It might be a mis-spelling of an English surname HYDE which is quite common
over here, my aunts sister-in-law had that name.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
On eBay a seller (Northumbrian) had a bobbin that had a single "name"
inscription "HIDE".
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VBG now there's a thought large numbers for hot and small ones
for cold Think somebody is definitely pulling your leg Lorelei,
but I do love it... might just start doing that!!
Sue in a mild'ish East Yorkshire (8/42 degrees!!)
On 12 Jan 2011, at 20:39, Lorelei Halley w
t you love working Bucks Point and want to learn
more!
Sue Babbs
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From: "Gray, Alison J"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 6:51 AM
Subject: [lace] Bucks Point advice wanted, please
For my birthday last year, one of my work colleagues (knowing I ma
I have it and am looking up the info now, and will email Barbara immediately
Sue Babbs
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From: "Barbara Engle"
To: "Lace"
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 6:58 AM
Subject: [lace] help?
Does anyone have a copy of the Lace Express issue 1/
Ping!! Jacqui, that just put on my light bulb too, how come I have never
thought of waxing the card instead of the pricker?And they say that you
can't teach an old dog new tricks!!
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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I would like to make it known that I was not the person / one of the people
writing the off-Arachne messages to Susan. As I was the person quoted at the
top of her email, it sounded as if it might have been me. It wasn't!
Sue
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two countries use the same name for entirely different fabrics. Muslin in
England is more like cheese-cloth. It is loosely woven and coarse fabric.
You can more or less see-through it as it is so loosely woven. This may have
been what Jane meant by finer.
Sue
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pins going
even further back along the pattern
Sue
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From: "David C COLLYER"
To: "Charlotte Moore" ;
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 8:05 AM
Subject: RE: [lace] Prickings
I couldn't stand to have to do that. There are 90 pairs of bobbin
ller as you can fit the pricking would probably help a lot!
Sue
For an edging, the thought process needs to be a bit different. The easy
way to do a long edging is with a roller pillow. In this case, there is a
relatively short pattern around the roller that is used repeatedly for the
lengt
The original quest also did not refer to canaletto paper (most particularly
as I had never heard of it before Susan posted about it!)
Sue Babbs
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The query began with a comparable to replace architect's linen, including
canaletto (more predominate in Europe) and went various ways from the
a lot of groups before using it up.
Sue
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fibre arts guild. I don't have
enough architects' linen to spare for pupils. So I was wondering what you all
use, and if there is a good substitute?
Sue
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I've uploaded Sallie's pics for her to the Arachne webshots page, so you can
all have a look and advise on what sort of lace it is (identification is not
my area of expertise)
http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
If you need a password, I believe it is honiton
We were very sorry to hear about the damage in Sunset Hills. A friend's
daughter is living in that area and sent us videos of the devastation. Not a
good end to 2010 for you all. I hope the community pulls together to help
all who have suffered
Sue
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Even better - my local library subscribes to various downloadable
audiobooks, so I can listen to the Monica Ferris books and make lace at the
same time (and all for free!)
Sue
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lacemaker, teacher and
human being.
Kindest regards,
Sue Eddy.
Cornwall UK.
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:- stuart.john...@homecall.co.uk I also have his
telephone no if needed.
By the way I scanned my lace fan and sent to Stuart and he made sticks to
fit.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk Uk
I would also like to wish all members a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year
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this museum at any time but when the lace fans are out it is spectacular.
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ugged
players. At this stage the trip is just in the planning stage apart from the
2 days the rugby matches are on.
Sue T Dorset, UK
Bobbin Lace and Glass engravings
http://www.hurwitzend.co.uk
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What lovely lace, enjoyed looking through the album this morning.
Sue T
Here is areally nice Milanese fan. The same lacemaker has a lot of nice
pieces in the same album.
http://picasaweb.google.com/samag5180/MisTrabajos03#5359529389873792754
For all our arachneans I wish a new year full of
Thank you Brian for all your hard work getting that information together.
I have put it in my emails keep until after Christmas when I will have the
time to properly read through them all.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to you all
Happy Lacemaking
via
the moon I think. :-(
Sue T Dorset, UK
Bobbin Lace and Glass engravings
http://www.hurwitzend.co.uk
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Hi All
Anybody know of a lace teacher in the Wrexham area of Wales? I have a
friend who used to make lace and whose teacher stopped teaching...
