Re: [lace] Lace Guild magazine

2020-08-04 Thread Sue Babbs
Lucky you! Enjoy! Sue (in IL where our weather has cooled off nicely today - much nicer to be in mid-70s than low 90s) suebabbs...@gmail.com -- Original Message -- From: "Malvary Cole" To: "Arachne - Lace" Sent: 8/4/2020 2:26:01 PM Subject: [lace] Lace Guild mag

[lace] Lace Guild magazine

2020-08-04 Thread Malvary Cole
Issue Number 179, Summer 2020 has arrived on my doorstep. Malvary in Ottawa where we have rain for a second day after a very long hot summer. I think it is a side effect from Hurricane Isaias which is ploughing its way north along the east coast of the U.S. - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] Lace Guild magazine 172 electronic version

2018-11-04 Thread Potts Jane
Thanks to Nancy Neff for her feedback. I've now established that pp.28-33 load on a laptop, though not on a/my tablet. Hope this helps anyone else who may be having difficulty. Regards from a now cloudy and gloomy Berlin, Jane - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

[lace] Lace Guild Artefact of the month

2018-07-01 Thread Liz Ligeti.
I received my Artifact of the month, too., and Yes the new look is good. I saved the main photo, but did not try to save the close-ups, as I had a feeling it would not work!! A pity, though, as they would be good to go back to later on, as enlarging the photo on the computer makes it go fuzzy!

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Artefact of the month

2018-07-01 Thread Kathleen Harris
I seem to have dropped off the list of recipients of the artefact of the month. I haven’t had one for a while. Sent from my iPad > On 1 Jul 2018, at 10:00, Diana Smith wrote: > > Has anyone else received the new look Artefact of the Month page from the > English Lace Guild? > It has been

RE: [lace] Lace Guild Artefact of the month

2018-07-01 Thread J-D Hammett
. Happy lace making, Joepie in hot, sunny Sussex. From: owner-l...@arachne.com on behalf of Diana Smith Sent: Sunday, July 1, 2018 10:00:19 AM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Lace Guild Artefact of the month Has anyone else received the new look Artefact

[lace] Lace Guild Artefact of the month

2018-07-01 Thread Diana Smith
Has anyone else received the new look Artefact of the Month page from the English Lace Guild? It has been given a whole new look and it certainly is an improvement. The Artefact is a sample piece of American eagle old Bucks type lace. I’ve seen this pattern adapted to a bookmark/fingerplate -

[lace] Lace Guild E-membership/Poppies

2018-02-08 Thread Janice Blair
I use the printer fax machine to send in my subscription with credit card details.Safer than email.I don't have a PayPal account, I use DH's when necessary.  Sue,The poppy looks great, so does the RPL one.Hmm, I wonder if I should try a needlelace one using thick thread. Janice Janice Blair

Re: [lace] Lace Guild E-membership

2018-02-07 Thread J Reardon
I make my Lace Guild dues payment using PayPal. It’s really easy once the initial learning curve is past. PayPal saves the name so renewals are very easy. Like Anita said, contact them by email the first time. They have cut back staff hours, so it may take a day to get a reply. Jean Reardon

[lace] Lace Guild E-membership

2018-02-07 Thread Anita Hansen
A few days ago I discovered the eMembership on their website but couldn’t figure out how to apply and pay online. I sent an email and it took a few days to get a reply (just today.) In the meantime I was dismayed to learn here on Arachne that the Lace Organization is struggling. So I am very

[lace] Lace Guild E-membership

2018-02-07 Thread Susan
Thank you Jane! I had no clue that Lace Guild was offering a solution to the international postage issues that plagued my earlier membership status. Sara sent me the membership application pdf after I was unable to download one from the site. “Lace” is a terrific publication & I missed it

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar

2017-12-27 Thread Malvary Cole
Have you all visited the Lace Guild Advent calendar and solved the competition. Send in your entry soon - competition closed on December 31. You don't have to be a member to enter, one of the prizes for non members is a year's membership. So go to the website now, look at all the new patterns and

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Magazine Lost in Post Office Fire?

2017-03-02 Thread Malvary Cole
Jeri – I think you should probably wait a bit longer. I only received my copy last Friday, so they are still filtering through. If your copy doesn’t arrive, can you claim anything from the post office, after all it isn’t your fault that you are out of pocket nor should The Lace Guild be

[lace] Lace Guild Magazine Lost in Post Office Fire?

