Hel : )
Am back, though barely, and just catching up with lace (Avital, kindly,
unsubscribed me from chat when the Major and I came to a
misunderstanding on the subject of proper procedures g). 132 messages
for 7 days -- y'all have *not* been making hay while the sun was
shining, and
And I can add the perfect excuse for buying new bobbins for
years - announce to
the DH who has just told you that you *must* have enough
bobbins by now, that
you're going to make Miss Channer's mat one day. Of course,
the innocent DH
asks how many do you need for that? Well, the
Thanks again for all your suggestions about bobbins and pillows. If I decide
to try a bolster pillow, does anyone know of a supplier in the UK? I haven't
yet seen a supplier who sells them Or do you have to order them from the
continent?
Regards,
Annette (in hot, sticky London - envying those
And I can add the perfect excuse for buying new bobbins for years - announce to
the DH who has just told you that you *must* have enough bobbins by now, that
you're going to make Miss Channer's mat one day. Of course, the innocent DH
asks how many do you need for that? Well, the pattern says at
Hi, all,
I don't make enough bobbin lace to have a preference about Continental
or E. Midlands techniques of bobbin use; I guess I stick with the E.
Midlands ones because that's what I was first taught to use. As to
actually working the bobbins, Alice wrote:
snip
When the slightly domed
On Wednesday, Aug 13, 2003, at 15:15 US/Eastern, Elizabeth Pass wrote:
She does mostly tape or torchon and likes using Coton Perle 8 as it
comes in
lovely colours. However we came up against a problem when beginning the
latest project. She saw another embroidery pattern! This time it is a
sea
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I would like to know what bloemwork is, is there some picture out on the
net? I have found books about it but no pictures. There are two classes in
Bloemwork this fall and I would like to know a bit more about before I take
one, I am not got at working things like honiton as the thread are
Dear Lacemakers,
coming in very late on the discussion of bolster pillows for making Bucks
point lace, I'd just like to tell you about mine.
It's about 18 long and 10 in diameter, and it's made of some sort of
plastic foam. Unfortunately I can't tell you the manufacturer - assuming
it's marked,
Again, thanks to you all for your comments and encouragement. I know a
little about lace, but not anything about computers, so when something doesn't
look right to me I hesitate to tell the Professor what I am thinking.
However, armed with your emails, I told him that his first efforts
Hi Ilske
Sorry to hear your suffering from jet lag. We arrived back from California
and have suffered no effects of jet lag - we all took a homeopathic remedy
called No Jetlag which we bought at San Francisco airport, it is from New
Zealand and worked a treat. Hope your suitcase has caught up with
On Wednesday, August 6, 2003, at 02:41 PM, Clay wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2339278080
The seller has listed what appears to be a paperback book by
Pamela Nottingham on Bobbin Lace Making. The cover
suggests that this is an older book, although the lister
doesn't
Thank you for answering that question, ClayI had asked earlier.
I think Adele may have something abut he climate affecting the cover
cloths. I am certainly aware of it with the various threadsso why not.
Good thinking, Adele.
I will try the ultra suede...and maybe a new piece of
A small and useful item for removing dust and lint from pillows is the round
brush that fits in the palm of the hand intended for cleaning the compost
off mushrooms. Lakeland, at least, used to sell one.
Jean in Poole
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Here is the lace URL for those who don't have it yet:
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html
And for my part, the first volume of Ricci has been scanned: on to the
second!
Tess
Many thanks, Tess (and The Professor !)
and particularly for reminding me about the
'direct' URL
In a message dated 08/08/03 09:35:55 GMT Daylight Time,
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How does the seller know this bobbin was hand whittled?
Looks turned to me. I don't think any of my this old bobbins are still
spherical, but maybe they're all whittled! They all have flat areas because they
I joined some time ago and have been lurking, reading the digest. I most
enjoy reading about your current projects and seeing photos of your
work. I am not a lacemaker, but I love reading about it, looking at
pictures, buying and collecting, and using it! I have crocheted (among
other
(perhaps it should be a requirement that an editor of a lace-related
magazine should be a Deborah or a version of the name? g)
Oops - 'another country heard from' -
Bev is doing wonders with the Canadian
Lace Gazette, thank you . . .
