[lace] teacher wanted

2008-02-27 Thread VivienneWalton
Does any one know of a lace teacher in the Lymasol are of Cypress? Probably spelt that wrong. Vivienne - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace] vivienne

2008-05-31 Thread VivienneWalton
Thank you all who sent me get better wishes. I can't get to the main computer but Iain has brought me the lap top. Those who are medically minded I have a Weber C fracture. To the rest of us I have dislocated my ankle, broken a bone in it and in my leg. I had an op on Wednesday and next Wedn

[lace] Vivienne Biggins/Presencia

2008-06-20 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi, I couldn't resist coming on. I don't usually. I agree with Brenda, if you can and enjoy hand sewing your lace go ahead. I love making lace and have made more than most. I hate sewing and don't do any. I machine all my lace. Though now, so I can get on to the next piece, someone else does

[lace] Ebay Biggins patterns

2008-06-21 Thread VivienneWalton
We have found someone selling Biggins patterns on Ebay. The are starting with Snowflake beginning £1.95. You ca buy it from us at £2 plus can ring us if you need any help! Please don't encourage these people. Vivienne - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscri

Re: [lace] Ebay Biggins patterns

2008-06-22 Thread VivienneWalton
I am not going and never was going to pursue it. I just think why pay more to a ebayer than to the original designer like Joan Kelly and Christine Springett! He starts his bid on my patterns at £1.95. The new one is £2 and I can help you if you need advise. So, if no one is willing to over pay he h

Re: [lace] Lace Ebay seller

2008-06-22 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi Daphne, I haven't looked at her site but the friend who told me has. In her history she has sold more than one copy of patterns. Does a little old lady have more than one copy? I think she may be very savvy. We once bought a car which we had been told had only been driven by a little old l

[lace] vivienne lace fairs

2008-06-24 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi all I find it very puzzling. We all know the groups that have 5 to 10 suppliers visiting their monthly meeting and where for suppliers it is a waste of time. We went to one Lace day where we were in two class rooms, I won't say where. Anyway people kept coming to the door and waving to us!

[lace] any lace makers in Spain/

2008-09-24 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi, Vivienne here from Presencia. i have a customer who has a daughter in law in Spain, near Valencia, who wants to learn lace but using Midland bobbins and our pillows. Do any of you live in the area or know of any others she can meet? Many thanks, Vivienne - To unsubscribe send email to [E

Re: [lace] Finca thread

2008-10-23 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi, yes there did used to be a problem with a sticky dot. However when we became the Uk supplier of Finca we got them to drop it. So now it is only on the Metallic as it doesn't cause a problem on that. I would point out that as you get 900m on any reel of Finca Lace thread you actually get more

[lace] Sad news

2009-02-04 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi, I have just been told that Sue Stephens died on Friday, 30th January. It is so sad. She was a very lovely lady and a great advocate of lace making. She will be sadly missed. Vivienne, Presencia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@

[lace] CROCHET HOOKS

2009-02-12 Thread VivienneWalton
Thank you so much for all the help. I don't want to mess about doing sample squares. I printed off the conversion charts some of you sent me links to, many thanks. The problem is they are all Metric, Canadian and USA. My hooks are over 60 years old and are imperial. So I think I will treat m

Re: [lace] Re: [lace-chat] CROCHET HOOKS

2009-02-12 Thread VivienneWalton
Thank you all. Many of the conversion charts didn't have imperial only metric But Sue and another lady, I think Jean found two that did. But I had already gone out and bought 6 new ones :-( Still I was surprised how cheap they were. You are a great bunch of ladies. Nothing seems to much tr

[lace] raffles

2009-03-31 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi, have I missed something? Are the raffles going on for charity? If so which one. I would be happy to contribute to a charity raffle. Vivienne. Presencia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemo

[lace] Rayon

2009-04-21 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi all, I think someone should point out Rayon is not a synthetic thread, like Nylon, but a man made thread made from trees. As many of you know I use the Rayon in many of my patterns, usually as Brenda say, as the workers. If you get a spool of some Rayon's and Nylons and lay it down if will

[lace] Rayon again

2009-04-21 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi again, I looked up Rayon and found, Because it is produced from natural occurring polymers, unlike Nylon, it is neither synthetic nor truly natural. Known as Viscose and Art silk in the trade. There you go! Don't we learn a lot from our chat.Vivienne - To unsubscribe send email to majord

[lace] Rayon, Vivienne

2009-04-21 Thread VivienneWalton
Rayon Manufactured fiber composed of regenarated celluose. Different types of rayon includes viscose rayon (made from wood chips) cuprammonium rayon made from cotton linters, and topel and corvel rayon. Hi again, I found the above. The one that says wood chips is the one I use, Viscose Rayon

Re: [lace] Rayon etc.

