[lace-chat] Re: Fw: Political Spin.

2009-01-30 Thread Tamara P Duvall
from and to the airport, it seemed less urgent than some other stuff. I'll see you at Sweet Briar, on the first day; I'll be helping Clay at the registration desk and will stay for supper. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Up in the air

2009-01-29 Thread Tamara P Duvall
the pilot. 'Because I'm a photographer for Fox Cable News,' he responded. 'And I need to get some close up shots.' The pilot was strangely silent for a moment, finally he stammered, 'So, what you're telling me, is ... you're NOT my flight instructor?' -- Tamara P Duvall

[lace-chat] Re: Need Help Identifying Pulled Thread Embroidery Design

2009-01-27 Thread Tamara P Duvall
evidence is always less illuminating than positive evidence. It's not in the book, but does it mean it wasn't made, or that none srvived (the book deals with costumes, rather than home furnishings), or that the author didn't come accross any examples? -- Tamara P Duvall

[lace] Re: Mystery of Origins of BL

2009-01-24 Thread Tamara P Duvall
seem to be within the Venetian community or, at most, within the Veneto (Venetian posessions on Terrafirma). Not to foreigners. I have not yet, however, reached the Venice and the Dress of Foreigners chapter. There might be something there... :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp

[lace] Re: Mysteries of lace origin

2009-01-23 Thread Tamara P Duvall
and enterprising as those of Venice... Are you suggesting that Antwerp sold its lace to the Venetian merchants, so that they could take their cut by reselling it in Germany? -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw

[lace] Re: Mysteries of lace origin -- another long one

2009-01-23 Thread Tamara P Duvall
of Cordelle (Titziana... What's Bindelle?). The Nüw Modelbuch -- another bobbin lace pattern book of 16thc -- straddles both and says Däntelschnur (teeth-cord or teeth-string)... Yours, tracking in all directions, -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia

[lace] Re: Mysteries of lace origin

2009-01-23 Thread Tamara P Duvall
to a mystery? :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com

[lace] Mysteries of lace origin -- very long

2009-01-22 Thread Tamara P Duvall
finished perfection, like Venus herself? None of the slow gestation (development) period which could have been expected? Yours, puzzled, -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to majord

Re: [lace] Mysteries of lace origin -- very long

2009-01-22 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Ooops... On Jan 22, 2009, at 15:56, Tamara P Duvall wrote: I haven't given up yet (half of the book still to be read) but, it looks, like there's not a trace of bobbin lace in Venice before 1525. And yet, they were selling it 9yrs later... 1536-1525=11, not 9. Math is not my friend

Re: [lace] Mysteries of lace origin -- very long

2009-01-22 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Another oops... On Jan 22, 2009, at 15:56, Tamara P Duvall wrote: I'm concentrating on Le Pompe, because it's the first known book of patterns dedicated strictly to bobbin laces. It was published in Venice, which is supposed to be the cradle of bobbin lace (or, at least one of the two

[lace-chat] Re: Agnes and the world of measures

2009-01-22 Thread Tamara P Duvall
) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.

[lace-chat] Re: Agnes and the world of measures

2009-01-21 Thread Tamara P Duvall
, and for silve wire) carato (ct.) = 1.24 of an ounce (used for larger gemstones, pearls, etc.) What gets me are the last two. Same weight. Both, basically, used to measure precious items (though in two different kinds of businesses). But two names... Go figure :) -- Tamara P Duvall

Re: [lace] bookmarks from France

2009-01-20 Thread Tamara P Duvall
* refresh, so it's not an issue of a stuck cache... Maybe not my day, despite it being such a wonderful and unforgettable moment of history. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email

Re: [lace] Swiss lace

2009-01-20 Thread Tamara P Duvall
nice and lacy, in the chunky, Le-Pompe-plaited-lace, way... I'd love to get a closer peek at those earrings, too; it's the first time I remember seeing a photo of her wearing *dangly* earrings. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA

[lace-chat] Re: Thanks Janice

2009-01-20 Thread Tamara P Duvall
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[lace] Italian translation, please?

