[lace-chat] Re: Christmas traditions
Well, it's the same thing every year. Dad comes home from the office. We all get into the Rolls Royce, and we drive to his toy factory. When we get inside we look at all the empty shelves and we sing, What a friend we have in Jesus. Then we all go to the Bahamas. That was doing the rounds in my childhood in the east end of London, but was consigned to the trash can many years ago as totally non PC. I've seen it in emails to DH a couple of times recently though. Tamara wrote: Um... Actually... You got your seasons mixed up a bit... *Easter*, not Christmas, marks the open season for Jew-hunting. I always understood it was an expression of resentment of the Jewish immigrant business community in Stepney (east London) and their aptitude for business which was lacking (often through lack of opportunity) in the resident poor population. Christmas was chosen as an example of the time when toy factories (assumed, rightly or wrongly, to be run by Jews) did most of their business making them rich and keeping the locals poor. I expect the subjects of the resentment have varied over the years because that run-down area of London was first populated by Huguenots, who moved out as they became more affluent, then by Jews, and now by Muslims. The Catholic churches were sold and became synagogues - around 40 in my childhood. Most of those have now been sold to becomes mosques. I used to go there a lot when I lived in London and Essex because the wholesalers of textiles, yarns and haberdashery sold relatively small quantities to anyone for cash without proof that you were in business. Last time I went (15-20 years ago) most of the wholesalers had gone, and had been replaced by clothing sweatshops. Got no idea what type of businesses are there now. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Thank you S.Pal
I got a nice packages from my S.Pal.Thank you for the lovely chocolates, my favourites. The neat bobbins are really different. And cute frog topped pen, great fun. I collect frogs. The card was beautiful with a bobbin lace tree. And last there was a snowman ornament. Thank you so much Happy Christmas to you Love Daphne To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] to my secret pal
Hello Secret Pal: I received your gift yesterday and was delighted with what I found. My very favorite chocolate - bitter dark chocolate. It is delicious! I also love the lace postcard. Is it one of your pieces? Thank you so much! Rita Lloyd To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] T-shirts
Hi everyone, and those who also get [lace] and have been reading the T-shirt for the 'in' crowd thread on [lace]...(etc.) This is My Opinion of T-Shirts, which I do like, but conditionally: When I wear T's I'm fussy about them - first, they have to fit *me* then the design has to be 'cool' - so if I want a shirt I really need to see it first, to try it on before buying it. For me a T has to have a certain amount of looseness but not look baggy - and for my shape, a size between L and XXL is about right - but that doesn't necessarily mean XL of any brand - only XL of some brands; and it has to be long enough to wear untucked, like a tunic. Otherwise I'm not interested in a T. So, to anyone counting opinions, I am a 'no, not interested' in the proposed T-shirt...but if the enterpreneurs wish to broaden the product line to include *tote bags* then I would definitely be interested. I can use a tote bag of *any size* (and do) for lace stuff. -- bye for now Bev on a cheery dark night in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: T-shirts
On Sunday, Dec 14, 2003, at 21:11 US/Eastern, Bev Walker wrote: For me a T has to have a certain amount of looseness but not look baggy [...] and it has to be long enough to wear untucked, like a tunic. I tuck mine in, but I too like them long (vivid childhood memories of bare midrif in the middle of the winter, despite umpteen layers of clothing -- hated it g). I think, if we decided to go for it, we might consider *men's* T-s; they tend to have longer trunks. But that's something to discuss with Betty, who knows more about the production side of things than I ever will. Otherwise I'm not interested in a T. So, to anyone counting opinions, I am a 'no, not interested' in the proposed T-shirt...but if the enterpreneurs wish to broaden the product line to include *tote bags* then I would definitely be interested. I can use a tote bag of *any size* (and do) for lace stuff. g I have *7* lace-related tote bags; 1 was a gift, 1 I bought before fabric totes became the in things for goodie bags. That's where I got the remaining 5 -- attending conventions, lace days, etc... For my needs, that's 4 too many -- even though they're each a slightly different size, and even though I use *a* tote every time I go downtown to un errands (books to the library, stuff to the PO, etc). So I'd have no interest in acquiring one more, especially since I'm planning on attending more lace events in the future... :) I could, probably, use one more cover cloth (the one to use to put the pillow to bed; not a work cloth)... Have several of those also, but seem to acquire more pillows faster than I make them and they need to be washed once in a while. But, the reason I thought of T-shirts rather than something else is that cliche: been there, done that, got a T-shirt... Which would be even more appropriate in a lacemaking situation (charting progress, as it were) than as a souvenir of visiting a place. Also, if one were to wear such a T to a workshop/demo (the kind where you don't have to dress up in period costume), it would be *visible* (I've had a response from a teacher -- she'd like one, and thinks her students might too). A tote gets put down at one's feet and nobody pays it a blind bit of attention. - Tamara P Duvall Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
