Re: [lace] bobbins and music

2011-10-04 Thread Witchy Woman
Lorelei wrote: I've often thought of just hanging them up in a bunch giving them a whack as i walk past, so I could hear all the tones. A few years ago I bought a packet of unfinished wood Midlands bobbins. I strung them on a piece of fishing line and hung them up so I could spray them with

[lace] belly dancing bells

2011-10-04 Thread hottleco
Hello Again & Thank You Susie Rose! What a delightful idea. I have a big bag of them in my stash & thought I would use them for a crazy quilt project. There are so many & they are not exactly light--one per spangle (with beads) would probably work for me. Thanks for being so clever & sharing

[lace] Vermeer's paintings

2011-10-04 Thread Sue
On our local news tonight they showed Vermeer's painting "The Lacemaker" to publicise the exhibition of Vermeer's paintings being held at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. It is called "Vermeer's Women :Secrets and Silence" and will be on from Oct 5th 2011 until 15th Jan 2012 and its free ad

Re: [lace] Colorfastness (long warning)

2011-10-04 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Whilst there isn't room, nor is it entirely appropriate, to include info about specific colour numbers in in any future edition of Threads for Lace (which is at least a couple of years away, maybe more) I would be happy to include any properly researched/documented info on my website. Brenda O

Re: [lace] Colorfastness (long warning)

2011-10-04 Thread Jeriames
In a message dated 10/3/2011 2:33:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hottl...@neo.rr.com writes: Hello All! Thanks to all who responded with info on cold dyes. Intuitively, I guess I knew they were out there--just hadn't crossed paths. Having had "heat setting" drummed into my skull brings

[lace] I am finally became Boss.

2011-10-04 Thread ysandra Woodruff
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Re: [lace] bobbins and music

2011-10-04 Thread lbuyred
I have a small set of bamboo bobbins. They make a delightful noise as I use them. They were given to me by a friend. Unfortunately I only have 12 bobbins so I can't use them very often. Liz Redford Raleigh, NC, USA Nancy Neff wrote: > Has anyone else noticed a difference in "tunings" am