2009-04-23 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi, it all depends on the Rayon you use. I don't know about polyester as I have never tried i, but I would think again quality is what counts. I use our Rayon in most os the patterns we bring out. It does not srink when you take the pins out. It does not spin off your bobbins & it can even wa

Re: [lace] Using glue

2009-04-29 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi, I have used fray check on my lace for 18 year and have no holes or discoloration. I was told the USA Fray check, by fray check, was different from the UK one, many years ago. Vivienne - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.he

Re: [lace] Edgings - Devon's IOLI Article (Lace Bodice and Fray Check/Glue)

2009-04-29 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi, I have used fray check for 18 years and have never found it washed out. Perhaps you wash garments more than I would wash lace mats and such. Vivienne - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemode

[lace] Coats

2009-06-02 Thread VivienneWalton
Not sure which "lace" this will interest. I had a letter today that said Coats is moving out their warehouse from the UK to Germany. That is DMC and now Coats. Vivienne - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write

[lace] Our lovely turner

2009-08-21 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi, I thought many of you would like to know our turner Derek, who has been with us many years, brought his last lot of bobbins holders and things last week. This week he was admitted to the Hospice. Derek has made bobbins both bone and wood plus his lovely pin boxes for more years than we ca

[lace] Our lovely turner

2009-09-23 Thread VivienneWalton
Our lovely turner, Derek, died in the hospice last week. We are at his funeral Friday 2nd. He made great bobbins for Biggins, bobbin trees, bobbin holders and our wonderful pin boxes. I will miss my friend greatly. Vivienne/Presencia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com conta

[lace] Photo copying.

2009-10-22 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi all, I just had a phone call from a branch of Staples asking my permission to photo copy one of my table cloth patterns. I thought it was very good of them. I gave permission for one copy. Good on Staples. Vivienne, Presencia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

[lace] Christmas dvd

2009-10-26 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi, when we were at Tonbridge I came across a, I don't know if it is a CD or DVD, I'm not good at that stuff, that you put in your computer and it is like a video. It shows you how to make, I think it has 7 different Christmas items. You print off the patterns and get visual help to do them. I wa

[lace] gold plated pins!

2010-04-10 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi all, I would like your views. Though I am a supplier this is not promoting any thing I sell but I think Lace makers need to express an opinion on. The people who make many of the pins in the world have been looking for a long time at the problem of brass pins tarnishing. they tell me they

[lace] winding bobbins

2010-10-10 Thread VivienneWalton
I have tried to keep out of this as we used to be bobbin makers but however we are not now. You should not need any thing to help you keep normal thread on Midland bobbins. One of the ladies said wind it round a few times over the start of the thread then change hands or go to your winder and

[lace] Sally Reason

2011-01-27 Thread VivienneWalton
Sally was a really lovely, funky girl. I loved her hats and her clothes. Wished I was young enough to copy her style. She was as funky, kind and lovely " behind the scenes" as she was to customers. Some lace suppliers are not as nice when dealing with other bobbin painters and suppliers as t

[lace] Pudsey

2011-10-10 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi, I'm sorry to say that Iain and I won't be at Pudsey after all. Iain had an operation on Thursday, not serious but necessary, anyway everything went pear shape and he is not in any condition to drive from Kent and to do a show. We are sorry. Any of the people who were going to collect thin

[lace] Bobbins

2011-10-17 Thread VivienneWalton
Years ago I went away taking my lace with me. I then realised I was short of about 10 bobbin. My husband thought of using the Dolly pegs which were under the sink where we were staying. They of course already have a head to hitch your thread to. Worked a treat. Vivienne - To unsubscribe send

[lace] Glue

2011-10-23 Thread VivienneWalton
Hi, all the lace you see on my stall and web site have the knots glued with fray check. I have been doing it for 28 years with no discolouration. Though I was told years ago that USA Fray check id slightly different from the UK one. I don't know. I do know it is fine. However. Do not use the