[lace] Webshots

2012-01-07 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
Gr!!! I got in to the Webshots (I was putting in a space in the name, which should not have been there.) Then I downloaded new photos, and named them, - and supposedly removed the old photos. Then is said an error, so do it again, Which I did, - and now find there is 2 o

[lace] Webshots

2012-01-07 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
I want to go in and change my photos, but the silly thing won't let me in for some reason. I tried with all lower case, then Initial in Upper case, neither with any success. Has the user name or password changed ? I just can't Log In. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com - To

[lace] staying out of trouble & another sewing tool

2012-01-07 Thread hottleco
Hello All! It's been an interesting weekend so far! Last night my neighbor & I attended a "painting event" at Total Wine (8000 labels, so little time!). In the space of two hours we made an acrylic painting on canvas with tissue paper/newspaper collage--along with 20 other "artistes". The wi

Re: [lace] needle lace

2012-01-07 Thread L.Snyder
HI Jen! The picture is wonderful! I will have to compare, but I think the wire I am using is about the same size you used. Your stitches are a lot finer that mine are right now. I'll have the push mine together, make them tighter and smaller. I love the look! Thanks for posting the picture. N

Re: [lace] needle lace

2012-01-07 Thread Jennifer Audsley
Hi Lauren, I have spent a couple of days re-organising all my sewing, crocheting and lace-making stuff (very therapeutic and good fun too!). In the process I found my wire needle lace piece. I've uploaded the wire reticella photo on Lorelei's Ning needle lace site: http://needlelacetalk.ning.com/p

[lace] Lace to see in Ireland, Summer 2012?

2012-01-07 Thread Jeriames
One of our precious Maine lacemakers and her husband are planning a trip to Ireland in the Summer - not to cities, but along the southern coast and up to Donnegal. They own a large garden center and also hope to go on garden tours and to the Ring of Kerry. They are working with a travel ag

Re: [lace] LOKK free pattern

2012-01-07 Thread J D Hammett
Hi Arachnids, If you look under the pattern there is a short description in Dutch. It reads;- DOWNLOAD THE PATTERN IN PDF FORMAT Materials;- 1 round shoe lace 45 to 65 cm long bead with large hole worker (or weaver) pair in DMC fil a Dentelle 80 of 6xthe length of the shoe lace 10 to 20 pai

[lace] LOKK free pattern

2012-01-07 Thread Whitham, Irene & Steve
The free pattern on the LOKK website has me intriqued, I have done a computer translation and it's not clear how to make this. Is there anyone that has made this Halssieraad, that would be willing to explain how it's done? http://www.lokk.nl/ look under gratis patroon, it's a robe f

[lace] re: thread problem

2012-01-07 Thread Janice Blair
Were they wearing thin because of the threads coming untwisted or did they appear to be getting cut? If the first query is the problem, then while making your lace you can turn the bobbin a number of times on the pillow to retwist the threads. You just have to keep an eye on the threads while

[lace] Downloading Problems (Mac)

2012-01-07 Thread Susan Reishus
If you are on a Mac, you can have downloading problems if you are doing it from Mozilla Firefox or other search engines.  Most problems are alleviated with the newest update (version 9?), as Apple has said it is Firefox's problem to fix, and probably the converse is true. If your Mac isn't downloa

[lace] Re: Meeting Rooms

2012-01-07 Thread Susan Reishus
Aw shucks!  You don't want to meet in somebody's garage?  Best, Susan Reishus "What a load of responses!  Churches and libraries seem to head the list, but coffee shops, restaurants, community centers, schools, which made me think of our local state teacher’s college, art schools, quil

Re: [lace] Thread problem

2012-01-07 Thread Witchy Woman
Your post is going to be printed out and put in my "essential lace info" folder.  You're right about the information not finding a permanent home in my brain...there was so much to learn and remember. I think you're right about the threads untwisting as I worked.  I tried to retwist...when I co

Re: [lace] Thread problem

2012-01-07 Thread Witchy Woman
Oops...sorry...I wrote that late last night.  The size was Brok 30.  It was a new spool and I keep them in a sealed polypropelyne container and wrapped in acid free tissue. There weren't any sewings on this piece, but the twist did loosen as I was working.  I tried to re-twist when I saw them loo

[lace] Thread problem

2012-01-07 Thread Jane Partridge
Just a couple of thoughts, especially if this is happening all the time... Firstly, what is the climate like? It could be that the cotton threads are drying out and becoming brittle (more likely if it is happening with more than one reel of thread - though you do occasionally get a "rogue" re

Re: [lace] Thread problem

2012-01-07 Thread Jacquie Tinch
As Peg's teacher for the Milanese class I'd like to say a couple of things. I suspect the threads weren't 'wearing out', just untwisting. This was one of the things I told the class to watch out for (and if they saw it happening to retwist any affected threads), but I was giving out a lot of in

Re: [lace] Thread problem

2012-01-07 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Is there a size 40 Brok? If so I haven't seen it. I think that your problem is possibly a combination of the things already suggested; excessive wear on the thread from making lots of sewings and the bobbins rolling to loosen the twist. Use a magic thread and keep watching for any leash that

[lace] threads fraying

2012-01-07 Thread Jo
Did you observe the twist in the individual threads? Sometimes your bobbins tend to roll on the pillow mainly in one direction. 50% chance that undoes the twist in the thread and they loose integrety. Retwist until the thread starts to curl, gently slide the overkill of twist into the colthwork and

[lace] Thread problem

2012-01-07 Thread Jean Nathan
Betty Ann wrote: using that technique.> Or you could buy the 48 page book by Christine Springett 'Magic Threads' at GBP 5.00 plus postage, which explains it very clearly. They take payment by Paypal, which avoids problems paying in other currencies. http://www.cdspringett.co.uk/acatalog/Lac