The design (I got the second, BTW and, from all I've heard,
I know it's in the UK and not in Canada, but I got superb service from
Wolfin Textiles Ltd, who are currently advertising in 'Lace'. I actually
found them on the web. I was looking for something fine but stiff on which
to tack an old fan leaf to keep it stable. I emailed saying what I wanted to
do
Hello everybody,
After sleeping about 10 hours tonight I awoke at my normal time and I am
fine. My suitecase arrived yesterday afternoon so everything is still in
order.
I had a wonderful time with all the wonderful lacemaking-people. It was very
interesting for me how you handle such an
As well as forcing oneself to come out to Victoria BC to shop at The Irish
Linen Shop (when the rest of Canada is in mid-winter, would be nice) here
are a couple of possibilities - I did a quick google for 'hanky
linen Canada'
http://www.carola.ca/index7.html
On Saturday, Aug 9, 2003, at 22:30 US/Eastern, Kenn Van-Dieren wrote:
Arrived home tonight at 10:15 pm after a 325 mile drive. The
convention was
great and the reports should be arriving soon from the attendees. My
new
earring received mixed comments but that was expected.
It was a super
Sorry I can't help with Canadian sourcing, but you should be looking
at
yardage fabric or maybe a good quality man's hankie which you can cut
down.
I think that if anyone had a Canadian source, he would have
posted by now.
I answered privately, but it just occurred to me that others may want
Hi Diana -
Tamara is off at IOLI and can't defend herself here (vbg) so
I'm going to take advantage of the opportunity to say that
you might really want to have a look at her beautiful new
design, the Lovebirds. T's designs are primarily Milanese
and she works very hard to develop diagrams and
On Sunday, August 10, 2003, at 07:03 AM, Carol Adkinson wrote:
velvet is *not* a good fabric to use as cover cloth or pillow cloth or
for anything near to the threads, as the fibre nap from the velvet can
get
into the threads.
I used my velveteen-covered roller pillow for 20 years and did not
Liz and Diana both mentioned having favorite bobbins
and knowing the memories that go along with them. I
feel the same way about my bobbin collection. My
mother is a lacer which has its advantages. The
Easter bunny doesn't put a lot of chocolate in my
basket, but I usually get a pair of
Cathy in Deleware wrote: who is awaiting the birth of her firstborn and trying to
figure out a bobbin to commemorate the event.
A mother babe bobbin of course!
Beth McCasland
Metairie, Louisiana, USA
where it's supposed to be hot muggy again today, with a chance of thundershowers.
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To
Gee. Adele..maybe I just a linty person. I love using the courdury, but
green lint was on the threads. Admittedly this was years ago, but I loved
that fabric. Oh well I do not have too much of a problem with rolling,
anyway.
Thanks for the info, ladies. BarbE
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On Wednesday, August 6, 2003, at 02:41 PM, Jane wrote:
My understanding is that gum arabic is a traditional paste used for
paper and fabrics.
Gum arabic is also the main binding agent in watercolour paints.
Brenda - who's been in Gravesend all day; officially the hottest part of
the country
There's a whole lot of information on making leaves and tallies from past
discussions on Arachne on Lori's web site:
http://lace.lacefairy.com/Gallery/Makingleaves.html
Jean in Poole
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Hi everyone
I'm impressed with the description of the lacemaker working the bobbins
with one hand and putting pins with the other - it is efficient for speed,
eliminates a lot of the movements we use with two hands. The bobbin
lacemaker is a technician.
Areas of ground were made without placing
Despite my best efforts to get David Letterman to cover the Tat-Off, it did
not happen. However, now word has reached me that on Thursday night a male
audience member at the Letterman show identified himself as being in town for the
lace convention which was related to his work. Does anyone
I don´t work the lace by putting my hands under the bobbins. I work from the
upside like with midlands and honiton. There are other kinds of lace that
use the hands under the bobbins, when they are hanging from the pillow.
Ann-Marie
Bobbins range from 3 to 6 with every type of shape and carving.
