Re: [lace] Beads bobbins

2011-01-25 Thread David C COLLYER
At 03:28 PM 25/01/2011, Elizabeth Ligeti wrote: Brian asks : [hands up those who remember toasting their bread on the fire using a long toasting fork! Delicious!] Yes. my hand is up too. I still always do this when I'm camping out bush, and just like Dad did - I make the long fork myself -

[lace] Sallie Reason

2011-01-25 Thread Louise
Today I received a letter with the following information. I am very sorry to have to pass on this news but Sallie is seriously ill and she is currently at home with her family. She is not expected to recover. I wanted to pass this very sad news on to fellow lacemakers. Louise - To

[lace] Raffle

2011-01-25 Thread Sue
DH picked the winning ticket for the raffle tonight, I had 37 entries and the lucky winner is: LONNIE FOLEY Harlem GA Hi Lonnie, can you please send me your full snail mail addy so that I can post it to you. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] Lace Guild email

2011-01-25 Thread Jean Leader
There has been a problem with email to The Lace Guild over the past week. This has now been fixed. Anyone who has sent a message and not received a reply is asked to resend. Apologies for this inconvenience. --- Jean and David Leader

[lace] lace photos

2011-01-25 Thread Lorelei Halley
Here is an interesting way to depict the long feathers on a bird's wing: http://picasaweb.google.com/bistrichka/aYLDQI# Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com

[lace-chat] toasting fork

2011-01-25 Thread Agnes Boddington
My husband still has a toasting fork he made when an apprentice, and uses it at home on the open fire. I myself did not even know what toast was until I moved to the UK, and have never taken to it, preferring a slice of fresh wholemeal bread with butter and plenty of peanut butter topped with

[lace-chat] Re: Dried fruit, was Fabric widths

2011-01-25 Thread Joy Beeson
The bag of figs I moved into the cupboard yesterday evening is nearly empty this morning. That reminds me of another reason to keep sweets in the freezer. -- Joy Beeson http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange

Re: [lace-chat] Cactus recipes

2011-01-25 Thread Joy Beeson
On 1/23/11 2:29 AM, jeanette wrote: So people who like the fruit fight the cochineal and farmers who do not like the cacti fight the plants!!! Anybody harvesting the cochineal? When I was in Hawaii in the sixties, I was told that some hot-shot in the agriculture department noticed that all

[lace-chat] Norwegian Royal Guard

2011-01-25 Thread Agnes Boddington
Spectacular! http://sorisomail.com/email/16993/exibicao-de-banda-militar--um-espectaculo-imperdivel.html Agnes Boddington To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.

[lace-chat] Raffle

2011-01-25 Thread Sue
DH picked the winning ticket for the raffle tonight, I had 37 entries and the lucky winner is: LONNIE FOLEY Harlem GA Hi Lonnie, can you please send me your full snail mail addy so that I can post it to you. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK To unsubscribe send email to