Re: [lace] Very very unusual Bobbins on ebay

In a message dated 28/05/2005 15:13:17 GMT Daylight Time, Jean from Cooranbong, Australia writes: These two items are very interesting. I do not really know what to make of them? I know that from time to time there is a craze amongst lace makers to make these paper bobbins and

RE: [lace] Very very unusual Bobbins on ebay

-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jenny Brandis Sent: 29 May 2005 03:27 To: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Very very unusual Bobbins on ebay The only comment I can make is that I like the way this person displays their items.

[lace] Paper bobbins

For the newbies who are interested there is a description of how to make paperbobbins on Brenda Paternoster's website. http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/lace/paperbobbin/paperbobbin.html Sorry if I am duplicating but don't remember seeing this being posted. Jane Portchester UK - To

[lace] View our demo!

Last weekend was the end of our local town festival fortnight. Last year and this the Street Fair theme was medieval and as usual our little lace class did a demo with the usual have a go pillow and display of lace. We do point out that lace was not made at this time and have a lucet to hand for

Re: [lace] Re: BLacing with hair

Tamara and al spiders, I have'nt thought of not putting in the middle pin of a spider, I suppose because that was the way I was taught, but I have now tried it and find it looks much neater, thank you Tamara Sue Harvey Norfolk UK - Original Message - From: Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL

Re: [lace] What happens to the lace teacher's work?

Hi Linda, Answers to your query! i. I started teaching about twelve years ago. ii. I make more lace, but mainly for the benefit of my students, not necessarily the lace I would make for myself - eg, to explain a technique, to show different ways of making stitches, the different resilts

[lace] Needlelace definition for my web site.

I need a bit of text to accompany the set of needle lace tools that I will be putting on web page; but I really do not have a clue about needle lace!! Would you care to help me please? What is needlelace? How does it differ (if at all) from needlepoint lace? How are the tools used? I

[lace] Picture of a needlelace needle required

I have just discovered that I do not have a picture of a real needle lace needle (as opposed to a doll needle etc.) Can anyone send me a scan/picture of one please? Many thanks Jean and Brian from Cooranbong, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line:

[lace] petals

Hello Dear Spiders, I have a question. I am now attempting petals, my petals look like twigs. GGG Any suggestions? Do I use four threads or more. h. What a problem. Thank you for your help. Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Clarksburg, WV. - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] Re: petals

On May 29, 2005, at 20:06, Lynn Weasenforth wrote: I am now attempting petals, my petals look like twigs. With practice, they'll begin to look like pine-cones, and then like the real thing :) Any suggestions? Do I use four threads or more. Four threads (tweo pairs), and an *iron*

[lace-chat] Van Gogh's family tree/Iraq pronunciation

And of course, it doesn't matter how it sounds - it's all the same when written. I don't know about anyone else, but when I read the emails from the list, Tamara, Joy, Lynn, Pam, Joy and everyone else have all written them in a slight 'East End of London' accent because that's how I speak so

[lace-chat] I had to laugh

I had to laugh at this staement made by an ebay seller: nothing wrong with modern rings but they cannot get the oldness of these used old rings. Course they can't! Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

[lace-chat] Latest Star Wars movie

Hi All, Has anybody seen the latest Star Wars movie? DH and I plan on going Tuesday night. I'm quite excited! I did see kids lining up on Wednesday afternoon two weeks ago to see the midnight showing. Midnight showings are not usual at my local movie theaters. Actually it used to be that if

[lace-chat] The Art of Illusion

Gentle Spiders, Originally, I was introduced to the artist via a set of photos of progress of a piece of work. That was very, very large (slow even on broadband), so, when I forwarded it to my smut list, I forwarded only two photos - before and after - and the URL for his website. But, the

[lace-chat] For a friend's friend's kid's project - Tamara

OK, I admit I don't know what I'm doing or why, but I'm trying to follow the instructions the best I can, given that my two grey cells rebel at orders such as don't ask, jut play (in capitals, yet!), and don't understand things like: no send backs - I thought I was *supposed* to send the whole

Re: [lace-chat] The Art of Illusion

If you liked those, check this site out. Untrained and self taught. http://users.senet.com.au/~rfrancis/ Jenny Brandis Kununurra, Western Australia -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.2.0 - Release Date: 5/27/2005 To

[lace-chat] Re: Iraq pronunciation

On May 28, 2005, at 20:02, Pam Dotson wrote: I think the IPA uses an upside-down lower-case e for this sound. This is called a schwawow, the phonics I was taught in first grade has paid off, other than reading well! I never heard of the sound until I hit the first year of the U and the

[lace-chat] don't ask just play

Sorry, guys, it's quick and for a kid's school project! This is for a science fair project. If you could do this I would appreciate it! DON'T ASK, JUST PLAY! Copy and paste this letter into a new email (PLEASE do NOT hit Forward), then read the list of names. If your name is on the list, put a