but here they are from my copy and paste attempt. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/13/nrib13.xmlsS heet=/news/2005/08/13/ixhome.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1755021/posts?page=46 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1717248/posts?page=1 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2104091,00.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1426216/posts http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/162/12/1721-a Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Fw: America's healthcare system through the eyes of a British man
Subject: America's healthcare system through the eyes of a British man I don't often send out mass emails, but i thought this article on the BBC news website was an interesting look at the healthcare system in the US. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6302043.stm Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] securing bobbins
I read: I read the message about a lady using the panty part of a pair of tights. I can imagine the laughter that would cause as the pillow was unwrapped from it's carry bag. I am having trouble visualising this one with or without legs. Do you stretch the waistband of the tights to go around the circumference of the pillow or do you slip the pillow in as you would your body, or mabe you just tie it around the pillow over the bobbins? Sorry if I am being dumb today I didn't get much sleep last night what with a snoring husband and a restless cat. I am presently using a square home made block pillow that is only just small enough to go through the doorways at home. It definitely does not travel with me and I can't walk through the doorways at any speed or I might catch my knuckles. I store it on the dining table when I am not using it and just throw a cover cloth over it. I love the apron space it gives me. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] JMK Arts Center Exhibition
I appreciated reading the report about the exhibition at the JMK Arts Center. A personal plug here, my piece Suave Ceramica Azteca will be in the exhibit along with lace by some other Arachnes. I know that Kathy Kauffman has a sent piece and I believe Susan Lambrisi will have something there as well. I hope to get up to Wisconsin soon for a look. When I was approached to exhibit something I sent photos of most of my competition pieces and I was surprised when they chose this piece over my Swan Mask, but then they know what types of things they were looking for. I did put a high price on my piece as I will be happy to see it come home, but if there is some wealthy person who wants to add it to their collection I will be just as happy. Maybe I will go up to see Barbara Gordon doing Hardanger. I presume Kathy will be demonstrating during the opening as it doesn't say when she will be there. I can't go this weekend because of prior commitments. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Update to Old Tonder Lace page
Finally got around to looking at the Tonder lace, thank you Barbara for putting it up. It may have been mentioned already and I missed it, but what is the ground shown in the middle of the large flower called? I've added a nice, sharp photo of the same lace we've been looking at--this is a photo I took of one of Gunvor's samples last June when she was in Portland. I think it shows the filling in the flowers quite clearly. http://homepage.mac.com/bejoyce/OldLace/ Barbara Thanks for the nice comments on my new website. My DD told me I had over 900 hits on the day it was unveiled on Arachne. I will try to have a new old pattern for February. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] New webpage
Hi All, My daughter Judy has been working on a web page for me as a present and I am now unveiling it. She has used Wordpress, which is a blog site, but I am using it as a web page as I doubt I have much to say on a blog. It is about my lace designing and includes a pattern that can be downloaded as a pdf. I doubt it will have many changes made to it except a change of free pattern once in a while. I hope you like it, I think she did a great job. The address is http://jblace.wordpress.com/ Happy New Year, Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://jblace.wordpress.com/ 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] Re: Santa
Hi Charlotte and all Arachne, As I have had a number of requests for the Santa pattern, our guild webmistress is working on putting the pattern on our webpage as a present to you all. Either I or Susie Johnson will tell you when it is up. At the moment I get the title but page not found, so give it a while. I am off to France on Thursday for the holidays. We are renting a house so our families can come from England and we can visit with our DD who is teaching near Rouen, so I wish you all a Happy Christmas and Joyeux Noel. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - Original Message From: Charlotte Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:26:09 PM Subject: Santa I read that you had included the Santa pattern in an attachment to Sherry. Would it be possible to send me one also? The attachment was deleted by my security program. Than you in advance, Charlotte in Georgia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Santa
Hi Sherry, I am attaching my pricking and directions for my Country Santa. I know the attachment will get stripped from the Lace email. I apologise that the pricking is upside down to the picture of the lace, that is because I had it set up originally to use as a card by folding the paper in four. He has a rolled talley for his nose and bobble on his hat and crescent tallies for his moustache. It does have a few Milanese features but is mainly a tape lace with fillings. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/msword which had a name of =?utf-8?q?Country=20Santa=20with=20star.doc?=] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] bobbins
