At 10:41 PM 1/11/06 -0500, Tamara P Duvall wrote:
What's the difference between a
blanket stitch and a buttonhole one? Nancy Evans (Needle Lace With
Nancy), on p 11, says:
[...] begin blanket (often wrongly called buttonhole) stitching
tightly [...]
The often wrongly called is your
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], The Mouzons
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Also, are there
any Lace Days going on that any of our English lacemakers know about
already? I know June is a long way away, but they are in the planning
stage now and any information you can pass along woull be fantastic!
eBay Australia has some unusual tatting hooks for sale -
I think they may really be tatting hooks too, and not something
misnamed. It looks like the loop would fit on your finger.
The item number is 6244254375
or do a search on eBay for Folding tatting hooks. They
are featured with a pair of
Because of the subject line, I'm assuming Pompi won't mind my
forwarding to the list as a whole. Thanks, Pompi, and best wishes to
you also.
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From: Pompi Parry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: January 12, 2006 8:51:34 EST
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: For Arachne
Dear Tamara
On Jan 12, 2006, at 11:57, Joy Beeson wrote:
The often wrongly called is your clue: certain embroiders want to
use blanket stitch for all forms of buttonhole, in order to reserve
buttonhole for what we've always called tailor's buttonhole
(buttonhole stitch with an extra twist,
Buttonhole
They aren't tatting hooks, they are crochet hooks. They come with 3 or 4
different sizes. You choose the one you want and poke it down through the
holder so that it sticks out the end for use. They are quite fine and can
useful to throw in your box to do sewings on your lace, if you are not
From: Noelene Bill Lafferty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
eBay Australia has some unusual tatting hooks for sale -
I think they may really be tatting hooks too, and not something
misnamed. It looks like the loop would fit on your finger.
I've seen these for sale before, under the title of folding
This is a story in the Sydney Morning Herald.
http://smh.com.au/news/national/teen-breaks-leg-killing-spider/2006/01/12/1136956281336.html
We had a few friendly huntsman spiders in our Canberra home we never had
to swat flies. They usually stayed up near the ceiling behind the
curtains out
THE MONTH AFTER CHRISTMAS
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'Twas the month after Christmas and all through the house
Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.
The stuffing I'd nibbled, the turkey I'd taste
The yummies I'd eaten gone
Hi all,
I want to express my thanks to Brenda Paternoster for her organisational
skills with the last secret pals and to Julie Todd my very generous secret pal
who came in late to participate and fill up a gap in the round.
Thanks again ladies, Yvonne.
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Hi all,
This has been quite a week for us again. After returning home from holidays
minus our camera and being unable to contact the taxi cab company because none
of the phone numbers we could find were connected we finally gave up. I fell
into a blue funk of jet lag and 'I wish I hadn't lost the
We Must Stop This Immediately!
Have you noticed that Stairs are getting steeper. Groceries are heavier.
And, everything is farther away.. Yesterday I walked to the corner and I
was dumbfounded to discover how long our street had become!
And, you know, people are less considerate now,
Yeah, I know, dumb-blonde jokes are as out of vogue as dumb-Polack
ones... But this is hysterical (as some of the Polack jokes are) so, be
dd to PC :)
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From: S.M.
An airline captain was breaking in a new blonde stewardess. The route
they
were flying had a
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