[lace] Joyce's Poppies photo

2011-07-04 Thread David C COLLYER
Dear Friends, I have just now uploaded a new photo of the progress of Joyce's Poppies showing the corner completed. http://community.webshots.com/album/580394576mpdJqN David in Ballarat, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@a

[lace] Re: Lace in Fashion

2011-07-04 Thread Susan Reishus
"I'm not so sure the gold "lace" is on the black sheer. http://www.vogue.com.au/fashion+shows/galleries/pre+fall+2011+carolina+herrera,11953"; *** I looked quickly before seeing your post, and saw that near the left hand of the model (viewer's right), the sheer pulls away from the underlayer and

[lace] Carolina Herrera dress, the mapleleaf pin & War Brides luncheon

2011-07-04 Thread hottleco
Hello All! Not to take anything away from the black/gold dress "as is", but if the bottom flounce was removed, it would still be a very handsome dress. Such simple lines, the cut of the fabric makes it enchanting no matter what it's made of! Thanks Malvary for the background on the pin! How

Re: [lace] more lace on Kate!

2011-07-04 Thread Sue Babbs
and here's a newspaper article on the event http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/royal-visit/bride+wishes+Kate+long+happy+marriage/5041875/story.html Sue sueba...@comcast.net -Original Message- From: Malvary Cole Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 8:30 AM As I've been asked, I'll explain how I

[lace] Re: Lace dress and temperature

2011-07-04 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Hello Susan and all, astonishingly a lace dress isn't "cold". Last time I was in Luxeuil I wore my black lace-dress on saturday evening dinner. The day was rainy and absolutely not warm. So I was really afraid to have cold all evening long. But it wasn't so the dress, thinner than paper, kept me

[lace] royal visit

2011-07-04 Thread Whitham, Irene & Steve
Thanks Malvary for sharing your story! I would be in my glory if I got to meet the young Royals! I have seen the Queen and Prince Phillip on two occasions and also Queen Magrethe and Prince Henrik from Denmark but only as one in a crowd. Irene Whitham Surrey, BC Where summer is finall

[lace] Re: Chantecaille Lace

2011-07-04 Thread Susan Reishus
In another investigation, Chante means Supplanter, and Caille refers to Cold, which makes sense as wearing lace, one could get cold since it is a fabrication of holes... Best, Susan Reishus - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.h

[lace] Re Chantecaille Lace

2011-07-04 Thread Susan Reishus
Perhaps someone who knows the language could translate, as (if memory serves) Carolina Herrera has Spanish as a native language, but the design houses always use French terms. Quick translation checks give the meaning of"caille" as quail (not very fulfilling), but "calle" as "street" and in L

Re: [lace] more lace on Kate!

2011-07-04 Thread Malvary Cole
As I've been asked, I'll explain how I came to meet "The Royals". Not strictly 'lace' but one of the people who asked isn't on chat. My aunt was a War Bride and came to Canada in 1946. There were over 65,000 of them and lots settled in Ottawa. They formed a group called ESWIC (England, Scot

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2011-07-04 Thread Daphne Martin
Hello friendly spiders I have just spent a good hour bringing some bobbins back to life. I had bought about 30 Springett bobbins second hand at a laceday a few years ago.I tried to clean them up but it did`nt work. So they have been thrown in a box since. I think there was a d

Re: [lace] more lace on Kate!

2011-07-04 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Do you mean that you were actually introduced to her? On 4 Jul 2011, at 03:59, Malvary Cole wrote: > As far as I could see she wasn't wearing it yesterday when I met her. Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: u

Re: [lace] fire

2011-07-04 Thread Maureen Bromley
Hi Laurie I am glad that you, your home and your lace collection is safe. Maureen E Yorks UK - Original Message - From: "Laurie Waters" To: Cc: "Laurie Waters" Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 7:36 PM Subject: [lace] fire The Los Alamos townsite was opened at 8AM this morning, and the