[lace] Re: Arachne dowager v Youthful lace enthusiast
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes > And Lee Uptegraff (a former Arachnean) is >a middle-school (12-15 year-olds) librarian who has a large following >year after year after school. Has anyone heard how Lee's group are doing recently? It seems several years since anything was reported on Arachne. For those who didn't know about this, when Lee first set up the after- school group, quite a few Arachnes donated equipment - bobbins, pins, patterns, etc to help the youngsters learn, and they also held fund raising activities to pay for equipment they could not otherwise afford. I still have the thank you notes - on pink bobbin shaped slips of paper - from some patterns I sent to the group. If Lee's group is still going, do they require help in this way now? -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Arachne dowager v Youthful lace enthusiast
From: P & A Lally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'm very concerned about this trend and I think that it is the same all over > the world. Taking up lacemaking in ones 60s is fine if one is learning > Torchon but what becomes of the finer laces? I don't entirely agree. In Pittsburgh, we seem to get the most interest from children ages 5-14. At every demo there's one or two very young ones who can't stop playing on the pillow, doing several feet of (very simple) lace. And Lee Uptegraff (a former Arachnean) is a middle-school (12-15 year-olds) librarian who has a large following year after year after school. And most (certainly not all) of the members of the Pittsburgh Lace Group are working women or working-age housewives. So I don't think it's time to say there's no young newbies throughout the world. It still varies from place to place and time to time. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] RE: Arachne Dowager
oops sorry, didn't know that - was actually thinking of the word in terms of the charming Sam Gamgee, who always spoke well of 'my old gaffer' - *codger* now, that is in my mind as an endearing term for a man who has been around a long time - it doesn't connote champagne, but definitely good ale. Now trying to think of another feminine equivalent - surely not 'old biddy' :p > > >dear dowagers and gaffers > > Nah! It can't be "Gaffers". That's a Pommie word which > isn't used down here in the Land of Oz. > > We could use "Codger" or "Cove" - but they too are now archaic. > David Dear Arachnes, I have resorted to the Thesaurus (even though that's cheating!) I checked biddy, old and otherwise and it is none too flattering. Then I thought of looking for something spiderish, but considering lady spiders habits concering their mates, I thought the male Arachnes probably wouldn't care for that. I looked up elder and found the charming word ** doyen **(fem. doyenne). The English equivalent is dean, non-gender specific, meaning a senior and honored member of a group. Which sure fits OUR senior, honored members. I nominate the Deans of Arachne. Patty - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] RE: Arachne Dowager
Maven? Doyenne (or doyen for the men)? Barbara Joyce Snoqualmie, WA USA > oops sorry, didn't know that - was actually thinking of the word in > terms of the charming Sam Gamgee, who always spoke well of 'my old > gaffer' - *codger* now, that is in my mind as an endearing term for a > man who has been around a long time - it doesn't connote champagne, > but definitely good ale. > > Now trying to think of another feminine equivalent - surely not 'old > biddy' :p > > On 12/23/05, David Collyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> At 11:32 PM 22/10/05 -0400, Dearl Kniskern wrote: >> >>> dear dowagers and gaffers >> >> Nah! It can't be "Gaffers". That's a Pommie word which >> isn't used down here in the Land of Oz. >> >> We could use "Codger" or "Cove" - but they too are now archaic. >> David >> > > -- > bye for now > Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) > Cdn. floral bobbins > www.woodhavenbobbins.com > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] RE: Arachne Dowager
And dowager's not archaic?! I like Codger. Actually, I'd say we're all curmudgeons! Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: David Collyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Nah! It can't be "Gaffers". That's a Pommie word > which isn't used down here in the Land of Oz. > > We could use "Codger" or "Cove" - but they too are now archaic. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] RE: Arachne Dowager
oops sorry, didn't know that - was actually thinking of the word in terms of the charming Sam Gamgee, who always spoke well of 'my old gaffer' - *codger* now, that is in my mind as an endearing term for a man who has been around a long time - it doesn't connote champagne, but definitely good ale. Now trying to think of another feminine equivalent - surely not 'old biddy' :p On 12/23/05, David Collyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 11:32 PM 22/10/05 -0400, Dearl Kniskern wrote: > > >dear dowagers and gaffers > > Nah! It can't be "Gaffers". That's a Pommie word which > isn't used down here in the Land of Oz. > > We could use "Codger" or "Cove" - but they too are now archaic. > David > -- bye for now Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] RE: Arachne Dowager
At 11:32 PM 22/10/05 -0400, Dearl Kniskern wrote: dear dowagers and gaffers Nah! It can't be "Gaffers". That's a Pommie word which isn't used down here in the Land of Oz. We could use "Codger" or "Cove" - but they too are now archaic. David -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 21/10/05 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] RE: Arachne Dowager
dear dowagers and gaffers I am also included in this list since I joined in oct of 95 I was so thrilled to find something like this on the internet since I had just taken my first lesson and I am still as enthusiastic as I was when I first found all you wonderful people thanks for being there and making my lace lessons wonderful yours in lace Dearl Christiansburg, Virginia, USA My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance. Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cablenet-va.com/~dearlk/ http://photos.yahoo.com/ladearl - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] RE: Arachne Dowager
Where does the 'dowager' classification start? I joined in 96 -- one year after Tamara. I'll not forget the first day. It was the day after Majordomo computer crashed. The list was full of "What happened?" instead of lace.It took several days to get back to the main subject. I learned more through the Lace List than through any single teacher. It also was the cause of my trip to England, which I had never dreamed of doing. The List has been a major part of my lace education. Keep it up. And hair color has no application to lacemaking, unless you are making lace with hair. Hair color can be changed. Alice in Oregon -- where the sun is shining at the moment. I think I'll go shopping. I'm in the mood for something new. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
