I'm currently working with all silver threads (mistake, but I'm
persevering), and working with a black markings on white covered in matt
blue film was causing me problems in being able to see the threads.
I needed a very dark background, but couldn't print light lines on dark
paper or card no
Hello everyone
Something very nice happened. Last week I was approached by a friend of mine
who makes historical costumes. She is hired by the army museum in Delft, The
Netherlands, to make a historical correct costume for Prins Maurits in the
period 1595-1610. In that time he was the military
There were 36 entries. As they came in I put them in a separate
mailbox. This morning I printed out the numbers 1-36, then, the
old-fashioned way, I cut them I folded them up and had my daughter
choose three.
Congratulations to:
Irene Whitham of Canada
Lesley Griffiths of the UK
Debbie
Dear Friends,
Many thanks once again Barbara for maintaining this website.
David, please tell us about what looks like a piece of clear plastic over
some of the bobbins in the first photo. What is its purpose?
The plastic is my sheet of Celluloid (overhead projector type) which
I use to
Hello everybody,
here is an interestng link about a person which make Radhauben but in
German.
http://members.aon.at/rosamichl/page_1_1.html
Enjoy
Ilske
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In a message dated 2/12/07 3:59:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Delft, The
Netherlands, to make a historical correct costume for Prins Maurits in the
period 1595-1610. In that time he was the military leader of The Netherlands
(more or less. We were at war and the
Op 12-feb-2007, om 11:18 heeft lace-digest het volgende geschreven:
Nelleke wrote:
Something very nice happened. Last week I was approached by a
friend of mine
who makes historical costumes. She is hired by the army museum in
Delft, The
Netherlands, to make a historical correct costume
In a message dated 2/5/07 9:18:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
One of my first lace book purchases was Ann Collier's Lace in
Miniature because my major hobby is porcelain doll making. In fact,
I had my first experience with bobbin lace when Gunvor conducted a
...Dianne Williams of Illinois.
I have your snail mail address Dianne, so I'll get the pattern into the post
to you next time I'm passing the post office.
There were 48 entries for this raffle -sorry I only had one copy to give away.
Beth
in Cheshire, UK, where the weather has returned to
I couldn't find the original letter written about this Radhauben but I sure
had a great time looking at all these hoods. I was awed by the pdf file
that shows close up how it is made.
http://www.members.aon.at/rosamichl/Anleitung_Lam_technik.pdf
Lori the lacefairy
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On Feb 12, 2007, at 3:58, Nelleke Glansdorp wrote:
Now I need a pattern. So my question to
you is, who has, or knows of, a nice simple pattern that is correct
for the
period 1595-1610. I need about 0,5 meters of 1,5 cm wide.
To a great extent, the width of the lace will be dictated by the
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:58:16 +0100
From: Nelleke Glansdorp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [lace] making lace for a historical costume
years in between. I hope someone can help me soon. The lace has to
be attached to the costume before the end of the month. In March there is
a
special
On 2/12/07 3:58 AM, Nelleke Glansdorp wrote:
For money! Not much, arround minimum wage, but I'm not
complaining.
*that* part is historically accurate!
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If you want a reminder of 'the good old days', take a
look at this old pack of loo paper.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1960s-Vintage-Buff-Woolworths-Square-Pack-Toilet-Paper_W0QQitemZ260085535140
I don't remember even seeing any packaged this way in
the USA.
Alice in Oregon -- where the sun just peeked
Alice, that was posh stuff, ready cut into little sheets. The brand I
remember was Izal (sp?) which came as a roll of perforated sheets,
shiny and totally non-absorbant! As the seller of the Woolworth's
paper says, it made good tracing paper. Some public loos continued to
have the
Alice, that would have been a luxury, we used to have squares of
newspaper cut and hanging on a string when I was a girl.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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Not 'that' old because it has the Winfield logo on it. Don't remember when
they changed.
We used to have Bronco at home. Mum still used it (because the tissue stuff
gets too wet - TMI :-o) and I think there is still a roll in the
bathroom (or had dad got rid of it, Jacquie?), and
Not only torn up newspaper on a string, but some people had outside toilets
as well. The one in the first house we bought in 1965 would have been an
outside toilet if the previous owners hadn't built an enclosed lean-to which
meant it was indoors. The house had no bath.
Not only did public
At 08:10 AM 13/02/2007, you wrote:
If you want a reminder of 'the good old days', take a
look at this old pack of loo paper.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1960s-Vintage-Buff-Woolworths-Square-Pack-Toilet-Paper_W0QQitemZ260085535140
I don't remember even seeing any packaged this way in
the USA.
Alice,
Dear Jean,
Vast areas of Australia still had outside dunnies until about 1970.
We certainly did in the 50s. The light was a candle and the paper
was, as you described, newspaper squares. The walls were covered with
wonderful cuttings from the Women's Weekly magazine - lots of
Charles and Anne
Eggs Bacon
A little boy comes down to breakfast. Since they live on a farm, his mother
asks if he had done his chores. Not yet, said the little boy. His mother
tells him no breakfast until he does his chores. Well, he's a little upset,
so he goes to feed the chickens, and he kicks a
Hello Thurlow and everyone
Here is my free advice:
If the quilt doesn't have the associated smell from the accident, you
should be ok with spot cleaning - dampen with plain water and blot, repeat
several times, allow to air dry.
However I suspect there is a lingering fragrance, and there will be
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