I have both types of old East Midlands pillows, the large bolster and
square, using them mostly for demo's, I find them a joy to use, there is
plenty of area for working on, the only problem for the modern lacemaker
being the weight, they are extremely heavy for transportation.
A bow fronted horse
At 10:47 AM 8/9/2003 +0100, you wrote:
There are exceptions to every rule;Machine made half stitch generally
has vertical and diagonal threads, handade BL has horizontal and diagonal
threads in the half stitch, but 's Gravenmoer lace (handmade BL) has half
stitch with vertical and diagonal
I can not use my computer at this moment and am actually on my daughter's computer
to send this. My computer has a major problem that will have to be fixed. In the
meanwhile...I have a favor to ask the list
One...those of you that can make square tallies well,could you please send me
Not being anything like an expert in telling hand-made from machine-made
lace. These two pieces just don't have the feel, if you know what I mean,
of hand made. The yardages being sold also make me suspicious.
Jean in Poole
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Dear Debbie,
Some lacemakers take other crafts to do when away from home - but for those of
us who just can't survive without our daily dose of lacemaking, there are
smaller pillows, some of which fold up into the size and shape of an
average-size handbag, which are called travel pillows.
Most
Dear Jo
The conservation department of our Powerhouse Museum here in Sydney
Australia advise putting such things in a commercial freezer for a week or
so.
A domestic freezer with temperatures that vary is not suitable as the
changes in temperature allow the insects to adapt. A butcher's or other
A few days ago, a number of us were talking about the
Kleinhout pillows, made in The Netherlands. At least one
Arachnid has one of these pillows and said she loves it. It
seems reasonably priced, is lightweight, has wool felt in
the blocks (sandwiching a foam core...) and is comes in an
oval
**Thank you **for sending this, Jean!!!
It is the BEST knot and I use it even when not lacing. It is great for
adding new beading threads. (*note, if thread is waxed it will not work,
remove wax)
I am *so glad* to have the diagram ,as I have tried to explain it before
,and it takes about 4
At 11:31 AM 8/9/2003 +0100, you wrote:
Can anyone who has experience of using Continental bobbins tell me whether
they are easier to pick up and handle than Midlands bobbins?
I think we need to go to the basics here, and think carefully. Over the
centuries, there have been many shapes/styles of
On Saturday, August 9, 2003, at 11:41 PM, Annette Gill wrote:
I was also interested in the description of RA as inflaming the
ligaments etc
around the joints. The rheumatologist who dealt with my RSI 18 months
ago
found I had high levels of rheumatoid factor in my blood, but said
there was
Tess asked
What do people think about all of this? Download size vs. detail quality?
My thought is that he could post it as he now has it, and then take the
finished set and make a separate CD out of it. Both volumes brought up to
good detail would just fill a CD.
My thoughts exactly -
This is a Call for lace. We are having an exhibition at The Lace Guild on
Bucks Point which is being called Brilliant Bucks. We have some splendid old
lace in our Collection , plus some lace made recently from old prickings.
There are some very clever lacemakers about and some of their work has
Gidday all,
Years ago someone on Arachne posted a clear picture and instructions
somewhere on the 'net about how to do the reef knot method with third hand,
when you have a broken thread. I've lost my picture and did a search and
came up with nothing. Can anyone remember where it was located?
I resisted commenting the first time the name appeared, but I can keep quiet
no longer! There can only be one H Massingham - Harold Massingham was a
student at Manchester University at the same time as me - early to mid-50s.
I never knew what he was studying - I didn't actually ask, but he wrote
I believe the book Marjory is quoting from is 'Country Relics' Described by
H.J. Massingham, published in 1939 by Cambridge University Press. It is a
delightful chapter with line drawings of a lacemaker working at her pillow
another of assorted bobbins and a third of a pillow and horse, winder and
Tess, I'm with you!
I think for us, quality is important.
I agree with Annette - as lacemakers we really want to be able to see the details.
Quality is very important.
