Re: [lace] roller pillow on ebay

2004-08-11 Thread Weronika Patena
This one is actually inserted in a big square surface - you can see it on the other pictures. The seller just picked a bad picture to display on the item list, since this picture doesn't show all of the pillow, but is a close-up or the small roller. A bolster pillow is just a big cylindrical one t

[lace] Re: roller pillow on ebay

2004-08-11 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Aug 12, 2004, at 0:46, Ruth Budge wrote: I make this comment simply to clarify language/terminology differences between the various countries: This is what the English call a bolster pillow. Aha! Glad to know I'm not the only one who got caught with pants down at first peek :) But look agai

Re: [lace] roller pillow on ebay

2004-08-11 Thread Ruth Budge
I make this comment simply to clarify language/terminology differences between the various countries: This is what the English call a bolster pillow. A roller pillow usually has a much smaller roller inserted in some sort of a flat surface, such as round (or cookie) pillow, or part thereof. Rut

[lace] roller pillow on ebay

2004-08-11 Thread Weronika Patena
Hi everyone, A roller pillow just appeared on ebay! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19158&item=8124429573 &rd=1 I don't think I really want one, but other people might be interested. Weronika -- Weronika Patena Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA http://vole.

[lace] Re: Bobbins

2004-08-11 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Aug 11, 2004, at 19:38, Maxine D wrote: [...] they are hooded bobbins and come from the Schwabische Alp region. Is there a particular technique for using these? If you were to ask some people who used them in workshops in Prague... Use whichever technique is necessary to control your temper eno

[lace] Bobbins

2004-08-11 Thread Maxine D
Hi gracious spiders, I have just been given a pair of bobbins from a friend who was visiting Germany. As far as I can make out from an hour on line they are hooded bobbins and come from the Schwabische Alp region. I had never seen anything like them before. Here comes the newbie question. Is t

[lace] Help with paisley edging?

2004-08-11 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
Gentle Spiders, I have recently bought a dress - very pretty, and fits well, but with a somewhat too sexy plunge down the front (how come I didn't notice, when I was trying it on, that the bra is apt to peek, when I move?). So I thought to make some lace for it, and kill a whole flock of birds w

[lace] RE: Tina the little lacemaker postage.

2004-08-11 Thread Helen Bell
Just so you know, "Tina" weighs about 4 pounds, hence the cost of postage. It's no slim pocket volume (but it's not a doorstop either - much too cool a book for that!) :-) Cheers, Helen, Aussie in overcast Denver - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe l

[lace] Fun with Tina

2004-08-11 Thread Dmt11home
I just spent a thoroughly enjoyable hour reading Tina at the Oral Surgeon's office. As I suspected, Tina would be no where near as entertaining without the clever and informative notes provided by the Rocky Mountain Lace Guild. I liked the part where Tina, discovering a fire, breaks a glass d

[lace] Cookbook

2004-08-11 Thread Weronika Patena
In case anyone's interested, the Cookbook is on ebay, currently for only $2. ttp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19158&item=8124266206& rd=1 Weronika -- Weronika Patena Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA http://vole.stanford.edu/weronika - To unsubscribe send e

[lace] I'm Away!

2004-08-11 Thread Clive and Betty Ann Rice
Dear Friends, Clive and I are leaving tomorrow, and I am unsubscribing from Lace as soon as I post this. I have received such welcoming invitations from lacemakers everywhere. You are a generous, hospitable group, and we thank you. If possible, I'll ring some of you and who knows? Maybe we ca

[lace] word of warning

2004-08-11 Thread RunningMoonFarm
Clay, that is very upsetting to read that has happened. I hope that our English friends don't think that is an accepted action for Americans. We get the same things over here from other counties and its just not right at all. Everyone should be cautious and concerned about something like this. I

[lace] Church laces

2004-08-11 Thread Tess1929
I am about to scan "The Art of Making Altar Laces", a very nice little book of crocheted laces sent to me for scanning by a generous friend. It will come out (eventually) on CD#5, but will of course be on the Professor's web site long before that, when I get the scanning done and he finishes the

[lace] To Tatters

2004-08-11 Thread S Joy Critchfield
FYI The old e-tatters newslist has upgraded to a forum. The new eTatters Online Tatting Guild can be found at http://www.etatters.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Tina the Little Lace-Maker

2004-08-11 Thread Dmt11home
I have been thumbing through my copy of Tina, which I am planning to take to read while my daughter has her wisdom teeth extracted today. I have to say that the book is much more than a reprint of a dime novel. There are three introductory chapters dealing with the discovery of the book, the

Re: [lace] RE: lace (or lack of) in Suriname

2004-08-11 Thread Ilske und Peter Thomsen
Dear Michelle, Thank you for this informatve report and all the best for your group. Greetings Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Lost Items

2004-08-11 Thread Ilske und Peter Thomsen
Well, after 20 years or so, there has been a new twist to that story, and it appears she was found - in a dingo's mouth, but as the 4 guys were illegally shooting in a National Park and shot the dingo, the were afraid to come clean, and so the baby's body was taken by one of the guys and buried -

Re: [lace] Re: Tina, the Little Lacemaker

2004-08-11 Thread Ann-Marie Lördal
Thanks for your suggestions. I will wait and see, I am not interested enough to buy the book for that price and posting. I guess it ends well anyhow :-)) Ann-Marie http://community.webshots.com/user/annma1 http://www.ettklickforskogen.se/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing

[lace] Dorte's photos, take 2

2004-08-11 Thread Avital
Another possibility is that the yahoo server on which Dorte's photos are stored is down temporarily. Avital - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Cipka magazine

2004-08-11 Thread Helene Gannac
Carolina wrote: >I subscribed Cipka magazine some months ago, including past issues. The 7 pages magazine displays 5 or 6 little patterns some ones with diagrams. Thanks for the info, Carolina. 10 euros is not bad, I'll think about it. As you said, they have very modern lace, which you don't usua