Lynn, You might like to check out this site http://www.lacemaking.com/LacemakingCircle.htm#ENGLISH%20BOBBINS I found 50 English Midland bobbins there for 74 cents a piece. I have not bought from this site so hav e no affiliation to it, and I thought I remembered hearing that you could join and get a discount. Maybe someone else can clarify that as I could not find anything on the site about it. Janice 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-chat] christmas stamps
A blonde woman goes to the post office to buy stamps for her Christmas cards. She says to the clerk, May I have 50 Christmas Stamps? The clerk says, What denomination? The blonde says, God help us. Has it come to this? Give me 6 Catholic, 12 Presbyterian, 10 Lutheran and 22 Baptists. 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-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fw: [lace] ...one more thing/Advent
Dear Jean David, Once again a competition I probably stand no chance of getting all the clues but it should be easy for Tamara who collects lace stamps. I only have a few stamps and am not too good at getting around the Internet to check for clues. I will probably not get to enter anyway as I will be in France for Christmas and until January 2nd and will have no access to a computer. Bummer! As I get the digest version of lace, I was a few days behind in opening up the doors. Imagine my surprise when the second one had my pendant and pattern. At least now I will not be in suspense wondering when it will appear. Thank you for asking me to take part in the Advent calendar. I will be opening a door up each day now to see what other patterns are included. Happy Holidays, Janice 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-chat] Bobbins for raffle
What a disappointment, I only just got the digest that included the bobbin drawing today, November 24th. One day after the drawing. :-( I would have loved to be in this drawing. Please would Arachne members who are generous enough to offer a raffle allow time for us to receive the digests before doing the drawings. The digest are not coming very often when the list is quiet. This digest was sent on Thursday at 10:05 pm so would not have arrived in time for the draw even if I had lived in England. Our previous digest was last Sunday, so you can see how long they are taking to come these days. Janice 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-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] St. Catherine's Day(DP)
Yesterday I took Cattern Cakes to my lace guild to celebrate lacemaking and St.Catherine, November 25th. This time I omitted the caraway seeds and added a little more butter and cinnamon to the recipe and they tasted good. Last time I made them, they just sat on the baking sheet and remained the same, this time they spread out. I couldn't find my caraway seeds and maybe that made the difference to the taste. The recipe was from Cattern Cakes and Lace. Recipe follows: Cattern Cakes 9 oz/275g self-raising flour 1/4 teaspn ground cinnamon 1 oz/25g currants 2 oz/50gr ground almonds 2 teaspoons caraway seeds 7 oz/200g caster sugar 4 oz/100g melted butter 1 medium egg, beaten A little extra sugar and cinnamon for sprinkling. Oven: 200C/400F/Gas 6 Sift flour and cinnamon into a bowl and stir in the currants, almonds, caraway seeds and sugar. Add melted butter and egg and mix well to give soft dough. Roll out on a floured board into a rectangle, about 12x10 inches/30 x 25 cm. Brush the dough with water and sprinkle with extra sugar and cinnamon. Roll up like a swiss roll and cut into 1/2 inch/2cm slices. Place well spaced on greased tray, bake for 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Sprinkle with extra caraway seeds if desired. I cooked mine a little longer as they seemed too soft but buy Sunday the leftovers were becoming quite hard but still edible. I also was able to show a newby how to make a lace fish. I am sure she will be back to our next meeting in the New Year. Janice 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] Table Settings
Tania wrote: In Denmark, when you set a nice table with more than one course, you first put down the dinner plate then this napkin? and then the soupbowl or the appetizer plate. The napkin? is often crotcheted, tatted, needlelace or bobbinlace, not so popular anymore, but the original use was to avoid the plates scrambling on each other and prevent chips and scratches. Hope that is clear as mud ;-) The thing can be circular or square and is usually about 4-5 inches in diameter/side. Gosh, I can't imagine putting a piece of lace between a dinner plate and a soup bowl, not with my messy guys!! Bad enough to make a placemat with lace on it as that might get messed up, but I did make a set of 6 for my sister a few years ago. They only had a tape lace corner on each of them. Janice 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-chat] party time, help needed
I am having our British club party at my home, a sit down meal for about 30, luckily I don't have to make all the food, but I will need something for the table centers and I seem to remember doing a snowy scene years ago using soap powder for the snow. Does anyone remember doing that, and if so, what do you mix the powder with to make it go hard? Failing that I could use royal icing. I had an idea of putting 3 white pillar candles in my dessert glasses which are on stems, with the red and white mints down inside the straight side of the glass. Bought the candles, got home and found they only just fit in the glasses so there is no room for the mints. Darn, so now I am thinking of making a snowy base on a glass plate and setting the candle in the middle. Whilst at the dollar store I saw marshmallow snowmen and thought I could stand a few around each candle in the snow. I probably will have 4 or more tables in the family room and dining room to seat everyone, so I need some inexpensive ideas. The other thing is Thanksgiving. I am hosting that this year but decided to save some work by ordering the turkey, potatoes, gravy and stuffing from the local supermarket, ready cooked, probably as cheap as buying it and having the oven on most of the day. It will need reheating for about 1 1/5 hours. Does anyone know any way of tarting up the bird so it looks more homemade, i.e. is there something I can brush, or put on it for the reheating time. I will have to do the veg, bread rolls and desserts. This time there will only be 6 of us. As the chat list is so quiet I expect lots of ideas. :-) Janice 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-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Thanks