Thanks so much for all that you do Tess
Sue
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The organiser of the Rotorua (N.Z.) Lace Trails would like me to notify any
Kiwi's on the list that the 5th Annual Lace Trails day will be held in
Rotorua on September 13th, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The tutors will be Lynette Macdonald and Christine Lewis.
They will be teaching three different
On Wednesday, Aug 6, 2003, at 17:42 US/Eastern, Liz Beecher wrote:
Does Tamara sell her designs and if so, how do we get to see them and
buy
them?
OK, now that I'm back, and the Convention competition hoopla is over
(Janice Blair -- another Arachnean -- got the first for her *superb*
Mardigras
Hello everybody and IOLI-arachnes spez.,
At 10.05 a.m. insted of 9.30 a.m. I arrived save and sain at Hamburg but
without my suitcase. It is still in Frankfurt. Time for changing was only 10
minutes left because we were one hour late.
No I will do some jetlaging than I tell you my impressions.
Thank you Ann, Jean and Linda for the information about bolster pillows. I
don't know whether I could use a straw-filled pillow though - doesn't it take
more force to push the pins in? Ann's instructions for making one sound a bit
violent - my arms and shoulders wouldn't be up to that at the
Katrina wrote:
RA destroys the synovial lining in the joints- this is
what leads to the deformity of the joints.
I've had RA for eleven years. For the first five it was one DMARD 3 times a
day, and then it started to get away. I have frequent flare-ups even on 2
different DMARDS,
I did a quick google, and it appears that 60 years is diamond, the next on
most sites is 75 years, but again diamond (just a bigger one). I did find
one that says that 70 years is platinum though.
Jean in Poole
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Alice wrote When the slightly domed 'cookie' pillow was developed,
the spangled bobbin was developed to lay better on the pillow. but
let's remember that the spangled bobbin was developed in just one area
- lots of other people managed without spangles.
I have heard that the careful and
It was wonderful. It was marvelous. It was exhausting and every bone in
my body aches, but I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
Sunday: Helped set up the Display Room so I got to see all the pieces as
they arrived. Wow! Antique laces - a Beds piece to die for!, a collection
from the Lost Art
Hello all,
I personally feel that the magnificent opportunity that both Tess and Jeri
offer us to have a copy on a CD of such an important book as Ricci cannot be
left aside:
I will sure love having it, and am ready for the cost, whatever it could be
We certainly never will have the chance to be
After all the recent talk about different ways of picking up bobbins, I was
interested read this morning in the new Lace Society newsletter, an article by
Marjorie Carter about Mrs Janes, a professional Bedfordshire lace maker,
taught as a little girl at the end of the 19th century.
She used
Hi Diane and All,
My latest copy of he Lace Society newsletter arrived yesterday and on
page 15 Marjorie Carter is writing about an old lacemaker. She
describes her method of working. She used only her left hand to move
her lace bobbins, working the stitch with her three middle fingers and
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I've been learning to do Torchon lace using continental bobbins as there are
a large number of differently shaped continentals included in the lace
supplies I purchased as a lot. There were also quite a number of bobbins
that needed spangling so I've been working on getting all of them spangled.
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When the slightly domed 'cookie' pillow was developed, the spangled
bobbin was developed to lay better on the pillow. If a person has a
sore thumb or can't squeeze anything, this process is difficult to do
with comfort or
Annette wrote:
If I decide
to try a bolster pillow, does anyone know of a supplier in the UK?
Depends on the type of bolster you want. You *should*, but that doesn't
necessarily mean you can, buy a bolster in the UK since that was what the
old lacemakers in Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire used
I just checked with Halcyon in Bath, Maine, USA, and they still have four new
copies for sale: $20 plus $6.95 shipping (sounds like a lot for shipping--oh,
well). You can call them at 1-800-341-0282 or email at www.halcyonyarn.com.
Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Janice Blair wrote:
Who came third? Was it the Limerick Statue of Liberty with fireworks?
Yes, I was very pleased that my Limerick Statue of Liberty, It Isn't a
Celebration Without Fireworks won the third prize. The
Janice Blair a gazouillé à Ò[lace] IOLI convention and my entryÓ.
