In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Diana Smith
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Another *mistake* is she mentions Nottinghamshire
Not necessarily. In the histories of the machine lace industry
(Nottingham in particular) there is mention that John Heathcote watched
the natural movements of the hand
Some people know the price of everything and the value of nothing!
People ask to buy an article at which you may have sat and worked 100 hours.
I consider I am worth as a fairly skilled lacemaker at least 10 to 15 GB
pounds per hour.
So that would make the piece in labour costs at least
Can anyone tell me - does the replica 's Gravenmoer pillow on the Kleinhout
Lace Supplies web site have moveable blocks in the working area? Or is it just
a single, flat working surface?
Kleinhout themselves say:
This pillow is a replica from an original one from 's Gravenmoer
in
Dear Lacemakers,
My lace books did not yield information about *Witches' Work*, but there are
numerous references to it in Lace Magazine International, which is no longer
published. It is possible to order back issues at:
www.lacemaking.com (This is the address on the gift bobbin attendees
Hello ladies, I need an equivelent to size 80 Condonnet Special. Could
someone help me please?Thank You so very much. Hannah Moad, SW Missouri
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I appreciate and thank those who are delving into this subject on my
behalf!! After I posted my question a few weeks ago on Flanders corners,
Michael Giusiana's Flanders articles in LMi were brought to my
attention. I only own the last two issues, but there is a complete set
of LMi at the house
I just want to thank everyone tremendously for all the good information,
links and photos of hookies that you sent to me privately and via list.
I was amazed at how many people responded and knew right where to find
them! I was even more amazed at the variety of bobbins I saw! This is
such a
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From: Sue Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri Sep 12, 2003 03:47:27 US/Eastern
To: Tamara P. Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 9-11 hearts
Hi Tamara,
Could you doo me a great favour please and post this to the Arachne
list for me? I got thrown off ages ago when a virus
First, let me introduce myself. I am Ruth Johnson of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
and this is my first post to this website. I have been making bobbin lace
since 1995.
At a recent antique sale I made an exciting purchase - an antique bobbin
winder. The seller had bought it from another dealer who said
First, let me introduce myself. I am Ruth Johnson of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
and this is my first post to this website. I have been making bobbin lace
since 1995.
At a recent antique sale I made an exciting purchase - an antique bobbin
winder. The seller had bought it from another dealer who said
Hi Candace - I have found that the most satisfactory start for divider pins
is doll making needles. They are longer than 2, but you need something to
go up into the bead. The eye of the needle helps the glue and the beads
hold on, they are stronger and stiffer and the points are sharper and
I agree! I know a lady who keeps asking me if I sell my lace, because she'd
like to buy a piece for her daughter. I don't know whether the daughter would
even appreciate a simple lace bookmark, and as I'm always struggling to find
time to work projects for myself without making lace for others
On Saturday, Sep 13, 2003, at 21:53 US/Eastern, Ruth Budge wrote:
the temptation to tell her that the day she gives her
pictures away, I'll give my lace away was very great!!
That's simple enough; if her pictures are anywhere-near decent and
worth having, you could offer to barter -- skill for
Ruth- if you like her paintings, you could choose the most expensive one in the
shop and offer her an appropriately small bookmark in exchange - on the barter
system.
Malvary
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In a message dated 9/13/03 7:21:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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I appreciate and thank those who are delving into this subject on my
behalf!! After I posted my question a few weeks ago on Flanders corners,
Michael Giusiana's Flanders articles in LMi were brought to my
Sorry, Tamara, that won't work. My DH will tell you that *he* asked me to take
up lacemaking because we'd run out of wall space for my counted cross stitch
and tapestry creations!!
Ruth (Sydney, Australia)
Tamara P. Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:On Saturday, Sep 13, 2003, at
21:53 US/Eastern,
Looking up our reception ability on the official digital website, the
message for my postcode is that there are no plans for digital. The Freeview
website tells me that Freeview isn't available for my postcode. But a friend
of DH, whose postcode is only supposed to be able to receive 2 digital
Gentle Spiders,
I have returned (and mostly recovered) from my grand England trip. In the
interest of conserving bandwidth, I'll give a very brief overview now, and
anyone interested in an in-depth blow-by-blow can email me, and I'll send it
out to them when I get finished (or at least started)
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