Thank you for the warm welcome and advice re my lace butterflies. For those that asked, I have made torchon and beds. lace and had a try at bucks point. I'm hoping to go to the National Lace Day at the NEC in Birmingham in early December and will see if I can pick up books and patterns there. Jane. Ely, Cambs UK Hi Jane, Welcome to Arachne. I see you can do Beds. Our own Arachne, Jean Leader, has written a little booklet called An Introduction to Bedfordshire Lace for The Lace Guild. It has a butterfly on the front and another inside with excellent instructions. I made the one on the cover and think it might be delicate looking enough for a wedding dress. Maybe you will see at the NEC, have a great time I know how overwhelming it can be as I have managed to get there twice. It might be available at the Lace Guild table if they have some to sell. Over here we can get it from our regular vendors. If you have any more questions I am sure there will be plenty of answers. I get the digested version of the emails so tend to be way behind on answering things. I was settling down to read 3 digests that arrived since last night but noticed that the third one was actually a repeat of the second one, I felt cheated! Janice 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] Lace Magazine
My magazine came this afternoon and I settled down for a read through. Imagine my surprise and delight when I got to page 45 to see a photo of Malcolm Chisholm of the Bundaberg Lace Group in Queensland, Australia had made my teapot pattern. Not only had he made the lace I designed but he added a teacup and tea to the picture. It always surprises me that someone would want to make my designs. If anyone knows Malcolm tell him I said, Nice job. I was also interested to see the article about the Diss lacemakers. I had a lace penfriend who lived in Wortham, near Diss that I have lost contact with. If anyone knows Joanie Senior please put us back in touch. I know sold her house and moved earlier this year and her emails are bouncing back. We met through the Lacemakers Circle magazine about ten years ago and have corresponded and exchanged birthday/Christmas gifts ever since. I expect when her birthday comes at the end of this month she will realise that I don't have her new address. How long does the UK Post Office forward mail for? I guess I can risk sending a card but I will hold off on a parcel. Janice 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] Report on lace tour of Normandy
Dear Margot, Thank you for your report on your fascinating report on lace in Normandy. It does sound like a great tour and one I would like to do when I have time. I will be in France for Christmas but unfortunately will be busy with relatives coming and going to the house we are renting that I doubt I will have time for much lace looking this trip. None lace - what is typically a Norman tea and breakfast? Just curious as I might want to do the same for my visitors. Janice I'm back from my 5 weeks based in London, and thought I'd report on the great lace tour I took to Normandy, at the end of Sept. 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]
Subject: [lace] My website pattern has been changed
Hi Brenda, Thank you for putting the new hexagonal torchon mat pattern on the web, I too will remember Jean Barrett when I get around to making it. I know she used the rainbow design on her cards and correspondence. I printed out the Printer Friendly one but it only measured 5 point to point which was actually the same size at the one on the page with the instructions. I can enlarge it on my own computer and I look forward to seeing it in color. Janice 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] free tatting pattern (DP)
I forgot to inform you that my guild web page is now back on line. Check out the tatting pattern by Georgia Seitz. Web address is after my signature. Janice 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] lace table
Bev wrote: I was checking the Ikea catalog and found this laptop table http://tinyurl.com/rfvl5 It has potential for a lace table, I thought ;) Is this table available at the U.S. Ikea stores? I did a search online but could not find it. I had trouble downloading the first time the tinyurl was given, it froze my laptop up. Today it worked fine. Janice 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]
Re: [lace] lace table
Thanks to help from the list I was able to finally find the table, not listed in the tables, but a search for laptop table found it. Here is a tiny url if I have done it right for U.S. consumers. I wondered if it came as a flatpack so that it could be dismantled for packing in a suitcase, but it doesn't look like that from the photo. Also, does anyone know how much it weighs. http://tinyurl.com/yb8jh8 Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ - Original Message From: Shere'e [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes. I went to the IKEA store in Renton, WA suburb of Seattle and they had it with the other computer tables. It really is nice however max it will hold is 13lbs and my roller-pillow is much heavier than that so I passed on getting it. Shere'e - 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] Halloween Raffle