2017-03-01 Thread Jeriames
Has anyone in New England received this quarter's Lace yet? It was received in New Jersey last week. You will recall my post office was destroyed by fire March 21st. Need to know if a call to England, requesting a replacement copy, is necessary. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and

[lace] Lace Guild AGM and Fringe

2017-02-05 Thread Malvary Cole
While I was cutting up vegetables for my soup maker which I’ve just plugged in, I remembered that tomorrow is the do-not-mail before date for The Lace Guild and AGM. If you don’t have Lace 164 yet (I don’t) you can download the forms from the internet (I did) and choose your course and get

Re: [lace] Lace Guild website

2017-01-12 Thread Jeriames
Please, someone, share this memo from another ISP Please make sure you capture The Lace Guild's face page in a permanent place - to remember Jean and David (tuck a paper copy in one of Jean's books, for example). If the face page changes, and Jean gives permission, I will tell you

[lace] Lace Guild Web site

2017-01-11 Thread Jean Nathan
Thanks to David and Jean for all the work they put in to the Lace Guild web site over the years. It was very easy to navigate and thanks especially for the Advent Calendar competition each year, which obviously took a lot of effort to compile. Hope that whoever takes over manages to match the

[lace] Lace Guild Website

2017-01-10 Thread devonthein
Let me join in thanking Jean and David for the many years and hours of effort involved in creating and maintaining the Lace Guild website. It has been a great gift to the lace community. Devon Thein Sent from Mail for Windows 10 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

[lace] Lace Guild website

2017-01-10 Thread C Johnson
Jean and David. Thank you for a website that was so easy to use, and beautifully prepared as well. Susie Subject: [lace] Lace Guild website The Executive Committee of The Lace Guild has decided it wishes a new webmaster, and therefore after today, 7th January 2017

[lace] Lace Guild website

2017-01-07 Thread Jean Leader
The Executive Committee of The Lace Guild has decided it wishes a new webmaster, and therefore after today, 7th January 2017, David and I will no longer be responsible for the content or maintenance of the Lace Guild website. Jean Leader - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition Result

2017-01-03 Thread Jean Leader
Happy New Year! We've pulled the winners of the Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition out of the electronic hat and they are 1. Susan Vossier 2. Edwige Renaudin Thank you to everyone who took part. We've put the answer on the Lace Guild website and we've also mounted a list of credits for

[lace] Lace Guild UK advent calendar

2016-12-23 Thread Susan
The holly garland posted today is quite lovely! Susan Hottle USA Sent from my iPad - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

[lace] Lace Guild index

2016-10-06 Thread Alex Stillwell
Hi Malvary Thank you for all the time you have spent providing us with the index. You are a star. Blow the dust, let,s amke lace Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.

Re: [lace] Lace Guild UK index to Lace magazine

2016-10-04 Thread Clay Blackwell
Thank you, Malvary! As with any "volunteer effort", I think we all should provide a bit of lattitude! I'm sorry if you have felt pressured by critics. Perhaps they could help by putting the raw data into a file for you to work with! If not... let them read raw data! Hugs! And Thanks!

Re: [lace] Lace Guild UK index to Lace magazine

2016-10-04 Thread Susan
Well then--I must give you the prize Malvary! This is an absolutely wonderful idea & loads of work. Lots of sorting & cross referencing--egad! Thank you for doing the heavy lifting. It is most useful. Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA Sent from my iPad > On Oct 4, 2016, at 11:58 AM, Malvary

Re: [lace] Lace Guild UK index to Lace magazine

2016-10-04 Thread Malvary Cole
I must confess that it is me who currently does the index. I've been doing it for 2-3 years now. Just indexing the most recent issue (163). I also proof-read the issue before printing and have just finished proof-reading 164. Haven't finished indexing 163 yet because I'm working on a piece

[lace] Lace Guild UK index to Lace magazine

2016-10-04 Thread Susan
Hello All! Did you know there is a wondrous index to Lace magazine online? I sure didn't--so my thanks go out to Megan B, a very kind librarian at Cornell Univ., who provided a link. The index is by author & subject so you can scroll thru & find what you want from July 2000 forward. Older

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Museum exhibit at the NEC Birmingham

2016-04-15 Thread Jeriames
A very professionally presented exhibition. Makes me proud to be associated with lace. Gwynedd is quite correct, but you will note that the news lady uses "crochet" when actually describing a very fine lace - a lace that would never answer to that term. Language! Be sure this is not

[lace] Lace Guild Second Hand Books

2016-03-26 Thread Jean Leader
I’ve just added a new list of second hand books for sale from the Lace Guild - you’ll find it at https://www.laceguild.org/suppliers/books.html - just click on Books for Sale for the PDF file. Jean in grey damp Glasgow - Jean and David Leader Lace Guild

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition Results

2016-01-05 Thread Maureen
Congratulations to Achim and Silvia on winning the Advent Calendar competition. Thank you also to all those who provided lace for the calendar. I followed the calendar but it turns out I didn't get even one right! Just goes to show I don't know anything about stamps and lace related ones!

