Hi Everyone,
It is once again time for our Lace fair in Slagelse, here in Denmark and it
takes place on the 25th and 26th October in Nordhallen at Norrevangskolen,
Rosenkildevej 88, Slagelse. 23 stands will be selling various items for
lacemaking and tatting ( amongst those you might recognise: At
The Association des dentellières du Québec Inc. is please to invite you to our Open
doors day -
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH 2003
803 Avenue Sainte-Croix, Ville St-Laurent (Montreal)
From: 10:00 am to 4H00 pm
We will have an exhibition of lace maid during this year and on the contest " an
apron".
For fine (anything beyond 28 threads/inch) embroidery, I use magnifiers that
clip to my eye glasses. I simply can't resolve the holes any more, and come
up/down in the wrong hole too often. However, those focus too closely to
use for BL. They're for work in-hand.
This weekend I sure could hav
I've been working in 140/2 on a Binche edging, and while I
had the magnifier light several years ago, and then switched
to the "headgear" magnifier ("Mag-eyes"), I find that
keeping good strong light on my work is the best solution.
The Mag-Eyes were good when I was working some miniature
lace. Wh
>>>From: Tamara P. Duvall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
years ago, and ex-Arachnean (Penny Boston), who studied microbe life in
deep caves for NASA, took some pins with her and left them in one of
the caves, to see what effect constantly damp and chilly environment
would have on them. As I remember
DH, a former lecturer in engineering materials tells me that whether steel
rusts or not depends on whether there is free iron in it. Rust is oxidised
iron. Moisture and oxygen causes iron to rust. Steel is a carbon/iron alloy.
If the iron has been converted to austenite, the steel will not rust. Th
Aren't most high-quality (modern) stainless pins nickel-coated to
inhibit rusting?
Marcie
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Marcie wrote:
"Aren't most high-quality (modern) stainless pins nickel-coated to
inhibit rusting?"
Tim Parker sells an extensive range of pins including yellow brass,
stainless steel, nickel plated steel and nickel plated brass. The nickel
plated steel won't be stainless steel (austenitic) which
In a message dated 10/20/03 2:02:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< For rust to occur on steel, there has to be moisture and oxygen present
(most people did the iron nail in the test tube experiment to find the
conditions necessary for rusting at school), so I keep all my
In a message dated 10/20/03 10:01:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< I find that
keeping good strong light on my work is the best solution. >>
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Dear Lacemakers,
What is the line of that song? "Everything old is new again"??
We have had access in the last
On Monday, Oct 20, 2003, at 10:30 US/Eastern, Panza, Robin wrote:
The bottom line, IMO, is that all pins will corrode under the "right"
conditions. What pin works best for one person does poorly in
another's
house. Pollutants, humidity, temperature, and frequency and speed of
change
of them; a
Methinks her bitchy mood *today* is due to the passing of
another of those annual downers... the birthday. Wish her a
happy one anyway!!
Clay
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> Doubtless it the same element which due to my bitchy
nature makes my
> blood
And what Americans call an eraser, we in England call a rubber - which has
quite a different meaning in the USA, as I understand!
Ann in Manchester, UK
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To: "Adele Shaak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jane Viking Swanson"
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>And what Americans call an eraser, we in England call a rubber - which has
>quite a different meaning in the USA, as I understand!
That's for sure! ;-)
Michelle
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On Monday, Oct 20, 2003, at 19:10 US/Eastern, ann DURANT wrote:
And what Americans call an eraser, we in England call a rubber - which
has
quite a different meaning in the USA, as I understand!
Indeed. And the lace-*chat* has been having great fun with the
diffrerent, often "dirty", "wrinkles" w
It will be very nice to hear about the lace fair in
Slagelse. The list agenda and participants sounds
wonderful.
For those who will attend the lace fair, I hope that
you will have a nice time.
Sylvie Nguyen, in Cherry Valley, Illinois, where we
enjoyed another lovely fall day
At 01:31 PM 10/19/03 +0100, ann DURANT wrote:
>Is Orvus obtainable in the UK? If so, what is it known as? If not, what,
>if any, can be used as a substitute?
Orvus is just a convenient way to buy pure sodium lauryl sulfate. Not quite
pure; my jar says it also contains lauryl alcohol and sodium
Can anyone give me the address for Shirley Gates & Kathy Kirchner? I'd like
to get a catalog from them.
Thanks!
Shirlee Hill
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Hi everyone
In the Sampler & Antique Needelwork Quarterly, vol. 32, there is a very
good article on Dresden Embroidered Lace (usually I avoid the needle
craft - a textile colleague said 'you should read this'). The only thing
missing from this interesting well-cited article is a picture of the
bob
Sorry, I've been recovering from the end of the holidays and the departure
(whew!) of the inlaws. Thank-you, Tamara, for reiterating the difference
between lace and lace-chat. One small correction: you are not able to post
to lace-chat if you're not subscribed. A posting from a non-member bounces
t
In a message dated 10/19/2003 12:02:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
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> including Flanders Lace by Mary Niven - is this a worthwhile book to buy to
> explore Flanders lace?
Yes, Mary's book is excellent. The first and possibly the only book devoted
to Flanders Lace, it was
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