I had 25 entries for the socks and as I managed to get some more pairs, there are 3 winners. My son did the drawing. The winners are Jackie Bowhey Lindy Taylor Sherry Townsend Jackie, I need your snail address in OZ, I have the others. I will get to the post office as soon as I can and the socks will be on their way to Australia, Ireland and NY state hopefully before the 31st. Janice 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-chat] Halloween Raffle
I had 25 entries for the socks and as I managed to get some more pairs, there are 3 winners. My son did the drawing. The winners are Jackie Bowhey Lindy Taylor Sherry Townsend Jackie, I need your snail address in OZ, I have the others. I will get to the post office as soon as I can and the socks will be on their way to Australia, Ireland and NY state hopefully before the 31st. Janice 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-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] On tv again
As the list seems to be quiet I thought I would report on my lace making activities. Last weekend some members of Land of Lincoln Lacemakers were demonstrating at Pioneer Days in Belvidere Illinois. I went on Sunday and as I was the last to arrive I sat near the front of our friends tent where it was rather windy. The others were inside the canopy. Pioneer Days is set in the 1800's, not sure of the exact date as the costumes varied depending on whether they were pioneers or civil war. My get up is rather later as it consists of a plain skirt with a little train and a white blouse. To hide this I made a long white apron and wore a knitted shawl. For those that know my current modern hairstyle (i.e. red and sticking out all over) I wore a kerchief tied over my do. We had a great spot as we were the second tent in the encampment from the entrance and had a roaring wood fire, so were were a very popular as it was rather cold in the morning. In the afternoon a tv camerawoman came by and took some shots. Again I did not see it as I am out of that viewing area, but my friend said my pillow and I were shown on the evening news. We had a great time with lots of intelligent questions. One of my bobbins was running low on thread but I was so busy explaining what I was doing that it was late in the afternoon before I could put some more thread on it. I was doing a french yardage piece about 3 wide and had lots of bobbins. My pillow still smells of woodsmoke and had dots of ash on it. Good job this is my demo pillow and not something special I was making. Next weekend I demonstrate at a Martin Luther Renaissance fair at a local church. I do not dress in period for this one as I am not sure what type of lace might have been made at that time. I will be using the idea of having a pillow set up with two have a go prickings, both short fishes, so that more kids can try it out. I always have some regular children who come each year and remember how to do it. 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-chat] Bad News
Hi Jacqui, Just got back from a trip and was able to read my digest. Please give Malvary my best wishes and hopefully by now she has had her shoulder attended to. I had a frozen shoulder after an operation and it got worse as I tried to do my exercises. My surgeon said to stop with the physiotherapy and it would eventually be okay. Being somewhat lazy, that suited me. :-) He was right but it took quite a while. I just realised one day that it was not painful to wash my hair and I could start fastening my bra in the back once again. Janice 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-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Halloween Raffle (DP)
As the list is quiet and our shops are filling up with all the Halloween decorations, and even Christmas decorations!!!, I came across another pair of spider socks. If you remember I raffled some last year at this time. These are a different design but still spiders. If anyone is interested in the raffle, send your email entry to me, not to the list. I will do the drawing on October 1 so they will reach the winner before Halloween and I will pay for the mail anywhere. 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-chat] Halloween Raffle (DP)
As the list is quiet and our shops are filling up with all the Halloween decorations, and even Christmas decorations!!!, I came across another pair of spider socks. If you remember I raffled some last year at this time. These are a different design but still spiders. If anyone is interested in the raffle, send your email entry to me, not to the list. I will do the drawing on October 1 so they will reach the winner before Halloween and I will pay for the mail anywhere. 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-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace in fashion
Browsing through my Harper's Bazaar that arrived today (DH got the subscription free for me - likeI'm a fashion plate!!), I saw that Burberry have a lace overcoat and a lace skirt in their ad, not to my taste. The top with the skirt has crochet collar and cuffs. Then on page 130 entitled Dark Romance it says moody lace and tulle are making a comeback The lace items include a dress, skirt, Louis Vuitton clutch bag ($12,800) and black lace covered shoes with very high heels by Christian Louboutin ($570). 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] piece of wood
I came across this type of wooden bar when I started learning Flanders lace at my first convention years ago. Our teacher had thoughtfully provided us all with one which was nicely painted with flowers. We started our lace by tieing bunches of bobbin threads together, holding down all of them by pinning the wood across the threads with the bobbins on one side and the knot on the other. It was so you could start a piece by using threads still left on your bobbins and it was explained that Flanders lace was overlapped if the ends were meant to meet together, and stitched together. I believe some nuns would work on lengths of lace in a circular pattern but just kept going until someone else would come along and cut of their work, take the long piece to another person who would cut them into a circle that overlapped. The idea of cutting lace then made me shudder but I can do it now. I did a lot of retro lace in that class until my teacher saw me and pulled out my pins, moved the wood down below my work and told me to start again!! Needless to say I have no desire to do Flanders again. Janice I wonder what the purpose is of the piece of wood pinned don on this pillow http://www.dentellieres.com/Reportage/R2006/Montreal/montreal11-det5.htm Jo Falkink 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-chat] names