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition Results

2016-01-04 Thread Jean Leader
Happy New Year! We've pulled the winners of the Advent Calendar Competition out of the electronic hat and they are 1. Achim Siebert 2. Silvia Scholz Thank you to everyone who took part - this seems to have been a more difficult competition than last year but nevertheless some of you managed

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition

2015-12-24 Thread Jean Leader
Those of you who have been following the Lace Guild's Advent Calendar will have opened the last door today. Time now to answer the competition questions and send them off! We look forward to receiving them all before 4th January. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Jean

[lace] Lace Guild website Advent Calendar

2015-11-30 Thread Jean Leader
The Lace Guild's website will once again be mounting its Advent Calendar at http://www.laceguild.org/guild/calendar.html . For those of you not familiar with this, there is a new lace picture every day, two of the days have links to patterns, and six of the days are clues for a competition,

Re: [lace] Lace Guild - Poppy and Swan Bobbins for Members

2015-07-06 Thread ELIZABETH PASS
and the only shapes on the website were Midland and Honiton. Best wishes fro Poole, Dorset where the sun is shining - again! Liz Pass - Original Message - From: jeria...@aol.com To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Mon, 06 Jul 2015 15:46:00 - (UTC) Subject: [lace] Lace Guild - Poppy and Swan

Re: [lace] Lace Guild - Poppy and Swan Bobbins for Members

2015-07-06 Thread Jean Leader
On 6 Jul 2015, at 17:45, ELIZABETH PASS elizabeth.p...@tesco.net wrote: I appears that the Lace Guild website has recently been updated. Sadly there are no Poppy bobbins but for the current membership year 2015-2016 the bobbins have the Lace Guild logo and heart outlines in blue. Liz Pass

[lace] Lace Guild - Poppy and Swan Bobbins for Members

2015-07-06 Thread Jeriames
2014-15 Lace Guild (UK) Members: The Lace Guild sells annual Midland, Honiton, and Continental bobbins - to *Members*. It is late to join for current year, but may still be of interest. This year's featured design is a beautiful red poppy to commemorate the Great War. There is a special

[lace] Lace Guild website address

2015-06-11 Thread Jean Leader
Since 1999 The Lace Guild website has had the address www.laceguild.org. When the website was set up in 1997 it was hosted by a company called Demon Internet which furnished the site with an underlying name of www.laceguild.demon.co.uk, which is more complicated, tied to a now defunct

Re: [lace] Lace Guild website address

2015-06-11 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Hi Jean I have just updated the link on my website. Brenda On 11 Jun 2015, at 21:49, Jean Leader j...@q7design.demon.co.uk wrote: Since 1999 The Lace Guild website has had the address www.laceguild.org http://www.laceguild.org/. When the website was set up in 1997 it was hosted by a

Re: [lace] Lace Guild website update

2015-05-14 Thread Jean Leader
On 14 May 2015, at 01:39, Cindy Comeyne lace@arachne.com wrote: Jean. the file is hard to read. The gray and black lines in the table are too thick and the spacing of the words are too close to them. I even magnified and it still was not good. It’s always difficult to know how things will

[lace] Lace Guild website update

2015-05-13 Thread Jean Leader
I've just updated The Lace Guild website with two new lists of second-hand books. These are books that have been donated to the The Lace Guild but because the library already has copies, are being sold to raise funds to buy new books. This time there is a Bargain Basement list with all the

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition Results

2015-01-03 Thread Jean Leader
Happy New Year! We've pulled the winners of the Advent Calendar Competition out of the electronic hat and they are 1. Alice Howell 2. Joepie Hammett Thank you to everyone who took part - we had lots of correct entries. We've put the answers on the Lace Guild website and we've also mounted a

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition

2014-12-24 Thread Jean Leader
Those of you who have been following the Lace Guild's Advent Calendar will have opened the last door today. Time now to answer the competition questions and send them off! We look forward to receiving them all before 2nd January. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Jean