2009-01-19 Thread Tamara P Duvall
and circumstance. But, the other two words, in that particular configuration...? -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line

Re: [lace-chat] New baby

2009-01-18 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jan 18, 2009, at 8:56, Clay Blackwell wrote: (Am I the only one who got four copies of this message?) No, I got 4 copies also; Jane must be super happy with the baby and no wonder :) Congratulations, Jane! -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington

[lace] Re: Black Hankie Linen

2009-01-13 Thread Tamara P Duvall
of it you'd want to be the right side. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

[lace-chat] Re: big birthdays

2009-01-10 Thread Tamara P Duvall
) will be 75 later in the same month, my sister-in-law will be 80 in September, and I'll be 60 in October. The only ones out of tune with this march of fives are the small fry (the younger generation)... :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA

[lace] Lace At Sweet Briar (was: Jenny's Bobbin Case)

2009-01-09 Thread Tamara P Duvall
-friendly, with well-lit rooms) but I was struck by the yesteryear prices of the event. Less than $10 per hour of tuition? $80 for a double room? It's a steal... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland

[lace] Community Webshots

2009-01-08 Thread Tamara P Duvall
on and it still lets me see all the pics I want to see... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here

[lace] Re: Webshots, bobbin holders and identify lace type pls

2009-01-08 Thread Tamara P Duvall
, but enchanting from the technical point of view and very effective. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y

[lace] Re: Bobbin case

2009-01-08 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jan 9, 2009, at 0:05, Lorri Ferguson wrote: What is the 'click on' address for Sally's drawings? http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003-date It's the first two albums. The first one holds one photo, the second holds two -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n

[lace-chat] Re: Where are you all

2009-01-07 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jan 7, 2009, at 20:30, Dora Northern wrote: It is very lonely without any E-mail, so please Lacers think about the Loners and write something. Always happy to oblige... Something. Happy New Year, Dora! -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington

[lace-chat] Re: Easter!!!!!!

2009-01-05 Thread Tamara P Duvall
or 5 yrs and is a tad dingy, but still going strong :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here

[lace] Re: Mixing fibers and gimp question

2009-01-03 Thread Tamara P Duvall
by the greater thickness of the gimp. You might want to mark each pair (which will be treated as one) with a differently coloured butterfly hair clip, so that they don't get mixed up at the crossings. Good luck; it's a lovely pattern, which will look good both straight and gathered. -- Tamara P Duvall

[lace] Dressing the New York Ballet

2009-01-03 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Not lace but, as great-granddaughter and granddaughter of taylors, a daughter of a dressmaker and a textile maniac in her own right, I found this interesting: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/03/arts/dance/03cost.html -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington

[lace] Re: oldest profession, was Pets and lace

2008-12-30 Thread Tamara P Duvall
that they had no guild protection (or so it appears from my current reading)? Perhaps they were like the French grisettes of a later era, where payment might have been given, but was never demanded, unlike with the pros... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington

[lace] Re: or these instructions?

2008-12-30 Thread Tamara P Duvall
to know... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com

[lace] Pets and lace

2008-12-28 Thread Tamara P Duvall
... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com

[lace-chat] Re: Christmas food shopping - just how much can people eat?

2008-12-24 Thread Tamara P Duvall
than ever too. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.

Re: [lace-chat] Polish imigrants

2008-12-24 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Dec 24, 2008, at 13:52, Jean Nathan wrote: Most of them have gone home to Poland. But left their bad habits behind, as a little Chrismas gift, maybe? :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland

[lace] Re: what is it?

2008-12-11 Thread Tamara P Duvall
are. But, whether it was used for *lace*... Who knows. The whole gizmo is supposed to be 50cm in width. That's 19 and 3/4 inch. Even taking off a couple of centimeters each side for the frame it still makes for very wide lace :) But just about right for a hand towel/dish towel width... -- Tamara P

[lace] Re: Review: Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion 4

2008-12-10 Thread Tamara P Duvall
* to curl up in bed with, before Christmas :) And the Arnold book can be my New Year's treat. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Putting your affairs in order

2008-12-04 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Affairs In Order'! -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Windows

2008-11-30 Thread Tamara P Duvall
at the other end of the line, so I finally just  hung up. He never called back. Guess I won that stupid argument. I bet he felt like an idiot. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email

[lace-chat] Re: Something slightly different-recession strategy

2008-11-30 Thread Tamara P Duvall
in the story), stable... The three kings approach on their camels... Joseph stands in front of of the stable and yells to them: It's a goy! Can't remember when I laughed harder than that. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw

[lace-chat] Re: store closings- check Snopes

2008-11-26 Thread Tamara P Duvall
. Not that I did all that often, even before this mess. A gift card limits the recipient to a particular place, which may or may not be to his/her taste. If you don't know what to get a person, best send a check; greenbacks can be spent *anywhere*. -- Tamara P Duvall