Sue in East Yorkshire
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lace
Sue Babbs in Illinois USA
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From: "Clive & Betty Rice"
To:
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] "bobbin lace" in print in English
I began bobbin lace in 1977 while living in England and hear
I had never heard the term "pillow lace" in England where I learned bobbin
lace from 1988 to 1999. I first came across it when demonstrating "bobbin
lace" in the Chicago Botanic Gardens and was told quite firmly that I wasn't
making "bobbin lace", but &quo
It is also interesting to put in a smaller year range, and come up with more
detail eg
from 1860-1880
http://tinyurl.com/27ue576
from 1954- 1962
http://tinyurl.com/2c5chxn
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To: "Nancy Neff" ; "Arachne"
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 12:02 AM
Subject: R
es%5B1%5D=title&filter%5B0%5D=handmade
Sue Babbs
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From:
To:
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 1:54 AM
Subject: Re: [lace] Bunny Patterns
I too am a lover of bunnies and would love to find some easy bunny
patterns, still hoping waiting to see patterns for sale from
I received a lovely card today from Holly Lacusky in the USA. Thank you
Holly the card was lovely especially the star in beaded bobbin lace. I have
hung it on my tree for all to admire.
All good Christmas Wishes
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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Thanks Avital, I have put that safely away in my favourites until after
Christmas when I will have time to go through it all thoroughly, its packed
full of useful information
Sue m Harvey
Norfolk UK
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oh! but Mark we would all much rather see them on your nails Grin!
Sue
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From: "Tatman"
I have tatted little motifs out of 185/2
Honiton thread and they easily could be applied to nails. So tiny that
you
could barely feel them. I may try this on som
Jenny
Lind was.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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into account, it might also be a problem with delays of mail coming into the
UK and then being distributed around so we might all have to be a little
more patient.
Sue T, Dorset UK
Hi Members,
Just a reminder that it is the first week of December and cards should be
in
the mail and if not
,
designing and making them.
Sue T, Dorset UK where the rain has washed all the snow away and our
daughter is on route for our pre christmas get together weekend.
What we were going to say was that the Advent calendar picture and pattern
for 2nd December was sent to us by Sue Turnbull, a member
Well, my maternal grandfather fathered 16 children by his 2 wives
Sue
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From: "Maureen Bromley"
To: "Brian Lemin" ;
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 2:58 AM
Subject: Re: [lace] To bring you a smile in the snow! A crazy bobbin guys
ideas!
The two lines below have come off the blog for next weeks program, so tells
enough.
Sue T Dorset
Meanwhile historian Ruth Goodman learns the art of lace-making, visiting the
town of Honiton which became world famous for its lace, renowned for its
beauty, delicacy and intricacy. Once half the
bobbinlace appear next week will be great:-)
I watched Edwardian Farm on BBC 2 this evening at 8pm, at the end of the
programme they gave a trailer of next weeks episode and one of the items
was lacemaking, hope you will be watching.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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I watched Edwardian Farm on BBC 2 this evening at 8pm, at the end of the
programme they gave a trailer of next weeks episode and one of the items
was lacemaking, hope you will be watching.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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Brian, My turn to be cheeky now, will you be sharing the Springett Sale
notes?
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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What a wonderful write up, Betty Ann. Congratulations!
Sue Babbs
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ever there is one.
I loved the bit about the bobbin saying, I was cut out to be rich, but sew
up wrong, brilliant.
Sue T
Dorset UK
Dear Jaboteers and Other Lacemakers, I told you all about my being
intervied last summer for my Bridgewater College alumni magazine. The
article appears in the
otton is now spoken for. Thanks for letting me post this
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te
2 reels of South Maid mercerized cotton, 550 yards per reel, color 221 in
Christmas red (49c per ball!!)
Any takers?? These will be being shipped US mail from IL
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And I've stood in the snow at the top of an Austrian mountain, stitching
needlelace, in between watching my 5 year old and husband skiing. I was at
the top of the run, and needed something to do after they had gone out of
sight. Definitely portable!
Sue Babbs
Hi All
Needlelace is
My "Lace" arrived this morning.very late but worth waiting for!!!
Sue.
Cornwall.UK
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Any takers?? These will be being shipped US mail from IL
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emergency services called out twice. My Christening
gown was much admired - and I was very pleased to have finished it (with
more than 12 hours to spare!!)
And the best question ever: "Is this the tattoo parlour?"
Work that one out! Lateral thinking needed
Sue Babbs
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Sorry everyone, as Sr Claire says this should have gone to the chat list.
Oopsy, ladies. This isn't the chat list.
Sr. Claire
On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 12:52, Sue wrote:
For years now I have refused to eat out (my total lack of saliva meant my
meal choices in most places were nil but
epeated it. Luckily
my DH makes a beautiful sweet and sour sauce and a curry with lovely flavour
but without the heat as well as other foods which encourages some enjoyment
of food instead of a real trial.
Salads and other foods feel like acid in my mouth.
Sue T
Dorset UK
I couldn't agre
ting together a list of things I need to stock up on again and thought I
would ask more about the white threads before I order.
Thanks for your help.
