[lace] Spiral inscriptions

2003-10-19 Thread Jean Nathan
I believe that spiral inscription bobbins that read from top to bottom or from right to left are done that way deliberately and are called 'puzzle inscriptions' because the natural instinct is to read from left to right and from bottom to top, and until it's realised that they must be read the

Re: [lace] ? about spiral inscription bobbins

2003-10-19 Thread Jean Barrett
On Saturday, October 18, 2003, at 11:36 PM, Celtic Dream Weaver wrote: My husband happened to notice one of my bobbins I had painted. I had put the words I use for one of my accounts on the internet. What I did was start the inscription from the bottom and you have to turn the bobbin to the

Re: [lace] Re: Magnifiers

2003-10-19 Thread Thelacebee
The Daylight Company website I quoted A HREF=http://www.daylightcompany.co.uk/;http://www.daylightcompany.co.uk//A also has a link for US visitors to their US site - A HREF=http://us.daylightcompany.com/;http://us.daylightcompany.com//A Hope this may help - I know they aren't cheap but they

Re: [lace] Orvus

2003-10-19 Thread ann DURANT
Dear Spiders Can anyone tell me: Is Orvus obtainable in the UK? If so, what is it known as? If not, what, if any, can be used as a substitute? Thank you, in advance! Ann in Manchester, UK - Original Message - From: Patricia Dowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

[lace] Fw: [CQembellishers] 400 yr old lace on eBay

2003-10-19 Thread Barb ETX
any body seen this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2564207614category=2219r d=1 worth a look. BarbE - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [lace] always learning long

2003-10-19 Thread Darlene Mulholland
Jean wrote: Why did I use two different types of pins, I was told by my teacher to use brass not stainless steel in her class so I did as I was told till I got home and changed to stainless steel. I now recall that I left the Number 7 pattern in Introduction to Honiton Lace on my pillow half

[lace] Re: Giraffe

2003-10-19 Thread Ilske und Peter Thomsen
Hello Jeri and Lacfriends, Thank you Jeri for finding out the rest of the Giraffe-story. In the book A Celebration of Bedfordshire Lace from plae 29 til 32 are some of this animal-laces, not the giraffe. I bought the book in the Museum. Greetings from Hamburg in Germany Ilske - To unsubscribe

[lace] cleaning brass pins

2003-10-19 Thread Lacenanny
When I asked for a recipe several kind people responded, here is one of the ones I received: In a jar combine 1 cup boiling water 1/2 teas. dish detergent 1/2 teas. vinegar Shake add pins. let soak for awhile Rinse with clear water

Re: [lace] Lace Giraffe, Cecil Higgins Gallery - Books

2003-10-19 Thread Jeriames
In a message dated 10/19/03 5:18:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thank you Jeri for finding out the rest of the Giraffe-story. In the book A Celebration of Bedfordshire Lace from plate 29 til 32 are some of this animal-laces, not the giraffe. I bought the book in the

[lace] Sad news

2003-10-19 Thread Clay Blackwell
To all who know our irrepressible friend Betty Ann Rice in Roanoke, VA... You will be saddened to hear that her Mother died earlier this week. Although I did not know her Mother, BA's note to me tells me volumes about what a remarkable lady she must have been: Grace Velma Bishop Phillips,

[lace] ebay needlelace

2003-10-19 Thread
Anybody have some extra money Italian needlelace c1600... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2564207614category=2219rd=1#ebayphotohosting - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

[lace] Thanks for NL help

2003-10-19 Thread Jane Viking Swanson
Hi All, Thanks for the help with my needlelace pattern. I will reuse it until it falls apart G. I love the clear contact paper! I use brown paper bags for my Battenberg and make lots of ornaments. When they start shredding in some areas I put Magic tape (Scotch tape) on and it gets sticky : (

Re: [lace] Re: Lace angels with wooden bodies

2003-10-19 Thread Brenda Paternoster
On Sunday, October 19, 2003, at 12:18 AM, Tamara P. Duvall wrote: I don't know about the Atelier Moravia *kits*, but the bodies I bought from Mayra Petretti (who may be carrying more than just Atelier Moravia stuff at the Convention) were definitely identical to the ones I got with the other

[lace] pin cleaning

2003-10-19 Thread Janice Blair
Here is something I downloaded eons ago. Janice . Here are those instructions as offered by Stormy Lee : Recipe for Cleaning Brass Pins 1. In a mug put: 1 TbL liquid detergent 1 TBL vinegar 2. Top off with boiling water. 3. Place pins in mixture. 4. Let stand for about 10 minutes. 5. Rinse

Re: [lace] pin cleaning

2003-10-19 Thread Joan Wilson
Hi all I'll add a 3rd recipe for cleaning brass pins. This was given to our class learning Withof a few yrs. ago. I have used it several times the pins come out sparkling like new. To 1 cup boiling water add 1 teaspoon dish detergent 1 teaspoon vinegar I put it in a jar, add

[lace] Re: PIns

2003-10-19 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Sunday, Oct 19, 2003, at 12:05 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jacquie) wrote: Stainless steel pins rust, brass ones tarnish. Not quite the same. Not the same at all. But, *good* stainless steel pins don't rust and they don't tarnish either. I brought a big bunch of East-German sewing pins

Re: [lace-chat] Advice re. tatting class

2003-10-19 Thread Thelacebee
In a message dated 18/10/2003 16:26:30 GMT Daylight Time, Lindy [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I really want to help them learn something, but what? Would wool crochet be easier to learn then tatting? I can do most fibre crafts and could show them crochet or knitting. One lady wants to do

[lace-chat] Re: Trains: was [lace] Re: lace-digest V1 #3817

2003-10-19 Thread Joy Beeson
At 03:15 PM 10/18/03 -0400, Martha Krieg wrote: My husband took the train from Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Denver, Colorado, this summer, then from Denver up to Seattle. Pity we didn't know this when my Michigan sister, my Indiana sister, and I visited our Seattle sister this spring. Twenty or