[lace] Lace Guild website problem

2014-12-20 Thread Jean Leader
There has been an intermittent problem with the Lace Guild website today and it’s currently down. This is a general problem with the hosting company and we don’t know when it will be fixed but if you want to see the Advent Calendar we have already had to move it because traffic temporarily

Re: [lace] Lace Guild website Advent Calendar

2014-12-01 Thread Sue
Thank you Jean and David as ever. Now it feels a bit like christmas. I have been thinking christmas for too long and now it is this close it doesn't feel quite real. Absurd I know, but thats my poor brain, LOL. Our christmas will be early anyway as our daughter will visit and go again so

[lace] Lace Guild website Advent Calendar

2014-11-30 Thread Jean Leader
The Lace Guild's website will once again be mounting its Advent Calendar at http://www.laceguild.org/guild/calendar.html Although this works well on tablets as well as on standard computers, 24 windows are something of a squeeze on a smartphone. So this year we have prepared a phone version

[lace] Lace Guild website update

2014-09-30 Thread Jean Leader
Just in case no one has noticed I thought I’d tell you that over the past few weeks I’ve made various updates to the Lace Guild website including: Details of 27 Earring Patterns, the new book that was mentioned on Arachne recently http://www.laceguild.org/sales/pattBooks.html Details of the

RE: [lace] Lace Guild website update

2014-09-30 Thread Jill Hawkins
Many thanks for the update, Jean. I was waiting for the earring pattern booklet to be advertised. Now I can order it! Jill In Milton Keynes - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

Re: [lace] Lace Guild UK

2014-09-21 Thread Jacquie Tinch
Hi Susan We are going to Belsey Bridge in Ditchingham on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, from 15th to 22nd of August. The tutors are Claire Allen tutoring English and Continental laces, Sue Dane with Decorated nets and Mariña Regueiro and Hinojosa Lace. All the details are in October's Lace Hope

[lace] Lace Guild UK

2014-09-18 Thread hottleco
Hello All! Does anyone know when/where Summer School 2015 will be held? And who will be tutoring? Many thanks. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

[lace] Lace Guild Style sheet

2014-05-22 Thread dmt11home
I would greatly appreciate it if someone could send me a copy of the Lace Guild style sheet. While acknowledging that English English and American English are different, it would be nice to see how other publications have addressed the problems. Any other lace style sheets that exist would

[lace] Lace Guild Magazine - Christine Johnson

2014-05-03 Thread Jill Harward
Dear Spiders, My Lace Guild magazine arrived yesterday and I was over the moon to see the pattern and working diagram of Christine Johnson's Medieval Garden and for which Christine was awarded the John Bull Trophy for 'lace by a lacemaker who is not a teacher'. I just had to write to thank

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Magazine - Christine Johnson

2014-05-03 Thread Anna Binnie
Christine is currently on a cruise and may not have email. She is on Arachne so she will get your message. In 'real life' Christine is a talented and generous lacemaker. She gave a wonderful presentation in February on the use of Gimps. The presentation was at a NSW Lace Day. She is going to

[lace] Lace Guild website update

2014-02-01 Thread Jean Leader
A series of information leaflets on various aspects of lace and lacemaking has been available from the Lace Guild for a number of years. These leaflets have now been updated and can be downloaded as PDF files from the website. You'll find the first two - Care of Lace and Woollen Lace at

[lace] Lace Guild website update

2014-01-21 Thread Jean Leader
I've updated The Lace Guild website with the January sale of second-hand books. These are books that have been donated to the The Lace Guild but because the library already has copies, are being sold to raise funds to buy new books. You'll find them at

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition Results

2014-01-03 Thread Maureen
Congratulations to both Sues. Regards Maureen E Yorks UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] Lace guild calendar answer

2014-01-03 Thread Celtic Dream Weaver
Funny how I am checking my email this morning and I see the discussion about Miss Chamber's mat. Was miss chamber's mat the answer to the calendar completion? That is quite a coindence since I was just talking about the mat last night on the phone with my girlfriend.    So now that there is a

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition Results

2014-01-02 Thread Jean Leader
Happy New Year! We've pulled the winners of the Advent Calendar Competition out of the electronic hat and they are 1. Sue Eddy 2. Sue Babbs Thank you to everyone who took part - we had lots of correct entries. We'll put the answer on the Lace Guild website tomorrow evening when we get back