Sue T
Hi Sue
What I don't quite understand is, as you already have not one but two
makes
of thread that you like, almost identical in siz
Thank you Sue, for reminding me of the embroidery threads for colours (I
have lots and always forget they are there to be used, ;-) What I would
still like to know is what other white threads would look and work in a
similar way to the broke and Egyptian 36/2 size. I want to buy more to
I haven't got Brenda's book to hand, but I frequently use DMC stranded
embroidery threads in lace 48 metres of thread at not a horrendous
cost and 100's of colours!!
Sue in EY
On 2 Nov 2010, at 11:17, Sue wrote:
I want to purchase some new coloured threads but while I
special pieces with the sheen type thread rather than the dull flat cotton,
I would like recommendations for similar. Often slightly more or slightly
less wpc wont matter as I can scale the pattern to work with it.
Thanks as always.
Sue T
Dorset UK
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And Clay went one better and found the lace panel for sale on eBay! A must for
all of us for next year?!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110603570385&ssPageName=AD
ME:B:EF:US:1123
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such a piece, and
hoped to sell it! I have never seen anything like it in England!
http://community.webshots.com/album/578914382ToWXvD
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Here are all the tallies I have spotted on Arachne. Hopefully one of these
is the one you recalled!
Sue Babbs
Tess Parrish - Brioude style, with continental
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPezWMox5-M
Jean Leader - Bedfordshire leaves
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid
Hi Diana, is it the one David Collyer made of making tallies on U Tube?
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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Norfolk UK
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was to protect the lace from deteriorating, the only clue I have is that
the bobbin that I bought to celebrate the trip reads: Bruges, Bruxelles,
Geraardsbergen and Oostende .I think perhaps it was Geraardsbergen but maybe
someone can enlighten me?
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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Having worked lace on the face of a polystyrene head, I can tell you that it
is challenging and very awkward to do. I can imagine the hat would be
similar :(
Sue
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From:
anyway. It must be pretty awkward to work on a hat, causing tension
problems,
working
lace
it really is something that I think will be of interest to lacemakers in
the future.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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Lorelei, now there's some really beautiful lace, was it a lace day? If so
where is it held. Wish we had weather nice enough to organise an outside
lace day but UK weather is so unreliable it would probably pour with rain on
the day.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
Where the sun is act
I have a couple of the old Midland bobbins with bulbous ends and when I
bought them from Ebay they were listed as "Bucks Thumpers" and have always
called them by that name, has anyone else heard them called that? Have
uploaded a picture on my webshots site harvey 0541 if you want a pe
Received this today allegedly from an Arachne member Vickie Green ? but is a
site that is infected, do not open if you receive same.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of
Vickie Green
Sent: 17 October 2010
urt,
tired, but very, very happy.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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, thus making a little pocket to hold
the bobbins in their own little home. I haven't lost a bobbin since!!
Sue Fink, in Masterton, New Zealand - hey, this is supposed to be Spring,
not Winter again!!
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Sorry for fogetting to trim my last posting. I thgouht I had
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on spools, especially where the spools don't have any means of
fastening the thread. Bags of threads get awfully tangled very easily, if
you can't fasten off the end
Sue
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From: "Clay Blackwell"
To: "Marji Sakievich"
Cc:
Sent: Sunday, Octo
For those of you who can't find the photos. Try this link:
http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003-date
and then look at Jean's photo album.
Sue
I have put a photo of the outside and the inside of one of my 48 bobbin
bags
on arachne webshots - Jean Nathan.
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or so of thread but thats fine with me. Threads are relatively
inexpensive. If I spoil the lace that can be hours of time and pleasure
wasted.
Sue T
Dorset UK
I do not tie my threads onto a bobbin. I hold the thread and wrap around the
thread being held to anchor the thread. This is the way
Try :
http://www.etsy.com/listing/25868616/thread-clamp-with-corian-center
Look in his shop for different versions
Sue Babbs
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Hi Janice,
I've been searching on etsy for Richard Worthen, and hackle pliers, and
even did
a google search for him, wi
Thank you I will try SMP if not I will take a trip to the fishing tackle
shop tomorrow to see if I can find one to adapt.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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Most of you that are discussing the thread clamp seem to be in the USA does
anyone know a UK supplier that sells them?
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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me or even if something sets my creative juices going using elements I
love together. Thank you also for your comments about neutral colours, it
reminded me that others make different choices to me:-)
Always grateful for your advice and help.
Sue T
Dorset UK where the overgrown trees are finally
been available over the
internet which might be novel.
Comments and ideas very welcome.
Sue T
Dorset UK in the sunshine after a very wet week away from home.
Just about to start a large star pattern which might work as part of our local
christmas decorations.
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Hi just to say that Ken Hare is making bobbins again. We had him as our
supplier at North Downs Lacemakers and his bobbins are lovely.
I am also a BIG fan of Chris Parsons who does lovely painted bobbins.
