[lace] this and that

Dear Spiders, I had to tell you of a comment I recieved over the weekend. I went to a gathering and one of the ladies complimented me on my wire lace flower brooch. When I said I had made it she said "It looked so perfect it can not be handmade!" She, of course, began to elaborate and cover

Re: [lace] Guild newsletters.

Hi Everyone, I have been finding this discussion of guild newsletters very interesting as a former Newsletter editor. Before one decides what to do, you should also check the privacy laws in your home country. Here in Canada one is no longer allowed to share personal information outside the g

[lace] newsletter - thanks

A thank you to all who replied on the list or in person about newsletters on the web. You gave me several suggestions for our guild board to consider. Thanks you all. Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help

[lace] leaves and thread question

I have been working on a project that has a quantity of leaves. I seem to be having more than normal problem with making a smooth leaf. I usually can do better than the leaves I've been producing. It made me wonder if my thread is not compatible with leaf formation. I'm using black Egyptian

RE: [lace] Hackle pliers???

Hi Irene - The hackle pliers you describe are very inexpensive, so if one breaks, it's not a huge misfortune, and you can buy another! I have two "subtypes" of that plier... one has a metal ring through the top of the "plunger" end, which makes it very nice for holding it in place with a pin if

[lace] Hackle pliers???

Hello lacemakers, I bought myself a pair of hackle pliers and thought I had found the best tool ever. I found them very useful when a bobbin runs out and needs a new thread. There are probably other great uses but unfortunately mine broke before I could find out. I purchased them in a fishing

[lace] Re: guild newsletter - revisited

Alice, The way this is handled in some other organizations is that they often open up activities to members first and then backfill with non-members. For example, on lace days the sale room opens earlier for members than non-members. Classes open only to members until a certain date and then open

[lace] Guild newsletters.

Dear friends, Rather than putting a lock on the site, surely better to post really tantalising portions, in the hopes that any newby floating by, would give it a second glance, and possibly get them hooked enough to contact the group, it is new friends that we are always after. Pauline in Sunny

Re: [lace] guild newsletter - revisited

Alice asked...I wondered if anyone else had met up with this situation, and...if sowhat you did about it, if anything. Do you put your newsletters on your web page?... Another way to get around this is to have a "lock" on the newsletter. Or place it in a "members only" area. Both of wh

[lace] Re Old lace bobbins

Hello Nicky I've done a lot of research on the old lacemakers of the East Midlands and have a large collection of photographs. I've had a quick look through and found pictures of a Mrs Daniels of Shenley taken c1905, a group with a Priscilla Daniels and one of Mrs Betsy Willett (nee Daniels) who wa

[lace] Looking for Floren Turegano

Floren was good enough to do sometranslating for me some years ago. If you are out there can you contact me please?> If not can anyone put me in touch with her please? Many thanks Brian and Jean from Cooranbong Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscr

[lace] Bobbin catalogue wanted

I have some extremely poor (like almost unreadable) of a bobbin catalogue that has a vast amount of continental bobbins pictured in it. They are catalogued in the following way (just an example) NL 3. Old Holland, then a picture ( drawing I think ) of the bobbin. on that same page they 4 types (

[lace] old lace bobbins

Hi spiders Shortly before Christmas I was given a large number of old bobbins, a few are very similar to those shown in David Springetts book and I'm getting a second opinion on them soon. In the main they had belonged to the ladies aunt (born 1887) who lived most of her life in the Shenley area

Re: [lace] guild newsletter - revisited

Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Alice Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, January 17, 2005 4:17 pm Subject: [lace] guild newsletter - revisited > Recently, we had a discussion about putting newsle