My daughter needed a long copy of her birth certificate from England and when she compared the two she realised that the short copy did not include her parents names! I never noticed that fact before. My son is a Robin which was more of a male name in England when he was born in 1971 but when we came to the US he was often mistaken for a girl. I guess I had very androgenous looking kids when they were younger. Not now he is 6'3, well built and with a beard. He also got stuck with Andrew as a second name because my DH forgot we had decided on James when he registered his name. Well, that is what DH told me!! :-) I was happy to take my husbands surname on marriage as it moved me to the front end of the alphabet. My maiden name is Umpleby and I bet if most of you check your local phone book you will not find another one. I think it dies out in our family when my old Aunty dies. I cannot imagine anyone hyphenating that one! When I write to married female friends I never use a title and much prefer just the plain name and I don't care if it upsets anyone, but my Christmas cards always are addressed to Mr. Mrs followed by their last name. Why add more than is necessary, maybe it is another sign of laziness. :-) I can also never understand why parents give their children names with the same initials as themselves. Is it because they want to open mail addressed to their children by mistake!! George Foreman comes to mind with all his boys being called George! Janice Blair 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-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Honiton tea towel
Dear Jacqui, The Honiton tea towel arrived today. Thank you so much for having the raffle. It is a different design from the tea towels I had seen before and this one is very pretty, it even has that honiton stoat at the bottom that was in the last Lace magazine, and a number of butterflies. Much too nice to be used for drying pots. I think I will probably use it as a cover cloth unless I can think of a place to hang it up. I already have two tea towels decorating the backs of doors in my kitchen. Maybe I should take my Paris one down and put this one up. I love it. Janice 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] Honiton tea towel raffle
What a surprise. I actually won a raffle on Arachne. Now I guess I will have to think of something I can raffle in the future. I am having a great lace week. Thank you Jacqui for offering the raffle and I am glad I managed to read the digest just before the deadline. That is one of the downsides of getting the digest instead of the reflected emails, but this time it worked out well. I have privately sent my address and thanks to Jacqui. Janice From: Jacqui Southworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] Honiton tea towel raffle Hi spiders - I received over 80 entries for the raffle from far and wide, and I've just got my obliging dh to draw out the names. The first name out, by a strange coincidence, was the last name added: Janice Blair [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Janice you win the tea-towel - I guess you must be on a winning streak at the moment. 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] Demonstrating/television
On Saturday and Sunday six of the Land of Lincoln Lacemakers in Illinois did a demonstration on behalf of the Illinois Arts Council. We had a great time, made even more pleasant in that we were paid to demonstrate, plus our meals, travel and hotel were paid for by the Arts Council. Everything was so well organised even down to the large cooler containing bottled water by our canopy which was greatly appreciated as we worked in the sun and heat. With six present, we were able to enjoy seeing the delights of Bishop Hill, a village that was originally a Swedish communal settlement, along with viewing the other exhibitors work and listening to the many folk singers that performed in the main stage area. The lacemakers were required to speak on the Narrative stage and demonstrate on another stage whilst answering questions, plus we also had pillows set up for our time slot in the childrens area. The talks were for a lot longer than we thought but our members put on a good show. Saturday was glorious weather but Sunday started with a thunderstorm. Most of the other exhibitors set up their displays in various indoor venues but as soon as the rain had passed we set up our lace exhibits and sales table back in the park. As there was little to see in the park we became the main attraction and a magnet for the many tv cameras that came by. The Illinois Arts Council was making a documentary movie and Arachne, Sylvie Nyguen became our spokesperson and did a great job for the interview. We were all hard pressed to keep quiet whilst she answered the very intelligent questions of the camerman. He then came to each of us in turn and asked about our lace. We were making a variety of laces on different types of pillows. Arachne Diane Williams was working Ipswich lace on a bolster pillow. I was doing a Jean Leader circular Beds rose design from her new booklet using lots of bobbins. Others were doing Russian, Torchon, yardage or tape laces We overheard a tv group from WTTW, the Chicago public broadcasting station, ask for use of his footage so we might see ourselves on their programming at some time in the future. After I got home I had a call from Diane to say that she had seen me featured on the CBS Channel 4 station from the Quad Cities. I am out of that area so did not see it. It seems