I too learnt to the chant of ' 2 over 3 and 2 4 back, 2 over 3' and still
teach it that way. Seems to work well. My son ( now 17) proves he can still
remember how to make lace by chanting it out. I know when my students are
relaxing into their lacemaking by the lack af under the breath muttering
In a message dated 08/11/2003 09:45:15 GMT Standard Time,
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I too learnt to the chant of ' 2 over 3 and 2 4 back, 2 over 3' and still
teach it that way. Seems to work well. My son ( now 17) proves he can still
remember how to make lace by chanting it out. I know when
I just found an interesting website that gives hints on distinguishing ivory
and bone (plus other similar materials.)
http://members.lycos.co.uk/lazyjacks/button2.htm
This is an excerpt:
_
Ivory: No odour with hot needle test. Hard to penetrate. May leave a brown
residue in
At 09:42 AM 11/8/2003 -, you wrote:
I too learnt to the chant of ' 2 over 3 and 2 4 back, 2 over 3' and still
teach it that way.
Never thought of it that way -- never heard it said just that way. When
manning the 'try it' pillow and talking someone through the stitches, I
found myself
Dear All,
I am writing a review of a very interesting and charming new book, so I
thought you might want to hear about it too.
Att dikta en spets, Om knyppling i Sverige (Composing one's lace, about
lacemaking in Sweden), Editor Kristina Malmberg, ISBN 91-86425-58-7, 104
pages (28 EUR from
Sharon ,
If you plan to make a Christening gown for a baby, PLEASE do not consider
using size 20 crochet cotton such as adaptations in magazine patterns (ie
Piecework) geared to crafters who only have access to supplies from
Michaels. Irish Crochet is usually done with size 80 cordonet for
Irish crochet is my current obsession, after buying a copy of Maire
Trainor's book on Clones lace. They use size 40 Cordonnet for the motifs and
60 for the ground. BTW, Piecework isn't as bad as most when it comes to
thread. The only instance I've found that uses size 20 thread is for padding
Hi everyone
T. wrote
could the colour blind draw over the diagramms with the colours they
*did* recognize...
Possibly so, unless it is easier to follow the diagram in black and white
anyway - which is what I do - as I said I disregard the colours, even
shades of grey. If I photocopy the
So sorry to hear about Sparky Liz, as the owner of two cats myself my heart
goes out to you and your family. I admire the love you have shown Sparky in
giving him the best care possible by not allowing him to suffer
unneccessarily.
Angela in NW England
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Hi Gentle spiders,
DH brought home 2 posters that were being thrown out
at work. America is well known for being a throw away
society. DH wants to keep the frames but not the prints.
So I'm going to list them, if more than one person wants
one, there will be a raffle.
1. Iris Germanica (a
In a message dated 11/5/2003 9:11:05 PM Central Standard Time,
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22. How are a Texas tornado and a Tennessee divorce the same?
Either way, somebody's gonna lose a trailer
Here in Tennessee we say the divorce is an Alabama one.
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Lynn Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My kindergarten version of revenge on the
teachers and my father, who insisted I change hands, was to learn to write
upside down and backwards, something I am still quite adept at 45 years on.
Hey, me, too! One rainy afternoon, my mom, with me and my two
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