[lace-chat] RE: Lace Guild Magazine

[Jane Bawn]

Liz wrote:

>Am I wrong in thinking that there should have been an April UK Lace Guild
>Magazine?  If so, did anyone get one?


Mine came this morning but I wanted to see what all my arachne friends were
saying first :-) so haven't read it yet.

Jane Bawn
Portchester UK

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[lace-chat] RE Lace Guild Magazine

[Karen]

Dear Liz,

my Lace Guild magzine arrived this morning.  Hope yours arrives soon.

Karen
In Coventry, where the heavy rain means there is no way I can get into to
the garden.  Will just have to spend the time making lace instead!

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[lace-chat] Lace Guild Magazine

[Jane Partridge]

In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
>Am I wrong in thinking that there should have been an April UK Lace Guild 
>Magazine?  If so, did anyone get one?

As with many of the others, mine arrived this morning. In the January
issue there was a note that the April magazine would be late (I probably
would have missed that, too, but being a proof reader where Lace is
concerned I have to read *every* word - so for me it was a quick flick
to see what the pictures look like in colour, and read Betsy Bobbin
which isn't included in the proofs!) due to the relatively late date of
the AGM this year. 

This is because the subscription renewal slips accompany the April
issue, and because the subscription rate is, if it is going to be,
changed at the AGM, these cannot be printed until afterwards. When I
took my Myth or Mystery entries over to the Hollies on Wednesday of last
week the staff were in the midst of overprinting the details onto the
slips (which had just come back from the printers) and then printing and
affixing the address labels (as you can imagine, this takes more than a
day to do, especially when there are only three people to do it).
Bearing in mind that the magazines go out second class post, it wasn't
bad going to get it today!  

If anyone bothers to read the reviews, I did the one on Angela's book -
and yes, Mom did get her Christmas present - and very much appreciated
it - there wasn't space to print the review in the January issue so
although the comment was relevant when I wrote it, it probably seems a
bit strange at the beginning of May! 

I don't know what the overseas rate will definitely be, but the UK
renewal has gone up the "normal" two pounds to 23.00 pounds - the first
rise in three years (it has previously tended to be alternate years for
price increases). Perhaps someone who attended the AGM (I couldn't go
this year) can put Tamara's mind at rest over the overseas rate? The
proposals on the Agenda (sent out with the January issue) were for 27.00
pounds Europe, 31.00 pounds Overseas. 


-- 
Jane Partridge

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Re: [lace-chat] Re: Lace Guild Magazine

[Sue Babbs]

I think I can tell you which pattern and which source! I submitted the
brooch which I made from the central scroll of your waterlily pattern - but
I might be wrong if someone else has else submitted a design based on one of
your designs. I haven't heard what's in this issue. You have already seen
the brooch picture so it won't be all that exciting
Sue Babbs
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> I'm particularly interested in this issue since I've heard (from the
> same source) that there's a pattern in it which had ben re-designed
> from something of mine. I find this kind of cross-pollination
> tremendously exciting, and can barely contain myself now to find out
> *which* pattern and *how* it was re-done...

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[lace-chat] Fwd: GET OUT THE KLEENEX

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 People always say how mean kids can be, never how nice they can be.


