i have a pattern for a cluny round mat or placemat and i am going to
wind about 74 bobbins. i don't look forward to the winding which is
why i was trying to find a quicker less aggivating way to wind them. it
bother's my wrist and palm to spin the little things.
my ugly bobbin winder is not
Dee, you are not supposed to put your name anywhere when you write to your
secret pal!! Only sign Your secret Pal, not Helene, or Dee, or anything that
can be recognized!!
Also, use someone else's name and address on the parcels. I use my husband's
name, or a friend of mine, whose permission I
Helen said she did not remember if she worked the hands in Petit Point or
not - I have the answer - and the completed tapestry here!!! - and the
answer is No, they were not worked in the smaller stitch!
It was a wonderful gift, and I treasure it. Apparently I put up a pin in
just the same
In a message dated 12/07/2005 19:33:39 GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So, no I don't think there is what most non-lacemakers would regard as
relatively affordable hand-made lace.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
When I did reenactment I used to take my lace pillow with me to work in in
In a message dated 12/07/2005 22:26:17 GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I too have worked The Lacemaker in Needlepoint (as it is known here) -
the tent stitch canvas embroidery. I found I had the same difficulties
with detail and don't remember if I worked the hands in petite
As one of the occasional posters from Poole, I thought I should be the one
to let you know the result of Poole Bobbin Lace Circle's Annual Competition.
We have a dozen or so trophies to encourage a wide range of lacemakers to
enter. The best piece of lace is awarded the Rosebowl Trophy. Once
Woohoo! Way to go, Jean! Will we be able to see a photo of your work?
Avital
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From: Elizabeth Pass [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This year's winner of both the Premier Trophy AND the Rosebowl is
non other
than Arachne Jean Nathan, who entered a blue, satin ring pillow
with
Hi All
Just to say that I've just received the CD from PBLC with the photo's of Jean
Nathan's winning entry. I'll be updating the PBLC website with the latest news
in a couple of days so I'll let you all know when the photo's are up.
Congratulations Jean
Pam Mattioli
In sunny, hot Almeria,
Hi Penny,
I have both books, and I have worked several of the prickings already - I
like them all a lot! They are handy for making Easter cards for friends
...
I have used all sorts of threads - I have used the coloured DMC 30s, Finca
white and ecru, the Oliver Twists both cotton and silk, and
Ricky,
This is a difficult question!Lace takes so long to make, and is so
time-intensive, that I don't usually sell lace at all. I have taken the
odd commission, but most of my lace is made for friends who would appreciate
the time and trouble taken in craftwork of any kind - garters for
I have responded privately to thank all of you Gentle Spiders for responding
with sound information. I just heard from Lea with her advice and she said
she has shipped the thread already so we know the *Show Is On The Road!*
Whooopppeee!
Happily Heading to Denver and Chantilly-Blonde Class,
Thanks Liz. Now I'm embarrassed.
For those of you who are shy of entering lace in competitions, I had no
intention of doing so, but I was bullied, threatened and otherwise cajoled
into doing so by another Poole Arachnean, Beryl Millard.
Like all lacemakers, I can see the faults in what I've
Congratulations, Jean! You are too modest, and an inspiration to us all!
Your idea for hiding the thread ends is absolutely inspired. I can't wait to
see a photo.
Barbara Joyce
Snoqualmie, WA
USA
Thanks Liz. Now I'm embarrassed.
For those of you who are shy of entering lace in competitions,
I've uploaded a picture of the wedding ring bearer's pillow to Community
Webshots. I've also uploaded a second photo of a small Bruges flower lace
fan I made from Designing Bruges Flower Lace by Edna Sutton. I wasn't
happy with the way the filling was done in the book because there were bits
Dear List members,
I think perhaps a few clarifications may be helpful
Those of us concerned about the preservation of rare laces (which DO turn
up in American attics) remember nightmare stories of the people who have cut
them up to make craft items that will be relegated to trash
Hello Bev
That sounds very much like the problems I had a couple of weeks ago,
and seems to happen from time to time with AOL.