[lace-chat] Re: store closings- check Snopes

2008-11-26 Thread Tamara P Duvall
, until, including shipping, I was only 3 cents under the card's value and called it in (toll-free). The order-receiving clerk at the other end of the line was dumb-struck at how perfectly I managed to fit things in. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington

[lace] Patterns for my young students

2008-11-22 Thread Tamara P Duvall
in the IOLI Bulletin, in '96). The cross uses very few pairs, but it has a lot of sewings. Take a look: http://www.t-n-lace.net/91-99/91-99-Pages/Image1.html and tell me if you want it -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw

[lace-chat] Re: Another paper cutting

2008-11-17 Thread Tamara P Duvall
on a mailing slip? What's dangerous about that? It's not a hand grenade or a loaded gun. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat

[lace] Re: Spider Raffle

2008-11-14 Thread Tamara P Duvall
firm)... :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Re: Russian lace

2008-11-13 Thread Tamara P Duvall
. OTOH, I think the term kopec here refers to the Russian coin (kopek? In Polish it's kopiejka), so your instinct for coin is correct. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL

[lace] Re: Russian Lace

2008-11-12 Thread Tamara P Duvall
these little blobs would post the answer to the list; my curiosity bump is itching something awful... :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line

[lace] Re: pin sizes etc

2008-11-02 Thread Tamara P Duvall
. But that happened only once-twice per repeat, so I never needed more than a couple of those. Having to use a thicker pin for every picot... Yuck. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send

[lace] Re: Russian Gimp

2008-10-19 Thread Tamara P Duvall
, you *also* start your work with: take the centre gimps to the outsede before the interaction (different in plain and in raised) with the worker pair. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send

[lace-chat] Re: Spanish Lace Areas

2008-10-19 Thread Tamara P Duvall
question but she doesn't read lace-chat. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

Re: [lace] IOLI

2008-10-15 Thread Tamara P Duvall
observed as well. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Japanese banks

2008-10-13 Thread Tamara P Duvall
on following sharp cuts, the Ninja Bank is reported to have taken a hit, but they remain in the black. Furthermore, 500 staff at Karate Bank got the chop and analysts report that there is something fishy going on at the Sushi Bank where it is feared that staff may get a raw deal. -- Tamara P

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: At last - a candidate we can trust!

2008-10-13 Thread Tamara P Duvall
as President... and it's someone we know! Watch this online video about the surprising new nominee: http://www.tsgnet.com/pres.php?id=46832altf=Ubnbsbaltl=Evwbmm -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe

[lace-chat] Re: Tatting Stool

2008-10-12 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Oct 12, 2008, at 9:33, Joy Beeson wrote: This URL was posted on TechTat: http://www.lvrj.com/furniture_and_design/30835964.html Have you ever seen anything so magnificently garbled? Sounded like a piece of... erm... stool, to me. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n

[lace-chat] Re: Your own playful Arachnid!

2008-10-05 Thread Tamara P Duvall
there's so little lace in Poland! -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

[lace-chat] Re: Is this your bank??

2008-10-02 Thread Tamara P Duvall
... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace-chat] microwave popcorn

2008-09-30 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Sep 30, 2008, at 12:22, Bev Walker wrote: I don't know if anyone outside North America is into popcorn. The first time I ever saw and tasted popcorn was in Bulgaria, when I was 13. It took me another decade and a trip here, before I tasted it again... -- Tamara P Duvall

[lace] Re: re lace hankies, Tamara

2008-09-28 Thread Tamara P Duvall
always thought it'd be easier to make little tucks to take up the extra, than to change the tying ribbons to allow for the lack of coverage. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email

[lace] Re: midlands bobbins and spangling

2008-09-28 Thread Tamara P Duvall
. Longer leashes are more apt to twist/untwist than shorter ones but they're a necessity when you have many pairs (some of which need to rest away from work for a spell) and -- as I found out -- a convenience even with a few pairs. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net

[lace] Re: lace hankies

2008-09-27 Thread Tamara P Duvall
hankie (with instructions to remake it into a christening bonnet) -- for my husband's niece's wedding. It was Flanders, with hearts as a motif. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email

[lace-chat] :) Just checkin' on you...