>     This story will either make you cry, give you cold chills or just leave
> you cold, but it puts life into perspective!
>
>  At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled
> children, the father of one of the school's students delivered a speech that
would
> never be forgotten by all that attended.
>
>  After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question.
>  "Everything God does is done with perfection. Yet, my son Shay cannot learn
> things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children
> do. Where is God's plan reflected in my son?" The audience was stilled by
the
> query. The father continued.
>  "I believe," the father answered, "that when
> God brings a child like Shay into the world, an
> opportunity to realize the Divine Plan presents itself and it comes in the
> way people treat that child."
>
>  Then, he told the following story:
>
>  Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were
> playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they will let me play?" Shay's
> father knew that the boys would not want him on their team. But the father
> understood that if his son were allowed to play it would give him
much-needed
> sense of belonging.
>  Shay's father approached one of the boys on  the field and asked if Shay
> could play. The boy looked around for guidance from his teammates. Getting
> none, he took matters into his own hands and said, "We are losing by six
runs,
> and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and
we'll
> try to put him up to bat in the ninth inning."
>  In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was
> still behind by three. At the ! top of life had Shay ever made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline,
> wide-eyed and startled.
>
>  Everyone yelled, "run to second, run to second!" By the time Shay was
> rounding first base, the right fielder had the ball. He could have thrown
the ball
> to the second baseman for a tag. But the right fielder understood what the
> pitcher's intentions had been, so he threw the ball high and far over the
> third baseman's head. Shay ran towards second base as the runners ahead of
him
> deliriously circled the bases towards home.
>  As Shay reached second base, the opposing shortstop ran to him, turned him
> in the direction of third base, and shouted, "run to third!" As Shay rounded
> third, the boys from both teams were screaming, "Shay! Run home!"  
>
>  Shay ran home, stepped on home plate and was cheered as the hero for
> hitting a "grand slam" and winning the game for his team.
> "That day," said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face,
> "the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of the Divine Plan into this
> world."
>  And now, a footnote to the story: We all send
> thousands of jokes through e-mail without a second thought, but when it
> comes to sending messages regarding life choices, people think twice about
> sharing. The crude, vulgar and sometimes the obscene pass freely through
> cyberspace, but public discussion of decency is too often suppressed in
school and the
> workplace.
>
> If you are thinking about forwarding this message, you are probably thinking
> about which people on your address list aren't the "appropriate" ones to
> receive this type of message.
>
> The person who sent this to you believes that we can all make a difference.
> We all have dozens of opportunities a day to help realize God's plan. So
> many seemingly trivial interactions between people present us with a choice;
do
> we pass along a spark of the Divine-love that God gives to us every day?
> Or do we pass up that opportunity and leave the world a bit colder in the
> process?
>
> You have two choices now:
>
> 1. Delete this.
> 2. Forward it to the people you care about.
> You know the choice I made.
>
>
>
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Re: [lace-chat] May flower

[Brenda Paternoster]

we are wondering about the tree itself. It must be significant,
thinking of the ship, the Mayflower; the rhyme 'gathering nuts and 
May'
Bev in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) where we had May flowers in 
April,
and April showers right now in May...
I think the line is actually "gather nuts in May" - I found this at
http://www.geocities.com/traditions_uk/mayday.html in a Google search:
"Here we go gathering nuts in May..." always puzzled me as a child. 
NUTS - in MAY?? Quite
ridiculous. There is, of course, a simple explanation. It was 
originally "knots of May" - a
reference to the custom of gathering flowers as part of the 
celebrations, particularly May blossom,
the flower of the Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) which usually comes 
into blossom around the end of
April. This custom of "Maying" was (and is some places still is) very 
widespread - fortunately the
Hawthorn is a very common shrub and a distinctive feature of the 
English countryside.
Yes, 'gathering nuts in May' is a corruption of 'gathering knots of 
May' - stems of hawthorn in full bloom; masses of it around in the 
hedgerows of England at this time of year.  The flowers are small and 
white.  The point ground filling probably got it's name from the 
resemblance; though the flowers have five petals and the patches of 
cloth stitch in the PG filling are diamond shaped.  Similar sort of 
size.

The other traditional saying is 'March winds, April showers, bring 
forth May flowers.'  Not sure if that relates to hawthorn blossom or 
flowers generally which bloom in May.

Brenda in England where we are still getting the showers.
http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/
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[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Thread

[Steph Peters]

On Sat, 08 May 2004 07:29:10 -0700, Irene wrote:
>I just got my supply list for the Russian Tape Lace workshop with Thea
>de Roode in Tønder.  She asks for 3 types of thread,  Linen 60/2, DMC
>Mouline, and Pearl #5.
>
>Is DMC Mouline the 6 stranded embroidery thread, that we call embroidery
>floss?  
Yes it is. In UK parlance it is called stranded cotton.  If you have any,
Mouline is on the label.
--
A paranoid is a man who knows a little of what's going on. William Burroughs
Steph Peters  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tatting, lace & stitching page 

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[lace-chat] miniature fans

[Maureen Harvey]

Hi, I am new to Arachne, having only recently gone on to the internet. I
wondered if anyone could help me track down a book, I believe that the author
is Mary Shields and the title is Miniature Fans.  I have tried for some time
in every book shop, ebay, book sites to no avail.

I am really enjoying reading all the chat that I have received so far, its
good to hear from fellow lacemakers.

Regards,
Sue (M) Harvey

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[lace-chat] Mayflower

[Pauline]

Dear friends,

The Thornflower or Glastonbury Thornflower, is a very different shrub/tree
to the Mayflower, the legend of Joseph of Arimathea and the Thornflower can
be found at these two references:- (sorry the ref's are a bit long), 

I live real close to Glastonbury, and took an interest in the history around
me in Somerset, as well as writing the history of my town Wincanton.

www.atschool.eduweb.co.uk/carolrb/christmas/glastonbury.html

www.comparative-religion.com/articles/joseph_of_arimathea.php

Although it says that cuttings have been taken of this Thornflower tree, as
far as I am aware, it refuses to root anywhere else, and the only place it
grows is at this one spot at Glastonbury, and why a spray or sprig, is cut
from it, and delivered as a gift to the Queen, as head of the Church of
England.