The cause of the problem seems to be that AOL turn their spam filters
up so high that legitimate postings get rejected. Surely not what
their customers want.
The
I think I must have erased the original request (because I didn't know
anything of help), but the following came to me:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Shirley McDaniel)
Date: July 13, 2005 4:36:58 EDT
To: Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [lace] Fwd: could you forward this for me?
Hi -
Hi All,
I came across a website listing links to patron saints of lacemakers and
laceworkers, that some might find of interest
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/pst00415.htm
Ricki T
Utah USA
(over 100 degrees today, but a cooling breeze this evening, thank goodness!)
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Some years ago, the late Gabrielle Pond sold her lace collection at
Sotherby's (I think).
Afterwards, she told me she was So pleased that most of her collection went
to Collectors not dealers, as the collectors would leave the pieces whole,
but the dealers would cut them up into lengths and
just out of curiosity, has anyone in the uk or anyone overseas ever
cooked or ate fried green tomatoes? it seems to be more of an american
southern type of food, so probably not even some of the northern
americans have tried it. all you do is slice a green tomatoe, roll it
in corn meal and then
They have peanut butter in the UK.
Avital
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From: susan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:33 am
Subject: [lace-chat] fried green tomatoes/ peanut butter
also i heard from someone that in the uk they don't have peanut
butter. how true could this be
i think that it would be dangerous to put your city and state on the
internet, even though in other emails we have all done it. all you
need is a phone book in the city and state and then you have the
address of whoever you want. i live in a small town and all you have
to do is mention my last
From what I remember of English peanut butter, it was not the same as American
peanut butter. There was much more sugar in it, to the degree it was not the
tough paste we know and love.
Sue Ellen
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Jul 12, 2005 11:53 PM
To:
From: susan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
i think that it would be dangerous to put your city and state on the
internet, even though in other emails we have all done it. all you
need is a phone book in the city and state and then you have the
This is purely optional. No one is required, on this list, to
Sounds like Israeli peanut butter! It's so loaded with sugar that I can smell
it across the room. Gag.
The most popular children's snack is peanut-butter flavoured corn puffs called
Bamba. It smells like greasy peanut butter and there's no more nauseating
smell when you're sitting in synagogue
I meant, the most popular children's snack in *Israel.* But you smart people
probably figured that out already. g
There was an outbreak of food poisoning a few years ago in London. An observant
doctor noticed that the kids who were affected were mostly Israelis and traced
the source to a
I was not talking of sending my name to my Secret Pal, but on lace chat/lace
putting my name and where I come from when I send in a message as suggested
by someone else. I thought that if I did this, my Secret Pal would be able
to tie that up with parcels she had received from me, even though
Tamara wrote:
S glad I got a life 30 seconds before I was told to g It's also
nice to know that, if you don't waste your time thinking, you get a
life faster...:)
These things are sent to DH, and he picks out what he thinks are amusing. I
click straight to the bottom to the punch line of
Susan wrote:
all you
need is a phone book in the city and state and then you have the
address of whoever you want.
Don't know about the US, but in the UK we have the option of not having our
telephone number listed. My number hasn't been listed for any address I've
lived at since1967. We
Dear Secret Pal,
Thank you so much for the lovely gifts you have sent to me.
The metal box is really lovely and perfect to put bobbins. I love those
boxes. Every time I begin a work, I take an empty box to put all I need
for it, so everything stays together. I only use continental bobbins
le 13/07/05 8:33, susan à [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit :
just out of curiosity, has anyone in the uk or anyone overseas ever
cooked or ate fried green tomatoes? it seems to be more of an american
southern type of food, so probably not even some of the northern
americans have tried it. all you
I am able to buy Peanut Butter here in Estonia, but there is only
one brand Fit Food. I bought a jar a few weeks ago but haven't
tried it yet. My sons are just scoffing the Vegemite Promite that
their grandmother sent us from Adelaide, but I wish we could buy it
here.