2008-09-23 Thread Tamara P Duvall
From: M.D. http://pages.suddenlink.net/baraboo57/checkingonu.html -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: be fruitful multiply

2008-09-19 Thread Tamara P Duvall
and enlarges what is given to her. So - if you give her any crap, you will receive a ton of s**t. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] Help needed

2008-09-17 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Ms Gornik had done it, because the photo is not sharp enough. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED

[lace] Re: Ground terminology

2008-09-10 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Sep 10, 2008, at 13:06, Rhiannon Mann wrote: is point ground the alencon equivalent as I can only find descriptions for needle-lace? Le fond Alencon (in BL) is your basic tulle: CTTT, pin under the stitch. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington

[lace] Re: Tiny plaits, threads

2008-09-06 Thread Tamara P Duvall
:) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Re: Siebmacher - what type of lace

2008-09-04 Thread Tamara P Duvall
! -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Re: OT - post-Hurricane Gustav

2008-09-01 Thread Tamara P Duvall
was relieved to see that *some* lessons of Katrina had been learned and that there was *mandatory* evacuation this time around (so, how come, they didn't drag you out of your sick bed?) and that the hurricane decreased in force as it approached Louisiana. Keep on keeping safe! -- Tamara P Duvall

Re: [lace-chat] Messages going to the wrong file

2008-09-01 Thread Tamara P Duvall
not on Internet Explorer; anything Windows exceeds my 2-cell-gray-matter capacity :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL

[lace-chat] Re: Messages going to the wrong file

2008-09-01 Thread Tamara P Duvall
have enough fortitude to listen to the entire pitch... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help

[lace] Re: Mixing Threads

2008-08-31 Thread Tamara P Duvall
in the neck, it pays off in the long run. When you have to fight fibers which are not compatible and which require different treatment (tension-wise), you waste more time (and create more frustration for yourself) than you do on -- properly -- winding several strands onto the same bobbin. -- Tamara P

[lace] Re: Apple blossom fillings

2008-08-30 Thread Tamara P Duvall
plaits have seniority over raised tallies for those who're into reconstruction; they're as old as BL itself... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing

[lace] Re:honeycomb delight (or favorite stitches)

2008-08-28 Thread Tamara P Duvall
. My copy of Practical Skills is full of notes stuck in. Next to the Apple Blossom, I have a note, which says: The Dutch calll it Margrietengrond -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: A word to the wiseguy

2008-08-23 Thread Tamara P Duvall
OK. I must admit I don't believe this; it has to be a clever case of Photoshop or something. Even so... it's funny. From: B.B. http://www.laughandlift.com/cartoonhumor/128.jpg -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Signs of humor

2008-08-21 Thread Tamara P Duvall
... ** At a Propane Filling Station: Thank heaven for little grills. ** Sign at a CHICAGO RADIATOR SHOP: Best place in town to take a leak ** Sign on the back of another Septic Tank Truck: CAUTION - This Truck is Full of Political Promises -- Tamara P Duvall

[lace-chat] Re:Dutch Book Question

2008-08-15 Thread Tamara P Duvall
) or, in Poland anyway, The Little Donkey of Magdana (USSR, 1956) and some Italian ones of the same period. I think I must have been around 10 when I saw it... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland

[lace] Re: Pivot Truns in Milanese

2008-08-14 Thread Tamara P Duvall
tied to any particular style of lace. It's the best single book investment I have ever made and I still consult it with some regularity (and keep adding tech tips to it, as they come up either on Arachne or in other books) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net

[lace] Re: tudor rose or english rose / thanks

2008-08-12 Thread Tamara P Duvall
one, though. Contact Jean through her website: http://www.jeanleader.co.uk/publications/thistlemotifs.html -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing

[lace] Re: question re: terminology

2008-08-11 Thread Tamara P Duvall
be extremely frustrating on this point. Sometimes, it seems to use literal (dictionary) tanslations. Other times, it uses true *lacemaking* ones... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email

[lace] Re: additions to terminology list

2008-08-10 Thread Tamara P Duvall
) favourite passtimes. But I'll tell you straight from the bridge and without fences, that they can be more confusing than enlightening to the recipient. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send

[lace] Re: What are you doing instead of IOLI Convention

2008-08-05 Thread Tamara P Duvall
and, as a result, a different look). And the write up. Sigh... I hate write-ups... But, once that's done, I'll reward myself with working on something easy that someone else had done all the thinking on. Just moving the bobbins mindlessly... Bliss :) -- Tamara P Duvall

[lace] The Lace Reader and beyond

2008-08-01 Thread Tamara P Duvall
. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] Re: using a roller

2008-07-26 Thread Tamara P Duvall
bag would do the job as well as a pouch... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL

[lace] Re: lace Bobbins

2008-07-21 Thread Tamara P Duvall
glass ones ever do. So, if I had all of my d'ruthers, I'd rather have only bone bobbins to work with. But I'm happy enough with my wood ones, though I -- definitely -- have preferences as to which woods I like better than others. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n

[lace-chat] Re: Guess What?