they opened with a close up shot of a Beds design of mine which filled the tv screen and then showed Brenda Glenn and I working at our pillows. If you want to see that design you will have to come to the IOLI convention in 2008! I think Brenda and I were the only ones manning the table when the Channel 4 camerwoman came by. I showed her my prize winning table ribbon, Ribbon du Vin, but she had packed her camera up by then. The ribbon was closely filmed by the Arts Council guy but I am not sure if and when that footage will be seen. We are all hoping that we are asked back again when the folk festival is being held in Illinois in 3 years time. We exposed hundreds of people to lacemaking and never once had a visit from the tatting lady. Maybe everyone should ask their state arts councils if they need demonstrators, it might be a good opportunity to further the cause of lace. Janice 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] Montreal contest
Thanks for Sylvie posting that I actually won first prize in the original design. No one was more surprised than me! The Popular Choice ribbon had over 800 leaf tallies and was beautiful. I am not allowed to post photos of my design until after it appears in the Bulletin but you can bet I will have it on show when we demonstrate this coming weekend and again at my lace guild the weekend after. Congratulations to Liz Ligetti for her second prize for the Birthday Party ribbon, a very nice Bedfordshire piece with insets of needlelace flowers. A number of the winners were French Canadians and I did not remember their names. The Popular Choice ribbon I think also won the Technical section, the leaves were perfection!! There were 27 entries including one that was not eligible. As Liz had two pieces, one in each section, I wondered if she had sent three. The ineligible one was a piece of needle lace of an Australian plant, probably eucalyptus but I can't remember the exact title. Maybe Liz will set us right. I used Schwarovski sp pearls in two colors and different sizes of purple/pink for the grapes and based the point ground design loosely on polychrome techniques with a few added ones of my own. As the piece was so large I decided to use Gutterman 100/3 burgundy silk for the grounds which blended in nicely with the autumnul colors I chose for the leaves, branches and vines. The title was Ribbon of Wine. As my workmanship was not brilliant I did not think it would win. I told people I was going for the rustic look in my lace to explain the nobbly branches. ;-) I think about 30 of us met for Arachne lunch on Monday in a nearby restaurant. Patsy organised the reservation but I don't think she was present. Someone brought 3 sparkly spiders webs with scary spiders for the table prizes which was a great idea. We were also given tiny black rubber spiders. I used mine to scare a roommate! The Montreal Lacemakers did a great job with convention and I had a wonderful week with a super class with Ulrike Voelker, despite a heavy cold that started in the middle of the week and still seems to be getting worse. Thanks to everyone. Janice 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]
Re: [lace] Great Book on Ebay/Lace by VCB
This was a book I bought early in my lacemaking adventure. I spotted it an an antique fair in Florida and bargained the price down to $8 as I pointed out that it was only $9.95 new. It was a soft back in very good condition. The dealer used it to distinguish laces she was trying to sell but she was going out of business. I rarely look at now as my bookcase has lots of other lace books. Janice On 7/20/06, David in Ballarat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: , ... around Ebay, I noticed a great book for sale there. Here's its number:- 4607628501 It's just called Lace by Virginia Churchill BATH (1979). 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] IOLI/Montreal -- approaching
Reading Tamara's email on her new pillow, by now she probably has it and I hope she is delighted with it. My workshop with Ulrike Voelker suggested using a block pillow, especially as she wanted us to do the first inch or so of point ground using 60+ pairs of bobbins which I would hate to pack in my suitcase. I lost one case already this year when I went to Carolina and my suitcase went to New Orleans for 3 days. Anyway, my large square 24 home made block pillow was too big for my suitcase. I did think about cutting up my new one and only but decided instead to cut up a 24 builders foam pillow I had in my stash. I got out my suitcase, laid the round pillow on top and sliced off the overhanging piece with my bread knife. Using 2 ethafoam blocks from my other pillow, I laid them in the center and level with the squared off side, drew around them and cut out the oblong . Thbread knife had not worked too well, so I went down to the basement and used DH large wood saw (don't tell him). It worked great and gave a nice even edge. Before cutting out the center, I looked around the basement and found the huge cardboard box from our newly installed shower doors, (we never throw anything away!). I cut two pieces of cardboard and glued them together with white glue (all I had). This I covered with some pieces of suede type fabric so the bottom is nicely finished. I covered the horeshoe shape foam with fabric but not before I put a layer of wool felt on the top. All this was held in place with pins. I then used the glue and stuck the top to the bottom and placed piles of books on top to weight it down and left it overnight. The next day I glued a decorative tape around the base and top to hide the gap, the tape extends across the gap on the top edge and can be pinned in place to hold the blocks in when I am using the pillow. I have nearly finished my point ground so I am almost ready to start the flower part next week. The hardest part will be deciding on my color scheme. I wonder what the security guys at the airport will think when they xray a block of foam with pins in the center and hope if my carryon gets searched they will be gentle with the block and its 120+ bobbins and fine thread. Now to look for a suitable carryon for the block that will hold it securely. I am thinking of using my hand held cooler and it can then double up in the hotel for my food. No-one contacted me about an Arachne meeting so maybe we should plan on eating lunch on Monday together in the hotel. Janice 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] Montreal travel