[2003/08/12 23:44]
I asked Lori Howe to put my winning
entry for the competition on her Gallery web site of some of my work.
absolutely gorgeous ! congratulations janice for such an outstanding
piece of lace ..
dominique
to add to Alice's excellent discussion:
I think that the style of bobbin tends to work best on the sort of
pillow to which it is normally associated. However, try the continental
style, maybe borrow a couple of bobbins, or find something in the
household that resembles the bobbin, attached a
Hi everyone
I cannot report conclusively on one-handed lacing, but I tried it with a
UFO which is now a FO.
It is a Springett edging attached to a bangle and not particularly
conducive to one-handedness with having to use two hands to attach the one
bobbin pair between repeats. However, as I
Dear Annette,
possibly the best way to get a bolster pillow is to make one. Sew a big kit
bag shaped bag and fill it with hay or straw from a pet shop. Thump it, jump on
it and add some more filling. Continue till it is as hard as you can get it.
A rolling pin used to be recommended and then
At 05:40 AM 8/12/2003 -0700, you wrote:
One...those of you that can make square tallies well,could you please
send me an email on how you make them. MIne squares end up smaller at the
bottom than the top. I would like to be able to improve on them. And info
on making leaves wouldn't hurt
On Tuesday, Aug 12, 2003, at 11:05 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Tess: Since you are doing this as a volunteer, and making the CD's
available
to lacemakers **at cost**, it might be best to take orders before
commiting
to a separate Ricci CD. We would not want you to be stuck with
Dear Sherry,
One...those of you that can make square tallies well,could you please
send me an email on how you make them. MIne squares end up smaller at the
bottom than the top. I would like to be able to improve on them. And info
on making leaves wouldn't hurt either.
Date: Tue, 27 Jan
Hi All,
I have a lovely travel pillow which has been all over the place with me, for
the last umpteen years! It was made by a friend in Norfolk Lace Makers,
but I think a very similar one can now be purchased from SMP Lace. It folds
up into a box shape, about a foot high, by six inches by six
On Tuesday, Aug 12, 2003, at 08:05 US/Eastern, Gill Hare wrote:
My list-lurking can be erratic at times - which could explain why I
can't
find the URL for Tamara's album in my lace info file either. May I
please have it as well?
I don't believe I've posted the URL before, which might account
Hello Everyone!
What a wonderful time we had in England, especially for me since I was able to
fit in some great lace adventures!! I'm still not sleeping that well and am
awake early so decided I might as well get up and tell you about it.
We arrived in London on Tuesday morning where a coach
On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 05:40:32 -0700 (PDT), Sherry wrote:
One...those of you that can make square tallies well,could you please
send me an email on how you make them. MIne squares end up smaller at the
bottom than the top. I would like to be able to improve on them. And info on
making leaves
There are instructions for 2 methodsof making a bolster pillow at:
http://lace.lacefairy.com/PillowsBobbins/CradleBolsterPillow.html
Jean in Poole
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This brings up an amazing mental picture. I know I will be slow and
awkward, but I must give it a tryfascinating
Thanks for the insight.
BarbE
snip
Mrs Janes, a professional Bedfordshire lace maker,
taught as a little girl at the end of the 19th century.
She used only her left hand to
Gidday all,
Jean said:
Don't know if this is what your looking for - the diagram of the weavers
knot is certainly clear:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/1404/weavknot.gif
and BarbE said:
I would have to say that learning this knot ranks in the top 10 of hints
that I have learned from
Dear Friends,
I have spent about 10 hours today working on the pricking for Miss
Channer's Mat, which will be my next project starting tomorrow.
For some years now I've looked at it and wanted to reduce it to a size
suitable for 2/20 silk. The problem was that the pricking was too large for
(snip)
Greetings from Ilske in very hot and dry (nature is suffering a lot)
Hamburg
in Germany
The people are also 'suffering a lot' -
how about planting more trees ? even
if it's just in containers someplace
outside - the interchange of water
through plant transpiration is what
keeps forests
RE: Linty pillows.
I was wondering if the sticky lint remover (Masking Tape rolled backwards as a
lint brush) wouldn't help with removing the lint from Velvet and Corduroy, and
dust of course.