Now if you really are interested in the Mayflower which blooms from April to
May, and it's perfume as has been said is real heady, and it's healing
properties, go to this site it's fascinating:- (apologies for an even longer
ref).

www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/cgi-bin/pfaf/arr_html?Epigaea+repens&CAN+LATIND

Hope this helps,

Pauline in Somerset S.W. England, where we have a very overcast day, but
dry, so able to do a little gardening, and smell the lilacs and viburnums,
which are absolutely exquisite perfumes.

 


 
www.wincanton-uk.com

 
www.wincanton-uk.com

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[lace-chat] Guimpe

[Helen_Clarke]

Hi,

I am looking for your help with a word.  My sister has asked me this and I 
have no idea of the answer!  She is reading a book ('Girl of the 
Limberlost' from early 1900s, in case that helps) and has come across 
'guimpe' in a couple of sentences (that I know of) and doesn't know what 
it means.  The following are quotes from the book:

"She caught up the money and the note, thrust them into her guimpe ..."
"Whatever she got for that must be made with a guimpe that could be taken 
out to make it a little more festive ..."

Can anyone help with a definition?  I can't provide more on the quotes, 
etc as I was asked in a letter and that is all she tells me (she is in the 
UK).

Thanks in advance,

Helen ([EMAIL PROTECTED], stuck in the office on a beautiful sunny 
Saturday in Vancouver, BC on the west coast of mainland Canada)

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Re: [lace-chat] Guimpe

[Alice Howell]

At 01:44 PM 5/8/2004, you wrote:
 and has come across
'guimpe' in a couple of sentences (that I know of) and doesn't know what
it means.
Can anyone help with a definition?


The internet search brought up a page with this:

Noun1.guimpe - a piece of starched cloth covering the shoulders of a nun's 
habit
piece of cloth, 
piece of material - 
a piece of fabric
2.guimpe - a short blouse with sleeves that is worn under a jumper or 
pinafore dress
blouse - a top worn by women

The second reference on search said:
NOUN:1. A blouse worn under a jumper. 2. A yoke insert for a low-necked 
dress. 3. A starched cloth covering the neck and shoulders as part of a 
nun's habit.
ETYMOLOGY:French, from Old French guimple, from Old High German wimpal.

(Since this was from the American Dictionary, I assume the 'jumper' 
referred to is not the English sweater but the sleeveless/low necked dress 
something like a pinafore.)

Happy reading,
Alice in Oregon
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Re: [lace-chat] Guimpe

[Thelacebee]

In a message dated 08/05/2004 21:46:09 GMT Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> "She caught up the money and the note, thrust them into her guimpe ..."
> "Whatever she got for that must be made with a guimpe that could be taken 
> out to make it a little more festive ..."
> 
> Can anyone help with a definition?  I can't provide more on the quotes, 
> etc as I was asked in a letter and that is all she tells me (she is in the 
> UK).

I had a quick look on http://www.thefreedictionary.com/guimpe and got 

1.  guimpe - a piece of starched cloth covering the shoulders of a nun's 
habitpiece of cloth, piece of material - a piece of fabric
2.  guimpe - a short blouse with sleeves that is worn under a jumper or 
pinafore dressblouse - a top worn by women

I also got a hit for a definition that it was jorge, is a cloth some nuns 
wear.

Hope this helps - I just ran it through google as always

Regards

Liz Beecher
I'm blogging now - see what it's all about

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[lace-chat] Mother's Day

[Jennifer Audsley]

Hi Spiders,

It's Mother Day today (Sunday 9th May) in Australia - so Happy Mother's Day to all. As 
a mum, thanks to the kids for
the privilege of being a parent (and to the blokes for helping make them ).  Big 
hugs to those mothers and children
who can't be together today.


Jen
---
Jennifer Audsley
in a somewhat overcast, but curiously mild, Melbourne Aust.

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[lace-chat] Re: Miniature Fans

[Jane Viking Swanson]

Hi Sue and All,  Welcome to the list!  I don't know if this is what
you're after but Mary Shields from Ireland has two miniature
fan patterns in her second Carrickmacross book called 
"Lasadoireacht II", ISBN 0-9519910-1-9.  They're quite lovely!

Jane in Vermont, USA where there are green leaves outside
every window!
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[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Happy Mother's Day!