Sue Martin
www.northdownslacemakers.org.uk
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One more small correction:
Matthew Hester is the bobbin turner, his wife Jenny is the one who does
the wonderful pyrography.
Jenny is Matthew's mother, not wife
Sue
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That's easy most of mine are from
Sixpenny Bobbins!!
Sue in EY
On 28 Sep 2010, at 11:37, Alan & Sheila Brown wrote:
It would be nice if we posted the names of bobbin makers from whom
we have bought bobbins, so that a list could be compiled which took
in
all bobbin maker
Holly has now corrected her website for this small error
Sue Babbs
http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com
T, before you rush to buy the "Alphabet Inspirations" book, I'm pretty sure
the author is Sandi Woods, not Louise Colgan. Both are great designers of
Milanese patterns, but the
to
SCREAM.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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re and use them to pull the
spangle together and to hold it while I press the crimps together.
Hope this makes sense; it works for me!!
Sue Fink in Masterton, New Zealand, where the sun is actually shining after
10 days of cold, rain and wind!!!
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I think that because we appreciate antique things nowadays, it is not a good
practice to cut them up, saying that, because we knew no better my sisters
and I cut up a 20's black beaded dress that we were given by an old
neighbour to use the beads to make jewellery, wish I had it now.
Sue M H
Thats a lovely site Vickie, but I think postage to UK would make them too
expensive for me, but enjoyed looking anyway.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK#
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start of it, when I am home later.
Sue Babbs (in Northfield, IL, USA)
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ed up, need to get going.
Sue T
Dear Sue,
I have just found a nice little motif pattern I want to make for my Mum
and the pattern quotes madeira tanne 50 (which is 39 wraps and is 2Z) in
Brenda's book. I want to use my gutterman silk which says
In other words the pricking needs to be a
Yes thank you for that line Caroline, need to understand better how it works
but hope it will be of help in the future sometime. Mind you I do find the
arachne mail easier to understand then charts, but thats just me:-)
Sue T
caroline Ingle wrote:
I would like to suggest the following
Yes David, been there, done all that too
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r for the
silk and if so by how much.Time is a little short now for me to have
time to make some samples to see which ones best, so I hope you lovely
spiders will come to my aid here.
Excuse any missing letters, my normal computer is currently sick and this
laptop and I are not yet pals.
Now this one had me sitting up straight and paying attention. I have a
growing pile of broken spangles and a decreasing number of bobbins for use
and dont enjoy the process either, so I think this is something I really
must try,
Thank you David, hope your finger is not hurting now.
Sue T
I find the idea of acrylic fansticks intriguing. Does anyone know who the
teacher was and which book the pattern is in? I kept waiting and hoping
someone would enlighten us!
Sue Babbs
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From: "Lorri Ferguson"
They were carved/cut from sheets of acr
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with it and pulling
together.
Sue Fink,
Masterton, New Zealand
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SPAMfighter has removed 1090 of my spam emails to date.
Do you have a slow PC? <http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid
is in the folder called Hurwitzend. Any advice please.
Sue T Dorset, UK
Bobbin Lace and Glass engravings
http://www.hurwitzend.co.uk
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I have the Carrickmacross book by Nellie O'Cleirigh it is a good book for
the history of Carrickmacross and has quite a lot of patterns but it has
only 7 pages on the actual technique so I would not recommend it as a
teaching book, but a good book nevertheless.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
agged away by his mother who wanted to finish her
shopping.
We have now got 3 new prospective members wanting to join and to learn how
to make lace, so a very successful day altogether.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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I'd put a windbreaker up on the beach to provide shelter!
Sue
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From: "Vicki Bradford"
In the US, we call that sort of nylon jacket a "windbreaker". "English"
is amazing, isn't it? (-:
Vicki in Maryland
-Ori
'm afraid that the more I demonstrate, the more I have standard responses,
and I feel awfully sorry for the other textile artists with whom I share a
set of tables, and who can now give my standard responses for me :) There
is huge delight when I get a question I haven't heard before!!
Sue
Now windcheaters are something completely different in the UK. When I grew
up they were a sort of nylon zip-up jacket! It has taken me the best part of
11 years to be sure what the U.S means by sneakers and tennis shoes.
Sue (in Illinois and a different sort of bi-lingual English speaker
We have the technology, the transfer material and could print out and send
these around the world for people to press onto their own t-shirt.
Obviously we would need to check what the costs would be, if anyone was
interested.
Sue T
Dorset UK
Mark, She's right. It's a great,
internet connection! grrr.
Sue T,
Dorset UK
Hello Again! For Agnes, Alex, Sue & others who are suffering through the
pain of broken bones--get well soon! This is truly (!!) an opportunity to
slow down, take a breath & attend to some of the "will do later" items in
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