2008-07-13 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jul 13, 2008, at 7:41, Sue Duckles wrote: So a day of coffee, good music, sun and making lace! Happy birthday and happy lacemaking, Sue! Sounds like even Mother Nature is participating in the celebrations :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington

[lace] Re: thread assistance please

2008-07-11 Thread Tamara P Duvall
had been used, somewhere near the beginning of the book. Worth checking for it. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace-chat] Dictionary with Word

2008-07-10 Thread Tamara P Duvall
a Duchess, for a season... Sue Duckles wrote: My childrens favourites whith ridicilus acsesible Rediculous seems to have become the alternative spelling of ridiculous all over Virginia. Must be something in the water... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net

Re: [lace] Another OIDFA clip - with ME

2008-07-05 Thread Tamara P Duvall
! This one would not play for me; requires Windows Media Player, which my Mac refuses to acknowledge. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Authority of the Federal Government

2008-07-05 Thread Tamara P Duvall
step. The Water Rep was clearly terrified, so the old rancher immediately threw down his tools, ran to the fence and shouted out...   Your card! Show him your card! -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland

[lace-chat] HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY

2008-07-04 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Click on this and launch your own fireworks:  http://www.julyparade.org/fireworks.html  -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe

[lace-chat] Re: quoting selected text in emails

2008-06-30 Thread Tamara P Duvall
, about to highlight and delete the rest of you message, -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help

[lace] Re: Saba lace?

2008-06-27 Thread Tamara P Duvall
*tell*; all I can do is toss out a few idas for consideration. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED

[lace] Fwd: europe lace tour

2008-06-25 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Alice's wish is my command :) Enjoy! Begin forwarded message: From: Alice Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: June 25, 2008 15:11:02 EDT To: Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: europe lace tour Hi Tamara, and Arachne.  Tamara can send this on since I am unsubscribed at the moment. My lace

[lace] Re: Lace ID

2008-06-21 Thread Tamara P Duvall
mind so much recently, that everything loks to me like 16th century g) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Shampoo

2008-06-16 Thread Tamara P Duvall
the counter and put a package of pretzel sticks in the bag with the beer. 'The curlers are on me.' -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line

[lace-chat] Re: origin of a word

2008-06-12 Thread Tamara P Duvall
and ended, originally, in -if. One of these days, who knows, we may be having an aperitive in the afternoon :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing

[lace-chat] Re: origin of a word

2008-06-12 Thread Tamara P Duvall
checked any of three American dictionaries -- too lazy to trek up ad down the stairs any more than I have to, in his heat. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

[lace-chat] Re: origin of a word

2008-06-12 Thread Tamara P Duvall
hee. Always appreciate someone who has a way with words :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED

[lace] Gimps

2008-06-11 Thread Tamara P Duvall
and leaves down-hearted ie, lift the right when entering the cloth motif area but lift the left when leaving it. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Woodpeckers

2008-06-11 Thread Tamara P Duvall
. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] Re: Ooops!

2008-06-06 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Jun 6, 2008, at 13:33, Jean Nathan wrote: Couldn't insert a joke - that's just too distressing. Now if it had been a human mother and children It came to me with Hillary Clinton and her followers as the subject line... -- Tamara P Duvall

[lace-chat] :) Ooops!

2008-06-05 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Insert your own joke: http://pixdaus.com/pics/bPZxAEcrvWxE.jpg -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: a short laugh

2008-06-04 Thread Tamara P Duvall
, but with no success. Finally, they summoned the police. The cop surveyed the situation briefly then asked, All right buddy, what's your name? Sam, the man moaned. Where ya from, Sam? With pain in his voice Sam replied The balcony. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net

Re: [lace] Lace pillow - Ren Faire

2008-06-01 Thread Tamara P Duvall
on its cover), I could send you a scan, off list. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write

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