Re: [lace] Help, please

2007-11-20 Thread Jenny Brandis
Hi Helene Could it possible be a triangle ground stitch? Jenny B in warm and sunny Kununurra At 05:20 AM 20/11/2007, Helene Ulrich wrote: Hi, I seem to be suffering from a major case of brain drain. There is a symbol on the pattern I am starting and for the life of me, I cannot remember

Re: [lace] Help, please

2007-11-20 Thread Helene Ulrich
Seems I made an error in my previous help request -- the acutal symbol has two () with the < on top of it. Still can't remember the name of the stitch it represents, but finally figured out how to work the stitch. Hopefully I interpreted it correctly. Thanks for the help. Helen

[lace] Re:Cranford Repeated.

2007-11-20 Thread Jenny De Angelis
Hi Jean, Cranford is being repeated late tonight, Tues/Wed 20/21st Nov. at 2.20am, UK Time, Wednesday morning on BBC1, and then again on the afternoon of Sunday 25th at 5.50pm, shortly before episode two is shown later in the evening. Such large productions are often repeated during the week

Re: [lace] Re: Hair bobbin lace

2007-11-20 Thread Carol Adkinson
Hi All, This thread made me smile!I have a jeweller friend in Colchester, and I very often go in just to gossip, and find out what lovely things he has in the shop! One day I went in, and was admiring a beautiful mourning ring, with the obligatory plaited hair of the deceased in it.I

[lace] Petition to prevent Southampton Textile Conservation Centre closing.

2007-11-20 Thread Laceandbits
My friend Hilary, not any longer a lacemaker but involved in textiles generally and my co-conspiritor organising our Lace and Textiles weekends at Dover has had this sent to her by Anna Crutchley, author of "The Tassels Book" and I feel sure that some (hopefully all) of the UK Arachnes will sign i

[lace] Follow up to petition

2007-11-20 Thread Laceandbits
Scrolling down the most recent 500 names I noticed that several people have added things such as Chris Berry, Chairman of the Embroiderers Guild. If you are signing and are an officer in a lace group or organisation please add it to your name. Also if you have a degree or whatever, nows the t

[lace] Yet more info re petition and a question

2007-11-20 Thread Laceandbits
I have had an e-mail from Kate Henry asking details for other ways to contact Downing Street and so I am here posting the snail mail address and fax number. 10 Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AA Fax Number 442079250918 However, there will be a minister who is more directly responsible with t

Re: [lace] Yet more info re petition and a question

2007-11-20 Thread Laceandbits
A google search gives all sorts of links to various aspects of the TCC at Southampton. One gives the centre the following write up: "The Textile Conservation Centre is the leading international organisation in the field of textile conservation research, education and practice. Its work has now br

[lace] 3-D lace container

2007-11-20 Thread Alice Howell
Last Christmas some of our local lacemakers tried to get large plastic candy boxes for 3-D lace items and couldn't find them. They sell out fast. I was just in our local Walgreens and saw that this year's stock of Ferrero Rocha chocolates are in and include both the 4.5" cube and the pyramid, as