Recently someone asked about sharing a taxi ride to the hotel in Montreal as the cost is $35 one way. I thought about searching for a limo service which could cost around $50 but as there are 5 of us it might be a more economical way to go. Whilst searching I came across this site http://www.admtl.com/passenger_services.aspx?id=48 which is for a shuttle service from the airport to Montreal Central bus station at $13 one way with a free shuttle to most downtown hotels. Does anyone know if this service is reliable and frequent. Can someone recommend a reliable limo service to downtown that we could get a quote from. Thanks, Janice 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] lace 2000 software
My version of Lace 2000 is Version 1 Rev.1.4. Looking at the website patches available I don't see 1.4 listed. Do I need to install either of the patches shown? Any idea what these patches were for? Janice Subject: Re: [lace] COMPUTER DRAFTING IL Soft I emailed Ian this morning about the lack of demo link and he put it up straight away, along with a couple of the patch files. Sue - - Original Message - From: Ruth [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [lace] COMPUTER DRAFTING That's odd, as I just went directly to the page with the download available. The address is http://www.ilsoft.co.uk/content.aspx?page=demos And I'm downloading the demo right now. Hope it helps. 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] lily of the valley pattern
If you check out this web page on my guild site you will see my pattern for lily of the valley. Probably not what you are looking for as this in not 3-D which is what I assume you are looking for. http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/notecards.html Janice 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] Re: lace museums in France
Dear Ilske, Thank you for your posting about museums in France. I hope to be in the Caen/Bayeaux area over Christmas week this year as my DD will be teaching English in the Rouen school district until May 2007. We are hoping to rent a gite for the week, possibly in Honfleur. Does anyone know if places close down during the week after Christmas Day? I am also looking in the Alencon area where I thought I visited a lace shop/school when we were there a few years ago, DH seems to think it was a different town. Janice 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] Montreal (DP)
I have not seen any mention of an Arachne get-together. Denver organised a luncheon in the hotel on the Monday last year, but as this was not on the registration form, maybe we will have to organise our own. If we have anyone on the Montreal convention committee, maybe they can tell us when there is space on program to meet. I know that the Area Meetings are planned for after the Sunday reception so perhaps we should try to get together on Monday for lunch. Would someone local offer to find us a spot to eat, either in the hotel or nearby? Janice 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-chat] Montreal (DP)
I have not seen any mention of an Arachne get-together. Denver organised a luncheon in the hotel on the Monday last year, but as this was not on the registration form, maybe we will have to organise our own. If we have anyone on the Montreal convention committee, maybe they can tell us when there is space on program to meet. I know that the Area Meetings are planned for after the Sunday reception so perhaps we should try to get together on Monday for lunch. Would someone local offer to find us a spot to eat, either in the hotel or nearby? Janice 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-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] number - try it
Thanks, I knew there would be a number of you that would know the answer. Janice Sue Babbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok Janice here's the quick answer You are required to think of a 2 digit number, which can be expressed algebraically as 10x+y, where x represents the number in the 10s column and y the number in the units column. If you add the two digits together you get x+y Subtract (x+y) from (10x + Y) and you get 9x (ie a multiple of 9). When you look at the symbols all the multiples of 9 are the same symbol. Each time you play the game the order of the symbols changes to make you think its something clever and complicated, but really whatever number you select, simply leads you to an answer which is a multiple of 9 Sue - Original Message - From: Janice Blair To: lace-chat-digest Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 3:37 PM Subject: [lace-chat] number - try it A friend sent me this and wants to know how it works every time. I am sure we have had similar ones before so maybe one of our wizards can explain it to me so I can pass it on. Janice This is amazing !!! http://milaadesign.com/wizardy.html In fact, I know the correct number but will stare at another one trying to confuse the game wizard, and the correct answer still appears. Sometimes I feel SO blond. I'm baffled. Enjoy, Cheryl 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-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Long lace finished...
Congratuations Sue. A terrific job. I love the colors and the lace. Is it an original design lace and is it s'Gravesmore sp? I also love your blue moon scarf and the lizard. Your web pages are great. Hope to see the patterns printed in a magazine so we can share. :-) Janice 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] To starch or not to starch, that is the question....
