[lace] Cockfosters Lace Day 2007

2007-01-15 Thread Eve Morton
To all in SE England, This is a rather late notice but there are still a few tickets left for Cockfosters Lace Day. It will be held as usual at: Oakwood Methodist Church Westpole Avenue Cockfosters Barnet EN4 0BD On Saturday 3rd February from 10am-4pm. Speaker...Gwynedd Roberts. Suppliers,

[lace] looking for a book

2007-01-15 Thread lacemaker
Hi, If anyone has a copy of Slovenska Ludova Palickovana Cipka by Veronica Geciove-Komorovska that they want to sell, I would be interested. I am interested in Polish or Slovak lace. You can email me privately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you , Joeanna - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

[lace] Lace in Lille

2007-01-15 Thread nicky.h-townsend
Hi all I'm wondering if anyone can give me information about museums in northern France/ Belgium where I would be able to see collections of Lille lace. I shall be travelling from Calais through to Germany in April and I thought a visit to one or two museums to do some research on Lille lace

Re: [lace] looking for a book - Jeri's suggestions

2007-01-15 Thread Jeriames
In a message dated 1/15/07 9:37:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If anyone has a copy of Slovenska Ludova Palickovana Cipka by Veronica Geciove-Komorovska that they want to sell, I would be interested. I am interested in Polish or Slovak lace.

[lace] Paperstrings arrived

2007-01-15 Thread martina . dewille
Dear Jean, dear Alice, today I had a wonderful surprise in my mailbox, when I arrived at home between two appointments. Surely you know what I am speaking about: a small packet containing 4 generous lots of paper strings in 6 different colours. I love them and I love the surprise and your

[lace] Thanks

2007-01-15 Thread Sue Fink
Many thanks to those of you who replied to my styrofoam suggestion for pinning the magic threads!!! I think Bev's idea of pinning to a piece of fabric is a good one and I will try it when I get around to actually using magic threads (which I do intend to do at some stage). Sue Fink

[lace] lacemakers in Bavaria?

2007-01-15 Thread the Mouzons
My daughter and family will be moving (temporarily) to Germany (in Bavaria?) sometime this year...we are wondering what is going on in that part of the world when it comes to lacemaking. She is so excited! She was a little girl when we lived in England (came back to the US when she was 6) and

[lace] New Zealand lacemaers?

2007-01-15 Thread the Mouzons
A very good friend of mine (along with her family) is leaving this Wednesday for 2 years in New Zealand. They have been there for 2 years already, but have not come across anything to do with bobbin lacemaking. Is there anyone in the area of Marton who makes lace? She would love to get in

[lace] RE:mistakes

2007-01-15 Thread Helen Bell
I have to concur with Tamara. When up at CSU 2 years ago with our Guild's President, looking at lace in the University collection for consideration for Convention display, a Grad student brought in her chantilly shawl. We were a little put on the spot when she asked for a $ evaluation and swore

Re: [lace] lacemakers in Bavaria?

2007-01-15 Thread Jeriames
In a message dated 1/15/07 6:55:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My daughter and family will be moving (temporarily) to Germany (in Bavaria?) sometime this year...we are wondering what is going on in that part of the world when it comes to lacemaking. She is so

Re: [lace] Thanks

2007-01-15 Thread bevw
I think Bev's idea of pinning to a piece of It wasn't me, but I am flattered (thank you). Possibly Brenda ;) -- Bev in Sooke BC admiring the sunset (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL

[lace] David's Old Tønder Lace page-Update

2007-01-15 Thread Barbara Joyce
David has begun his lace, and he sent me two photos, so that we can watch his progress. There is a link on the old page http://homepage.mac.com/bejoyce/OldLace/ Or you can go directly to the new page http://homepage.mac.com/bejoyce/OldLace/david.html What an undertaking! David, I applaud you.

[lace] Re: Angle of corner

2007-01-15 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jan 14, 2007, at 4:27, Brenda Paternoster wrote, in response to Leonard: traditional solution was said to be to use half stitch and twists not whole stitch and twists at the footpin - Alexandra Stillwell's experiments showing it doesn't always work! I was taught that an extra twist on

Re: [lace] David's Old Tønder Lace page-Update

2007-01-15 Thread Jenny Brandis
Are you sure it is big enough David? Will it be finished by the time you get to Darwin in mid Feb? Perhaps a wider piece would have been more of a challenge :) chuckle - better you than me! Jenny Brandis Kununurra Western Australia At 10:52 AM 16/01/2007, Barbara Joyce wrote: David has

[lace] Sorry!! Magic Threads

2007-01-15 Thread Sue Fink
Sorry everyone! Especially Alice Howell!! I attributed the idea of pinning Magic Threads to Bev; it should have been Alice. Humble apologies, Alice. Sue Fink Masterton, New Zealand - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For

[lace] New Zealand Lacemakers

2007-01-15 Thread Sue Fink
Debbie asks if there are any lacemakers at Marton in New Zealand. Yes there is a group that operates in Wanganui which is not many miles away and the contact lives in Marton. She is Eileen Hammond, 37 Stewart St. Marton. The New Zealand Lace Society also has a website at www.lace.org.nz

Re: [lace] Sorry!! Magic Threads :)

2007-01-15 Thread bevw
Please don't pin any more magic threads to Bev - eek! On 1/15/07, Sue Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry everyone! Especially Alice Howell!! I attributed the idea of pinning Magic Threads to Bev; it should have been Alice. Humble apologies, Alice. -- Bev working on a little round

Re: [lace-chat] Pox on Puters: was Re: Patterns' sending -- help?

2007-01-15 Thread Martha Krieg
My husband and I also mourned PC-Write's demise - but it was due to the fact that it was a shareware program basically written by one person, and he died far too young of melanoma, from ignoring a spot between his toes. (Don't ignore weird patches on your skin - the worst that will happen if

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Too Much Computer Dependence

2007-01-15 Thread Tamara P Duvall
OK, my source, apparently, didn't think this was clean enough to forward to chat directly... Me, I must have a really dirty mind, because I find it not only funny but perfectly suitable for perlite company. And, for once,I have no objection to all teh scrolling reqired; the pay-off is worth