I keep one near my pillow though it is made with neither of those.
One problem this could create is
Yes the continental rolls but you can put velvet underneath it steadies them
a bit or as my husband did with my bobbins, he made them square by using an
electric grinder (I am not sure if that is the right name of it) but the
bobbins are great to use now.
Ann-Marie
Whole new lace world to explore !
:-D
BarbE
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In the Orlando newspaper today, a local businessman whose shop features
lingerie and swimwear is
Can anyone who has experience of using Continental bobbins tell me whether
they are easier to pick up and handle than Midlands bobbins?
I'm struggling with RSI at the moment, and find that the muscle movements
required to pick up the slender Midlands bobbins is causing problems. I
thought that
Hi everyone
I think contentment is working at the lace you like, whether it is a bit
at a time over a long time, or full speed ahead, and finish in a week :)))
For those who think they've got all the pillows they could ever want,
here's a dandy replica of a 's Gravenmoer pillow (=Torchon with
Good morning everyone.
I hope this is alright going to lace, I'm on a hunt for something to mount
lace on. :) Does anyone know of a good source for hankie blanks, preferably
linen, and ideally in Canada? Shipping from anywhere else, and exchange is
starting to prove expensive, but I might have
Also have put my Guild hat on and replied to Jenny privately re contacts and
groups in Brisbane
Jan
currently Vice-President and Branch Contact for Queensland Branch of Aust
Lace Guild
JanM (in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
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Oooh! but doesn't tea-tree oil really pong!!! I'd prefer the smell of
the
lavendar oil!
Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia)
Ah! That must be why it only comes in mixtures like 'tea-tree and mint' or
'tea-tree and orange': and I suppose the extra emanations ought to make it
even more
Another use for lavendar oil, according to something I read somewhere, is to
keep head lice at bay. Seemingly they don't like lavendar and so combing a
little lavendar oil into the hair can keep them away. It struck me as a
pleasant way of dealing with an unpleasant problem.
Patricia in
9400 lightning strikes in 24 hrs. 65 fires.
Alice in Oregon -
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At 07:13 PM 8/6/03 +0100, Jean Nathan wrote:
(By the way, why was he called the Lone Ranger when he always had Tonto with
him?)
Tonto wasn't a Ranger.
In the creation story, Tonto found a squad of ambushed Texas Rangers,
and one of them was still breathing.
--
Joy Beeson
[EMAIL
Jean in Poole wrote:
I watched it disapear from right under my nose.
Never mind the poor sot's letter - at least you are aware of how they
feel. Know that you gave 'him' the satisfaction of venting.
I've had the same thing happen - and I admit I felt rather cross about
being trounced...and it
Our railway system is never short of an excuse as to why services are
disrupted. The usual excuses are leaves on the line in autumn, the wrong
kind of snow in winter, landslides, and flooding. Yesterday trains were
restricted to 60 mph instead of their usual 120 mph because of the
exceptionally
This one is short and cute. Lorri
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Subject: Fw: Picabo Street
The female skier Picabo Street (pronounced Peek-A-Boo).
The famous Olympic skier Picabo Street is not just an athlete, she is a
nurse.
She currently works at the Intensive Care Unit of a large
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Yesterday trains were
restricted to 60 mph instead of their usual 120 mph because of the
exceptionally hot weather making it possible that the railway lines will
buckle.
We're having almost record temperatures -
Even more so
Liz wrote to lace about a source for gum arabic, a suggested adhesive for
fanmaking, and I was intrigued by:
They are an artist's colourman - ie they grind and sell pigment. You can
also get quills, paints, guilding equipment and all metal leafs and metal
dusts.It is the same as it must have
Here's a lace book, presumably from the 60s, that I've never seen before:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2340096725
The seller claims that it shows you everything you need to know to get started.
Someone should show the cover model, before she freezes to death. Seriously,
Ahhh... Maxine ! You're a lady after our own hearts! So
many of us who have been smitten with the lacemaking bug
have always done some other form of the gentle arts
since we can remember. I think that my first love was
knitting - taught to me by a dear family friend whom we
referred to as
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