Janice, I think the
sorry about the blank message . my mistake ...
le 13/07/05 8:33, susan à [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit :
also i heard from someone that in the uk they don't have peanut butter.
how true could this be being you are so close to spain. spain grows a
lot of peanuts.
if anyone knows of any
That's why my original sig only said I was in Somerset which isn't even
strictly true as my county council goes by the name of Bath and North East
Somerset County Council :o) I thought I was very good at trying to be
completely anonymous until I realised that I still had my full name in
Yahoo
A couple had been debating buying a vehicle for weeks.
He wanted a truck. She wanted a fast little sports-like car so she could
zip through traffic around town.
He would probably have settled on any beat up old truck, but everything she
seemed to like was way out of their price range.
Hi All!
All this talk about selling lace reminded me of when I was making a bobbin lace
tablecloth. My DH and I would sit on the couch at night, and I would do lace
while we would watch TV and talk. One night my DH said You know, I feel
really guilty about just sitting here while you are
Has anyone else noticed that when we talk of stalkers we call them he ?
Jenny Brandis
Kununurra, Western Australia
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We use 'he' for child molesters, too. Of course there are women stalkers and
child molesters, but statistically most are male, so it's a handy abbreviation.
Avital
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From: Jenny Brandis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Has anyone else noticed that when we talk of stalkers we call
In a message dated 13/07/2005 08:05:22 GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
i think that it would be dangerous to put your city and state on the
internet, even though in other emails we have all done it. all you
need is a phone book in the city and state and then you have the
At 12:09 AM 7/13/05 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There was much more sugar in it, . . .
*More* sugar than American peanut butter? GAAAH!
Yesterday I went up and down the bread aisle muttering
If I wanted to to eat cake, I'd buy cake!
*Everything* in America has sugar in it.
We do
Yes, that was one of my random thoughts earlier on today.
Helen
At 14:58 13/07/2005, Jenny Brandis wrote:
Has anyone else noticed that when we talk of stalkers we call them he ?
Jenny Brandis
Kununurra, Western Australia
Helen, normally in Somerset, UK but back in
Susan wrote:
just out of curiosity, has anyone in the uk or anyone overseas ever
cooked or ate fried green tomatoes? it seems to be more of an american
southern type of food, so probably not even some of the northern
americans have tried it. all you do is slice a green tomatoe, roll it
in corn
Susan wrote:
i would especially be scared after the bombings both in the u.s.a. and
london to put a name anywhere. the way things are going we are going
to all be walking around with gas masks in our pocket books next to
pills that clean dirty water, foldable axes to cut out debree of fallen
Gentle Spiders,
DH has just informed me about something that he saw on the internet, it spoke
of the London bombings, and this past Monday some in Israeli, now he says that
there have been bombs smuggled in from Mexico and in the next 90 days 911 will
look like child's play and that West Virginia
Hi everyone, and susan, who wrote about fried green tomatoes -
these arent' in abundance where I am (I'm lucky if I get a single uncooked
green tomato *at all* but I try to grow them every year anyway g)
however a friend served this at a lunch - I ate one, out of politeness.
She said that
No, Americans do NOT eat everything fried, especially not deep-fried.
It's true that a great many things in fast food restaurants are
fried, but it is in fact possible to buy a hamburger without buying
the fries, and most of those chains have seen the light and also
offer low-calorie, low-fat
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups! Yes, we can get them here and they're kosher. DH
buys them quite often. They're the only sweet thing I will eat willingly,
probably because they also have so much salt in them. I don't have much of a
sweet tooth and chocolate goes moldy around me. g We also have the
Helene wrote:
please relax, I don't think anyone in the lacemaking world has got time to go
And I think that someone looking for victims on a list of primarily older women
would be more interested in our money than our bodies. ;-)
they are. I don't think you've ever seen my full name, have
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