The question of starching came up at my last guild meeting with one member asking what I recommended. I told her that I only starch things such as ornaments that need to be stiff or sometimes if the thread is too soft to hold it's shape I will use a spray size. Then, at my other lace guild a newer lacer said she starched everything that came off her pillow, including hankie lace and lace on a beautiful christening robe she had made and trimmed with her lace! She was afraid that it would lose its shape when taken off the pillow. Some of the pieces I have seen are so hard I am sure they will break if bent. I think they probably got this advice from a previous teacher who wanted them to be able to take things off their pillows asap so they could get on with the next piece. What items do you think should be starched? Most things I make are mounted for framing so I have never starched these and in fact, I find that using starch can clog up the fine holes in lace and leave a residue unless the excess is mopped up immediately. Poking the holes makes more work that making the lace! :-) I remember taking an Idjria class with Bridget Cook where she was adamant that you can take the piece off the pillow immediately it was finished, not leaving it for at least an hour or overnight as I must have read somewhere, without aid of starch. I am certainly not going to starch the collar I have almost finished, it is in linen and is stiff enough as it is. Janice 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] Travels
I meant to write and say how much I enjoyed my trip to England which included popping in the museum at Abingdon to see the lace display that had just opened and the Tamworth Lace Day where I met up with Jane Patridge and Elaine Merritt. I also had the chance to meet the Winslows again and, of course, buy more bobbins. DH was in Canada last week on business and picked up a booklet about Tax Refunds for visitors. If you are a non-resident of Canada, you can claim if the total of your eligible purchases of short-term accommodation and goods, before taxes, is CAN$200 or more. If I read it correctly we may be able to claim back the taxes we pay for our hotel rooms at convention, plus tax on purchases. It does say you have to make the claim before checking in at the airport, so allow more time or you can do it by mail. Make sure you pick a form up at the airport or maybe the shops that have a duty-free sign will have the booklets. Maybe our hosts can give more comprehensive information as it would be good to get some cash back, giving us more to spend. I haven't looked on the Internet but maybe you can download the form GST 176 E (03)before you go to convention. Janice 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-chat] re: Hair Dye
I admit that I dye my hair, but it is usually such a bright vibrant red when just done that everyone knows it comes from a bottle. :-) I use 6RR to cover the grey. My mum had sisters with bright red hair but her brown hair turned pepper and salt as she grew older. Grandma had a full head of red hair until she died. Mine is the same as mum, but with clumps of grey so I decided to color it all rather than look like a piebald pony! When most of my roots are grey maybe I will consider going natural once again. Occasionally for a change I will go carrot red but then revert back to the darker shade. I must say I did not feel out of place on my last trip to England where I saw lots of bottle red heads. I always wanted to be a blond but never had the courage to go that far. Janice 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-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] IOLI/Montreal
I came home from England and my letter from Montreal was there waiting for me. I got into my first choice which was the colored flowers in point ground with Ulrike Voelker. I have a few questions. There are 3 prickings enclosed marked level 1, level 2 and level 3, depending on your expertise. None are named on the sheets but in the written instructions is says if you work Fuschia or Arum you need picot pins size 0,85mm-1mm. I looked on the vanSciver website and did not see this size listed, any idea where I might find them? The other pins are Insect pins and fine pins 0,5mm-0,55mm. Do you think my brass buckspoint pins will be okay? I think level 3 is Fuschia but I do not see any obvious places for picots. If anyone has the new Stil Bluten book could you see if these designs are in there and, if so, are there any picots. I also wonder whether the other pricking, level 2, is Arum, it looks like a paisley shape with petals. The level 1 pricking is an edging with a four petal flower which does have picots. There are 2 copies of each pricking, one green and one white and as she suggested covering with blue film, I imagine we use the white copy for that. We are also expected to get started with the ground before we arrive so that we can spend more time on the actual design.It says not to care about the footside as this will be covered by the passe par tout later. I know the term but have forgotten what passe par tout means. Are there any other Arachne in this workshop to keep me company? Janice 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]
Re: [lace] IOLI/Montreal
I have some of those large pins, just have to remember where I put them. I bought them for doing large picots in Russian but as they make such large holes I have to watch which pillow I use them on. Janice Sue Babbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Note to self - engage brain before replying to messages! (And do not try to book a vacation on the internet and answer lace emails simultaneously)! Last message should have said that Ulrike recommends whopping great pins for honeycomb! These larger pins produce beautiful large honeycomb holes. Sorry for any confusion caused! Sue 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]