[Tamara P. Duvall]

I'm sending this not only to mothers but to children as well -- just so 
you know what's involved, and appreciate your mothers that much more :)

From: C.B.
POSITION:  Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy, Ma

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent
work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must
possess excellent communication and organizational skills
and be willing to work variable hours, which will include
evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call.
Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive
camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports
tournaments in far away cities. Travel expenses not
reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.
 RESPONSIBILITIES:  The rest of your life. Must be willing
to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5.
Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Also, must
possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to
go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this
time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just
crying wolf. Must be willing to face stimulating technical
challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously
sluggish toilets and stuck zippers. Must screen phone calls,
maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple
homework projects. Must have ability to plan and organize
social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental
outlooks. Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an
embarrassment the next. Must handle assembly and product
safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and
battery operated devices. Must always hope for the best but
be prepared for the worst. Must assume final, complete
accountability for the quality of the end product.
Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and
janitorial work throughout the facility.
POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT &PROMOTION:  Virtually none.
Your job is to remain in the same position for years,
without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your
skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass
you.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:  None required unfortunately.
On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting
basis.
WAGES AND COMPENSATION:   Get this! You pay them! Offering
frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when
they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will
help them become financially  independent. When you die, you
give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this
reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish
you could only do more.
BENEFITS: While no health or dental insurance, no pension,
no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock
options are offered;  this job supplies limitless
opportunities for personal growth and free hugs for life if
you play your cards right.
Forward this on to all the Moms you know, in appreciation
for everything they do on a daily basis, and let them know
they are appreciated.
-
Tamara P Duvall
Lexington, Virginia,  USA
Formerly of Warsaw, Poland
http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd/
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[lace-chat] Absolutely "must see" film

[Tamara P. Duvall]

Just came back home from the University's film club's screening of 
"Together". Chen Kaige, director; China, 2002.

A story of a bumpkin father from the provinces, who brings his 13yr old 
son -- a violin prodigy -- to Beijing, to get a better musical 
education. The scene is present day China, with the new economy (and 
old corruption) in full bloom.

We may be coming up to Mother's Day here, but the film shows that 
*fatherly* love can be equally as selfless and as boundless in pursuit 
of what's best for the child. A very moving film and very beautiful. 
And, naturally, the music (Western) is spectacular; I used to not like 
violin, but may have to re-think :)

The film has PG (parental guidance suggested) rating here but is, IMO, 
suitable for all ages (as long as the child can read reasonably well-- 
the film is in Chinese, with English subtitles); there's no violence or 
nudity at all, and the worst of the "language" I noticed was "bitch" 
(used once).
-
Tamara P Duvall
Lexington, Virginia,  USA
Formerly of Warsaw, Poland
http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd/

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Re: [lace-chat] International phone calls

[lynn]

We have really cheap phone cards here which I use to call my family in
Canada and the US all the time.  I used it the other day to call one of DH's
aunties in Glasgow the other day.  It cost $1.00 plus the 25 cent connection
fee to speak for 70 minutes.  Converting to pounds, that would be about 40
p.  Why would I ever use a regular connection again.

Lynn Scott, Wollongong, Australia

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[lace-chat] Lace Guild Magazine, Romanian Lace Book

[A Thompson]

It was kind of Jane to tell everyone in Lace-Chat that she had reviewed my
Romanian Lace Book in the current copy of the Lace Guild Magazine, and her
comments are very favourable, for which I thank her.  However, I am concerned
that some innacuracies give a wrong impression of the format of the book.

Jane states that most of the content of the book is in black and white.  This
is not so. Out of about 105 photos, only 25 are black and white, all the
others are in colour.  All of the projects are in colour.  Kathleen Waller and
I were faced with an offer to publish the book providing we would accept 2
pages colour followed by 2 pages black and white.  Therefore it was an obvious
choice to print all the lace patterns with accompanying text in black and
white.  A problem came with the photos and patterns of the various stitches.
The publishers wanted all of the stitch samples in colour. However, as
Kathleen so sensibly pointed out, that would mean that the worker had to turn
the page, which can be very irritating.  So we insisted that each page in the
stitch section would feature one stitch photo, one stitch pattern and
accompanying text. As the original samplers were worked in grey and cream,
they translate well to black and white.  The other few black and white photos
are in the Traditional lace section where colour was not important.

We chose to feature as much colour as possible in the lace  and Jane has
highlighted this fact.  No offence meant for anyone, I just want to set things
right.

Angela in still rainy Worcestershire UK

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