[lace] Christmas Greetings

2004-12-24 Thread Brenda Paternoster
It's 9:15 am on Christmas eve here in UK. Don't know if I'll get back to the computer again for a couple of days so I'd like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas. Please look at my card to you all at: http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/Christmas/Xmas.html Brenda - To unsubscribe sen

[lace] Greetings

2004-12-24 Thread Carolina G. Gallego
Hello all spiders, Silent for a long time because of familiar problems, I would not like to miss out the opportunity to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a great New Year 2005, plenty of laces and peace all over the world. Carolina. Barcelona Spain. -- Carolina de la Guardia http://www.geocities.

Re: [lace] Merry Christmas

2004-12-24 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Hello Tamara and Brenda and all others who send us good wishes, with and without pictures, for Christmas and the New Year a big thank you for them. And from my part also Happy Christmas and all the best for 2005 Greetings Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:

[lace] Re: search

2004-12-24 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Hello Ruth Budge from Australia, are you still on the list? Than please write to me privately. I have a surprise for you but it came back. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] What and When was Vieux Flandre

2004-12-24 Thread Jeriames
In a message dated 12/23/04 5:12:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I have stumbled across some examples of Vieux Flandre lace. I just can't > place it in space and time. It is a part lace with needle lace fillings, but > my take is that it is much later than Point d'An

[lace] happy christmas

2004-12-24 Thread Maureen Harvey
To all fellow spiders, have not been able to read any postings for a few days due to having been too enthusiastic in my cupboard cleaning for christmas and managed to fall off a stool and break an arm, my family have all rallied round and it looks as if I get a very easy christmas this year with al

[lace] Number of stitches in an inch ........

2004-12-24 Thread Dianne Derbyshire
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[lace] Number of stitches in an inch ........

2004-12-24 Thread Dianne Derbyshire
Hi everyone In Pat Earnshaws book 'Needlelace' (Merehurst) on page 30, the chapter about Point de France The first chapter is about lace from Venice which was 'made with such fine thread that 6,000 of its buttonhole stitches occupied a space only 2.5cm (1") square.' I remembered this quote b

re:[lace] Re: [lace-chat] Fashion/all black

2004-12-24 Thread Bev Walker
LOL, Devon, your message was great fun. I'll fax you some $ for the enterprise, and I'll look for your snapshot in Gourmet, they'll be doing a review at Ruby Foo's - lace will gain yet another level of visibility to be sure. Cheers! Bev ps - a black wardrobe is v. useful. One can be casually dresse

[lace] Vieux Flandre

2004-12-24 Thread Doris O'Neill
Lia Baumeister's Lace Identification book also distinguishes between Vieux Flandre (Old Flemish Lace) and a "so-called Vieux Flandre" made in Belgium. This 19th century version has a motif made with braids(they can be made with bobbin lace or they can be machine made) and they are put together w

[lace] Aha! So that' s what it is!

2004-12-24 Thread Patricia Dowden
Many thanks to Jeri and Doris for an explanation of lace called Vieux Flandre, (but is really quite another thing). My instincts were right, but I had no way to confirm them. One more piece in the lace puzzle. Those 19th Century lace manufacturers sure have a lot of peculiar names to answer fo

[lace] seasons greetings!

2004-12-24 Thread Whitham
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all. Lets hope for lots of lace time in 2005. Irene Whitham, Surrey, BC Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] merry christmas

2004-12-24 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone I have enjoyed visiting the links to Christmas greetings, and decided to try my hand at it too. The page is plain but nonetheless sincere. I hope the thumbnail link works to the larger image of an experiment of mine with pinchain. Please be warned it is a plug for my favourite lace mag

Re: [lace] merry christmas

2004-12-24 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Hello Bev Yes, the links all work properly - and teh larger image shows clearly how the two colours in some of the pinchains stay in teh same position throughout. Happy Christmas Brenda On 24 Dec 2004, at 21:44, Bev Walker wrote: I have enjoyed visiting the links to Christmas greetings, and deci

[lace] Merry Christmas!

2004-12-24 Thread Susan Lambiris
Well, I left it about as late as I could without sending my e-Christmas notes on Christmas Day, but I am finally getting them out! This year again my real card is online, saving us all bandwidth and inbox space. Please go to: http://skl58.home.mindspring.com/2004.htm Obligatory lace content: I