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition Results

2014-01-02 Thread Sue Babbs
Very exciting! 2014 is clearly the year to be Sue! Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com -Original Message- From: Jean Leader Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 5:46 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition Results Happy New Year! We've pulled the winners

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition

2013-12-24 Thread Jean Leader
Those of you who have been following the Lace Guild's Advent Calendar will have opened the last door today. Time now to solve the jig-saw puzzle and send off your solutions! We look forward to receiving them all before 2nd January. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Jean

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar

2013-12-24 Thread Jean Nathan
Many thanks to Jean and David for another Advent Calendar. Each year I look forward to opening a door each day and sending in an entry. I really don't mind if my name isn't one of hose out of the hat. Jean and David deserve to have as many of us as possible complete an entry to make it worth them

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar

2013-12-01 Thread Sue Harvey
Lovely, Christmas has arrived, I know because your calendar has arrived, thank you from a happy lacemaker looking forward to Christmas. Sue M Harvey Norfolk U.K. Sent from my iPad - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here.

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar

2013-11-30 Thread Jean Leader
It's that time again - as usual you'll find the Advent Calendar at http://www.laceguild.org Also new on the site are the index and featured article from 'Lace' 152 http://www.laceguild.org/sales/magazine.html , and a new book of Celtic Letters in Milanese lace by Pat Read

[lace] Lace Guild website update

2013-10-29 Thread Jean Leader
We've recently updated the Lace Guild website and among other things have added information about The Lace Guild's 2016 Competition and Exhibition which has the theme Let's Celebrate. Any lacemakers can enter (you don't have to be a member) and you can download the Schedule (with the details

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Magazine

2013-05-04 Thread Sue Duckles
So am I Joepie!! won't be till Tuesday at the earliest now :-( On the upside, I did get a tatting book from Amazon this morning so that will give me something to look at over the weekend if I get chance!! Sue in East Yorkshire where it can't decide if its going to rain or not!! On 3 May

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Magazine

2013-05-03 Thread J D Hammett
Hi Arachnids, I am still waiting for mine Joepie, East Sussex, UK, where the sun is shining at present. That makes everyone happier. -Original Message- From: Elizabeth Ligeti Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 4:26 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Lace Guild Magazine

FW: [lace] Lace Guild Magazine

2013-05-03 Thread Gray, Alison J
Mine hasn't arrived yet either, here's hoping it arrives today. It's so frustrating that the UK post now arrives late morning rather than before I go to work like it used to. Alison in Colchester, Essex, UK where the sun is shining and we're set for a lovely bank holiday weekend   Hi

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Magazine

2013-05-02 Thread Catherine Barley
No, haven't received mine yet! Catherine Barley Henley-on-Thames Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com - Original Message - From: Hazel Smith Subject: [lace] Lace Guild Magazine Gentle Spiders Has anyone received their April 2013 copy of Lace? Just wondering

[lace] Lace Guild magazine - hurrah for Arachne!

2013-05-02 Thread Hazel Smith
Thanks to all who took the trouble to reply to my query. As you will have seen Jane Partridge's post explains all. I will continue to harass the postman (lol).   Hazel - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

[lace] Lace Guild Magazine

2013-05-02 Thread Sue Fink
My Lace magazine arrived in my letter box today, in this far flung outpost of what used to be the Empire!! In other words, New Zealand!! Well done Lace Guild. Sue Fink, Masterton, New Zealand - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Magazine

2013-05-02 Thread Bev Walker
Arrived on the former colony of Vancouver Island too :) Impressive *lace mail.* On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Sue Fink sarnia...@orcon.net.nz wrote: My Lace magazine arrived in my letter box today, in this far flung outpost of what used to be the Empire!! In other words, New Zealand!! --

[lace] Lace Guild Magazine

2013-05-02 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
The magazine arrived here yesterday. The renewal form is stapled into the centre, so you can remove it without destroying the whole magazine! Some great photos of lace...!!! :) Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

[lace] Lace Guild Magazine

2013-05-01 Thread Hazel Smith
Gentle Spiders   Has anyone received their April 2013 copy of Lace?  I only re-joined the Lace Guild last year so not sure if the April issue is held back these days so as to include a report on the Convention. Otherwise is there a problem? - No mention on their website Stop Press or on the

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Magazine

2013-05-01 Thread Malvary Cole
I had just read Hazel's message asking whether anyone had received their April 2013 magazine, and I went to the mailbox and there it was. Posted on April 26th. Malvary in Ottawa where it is spring. Flowers are blooming nicely and I was out without a coat today. Just back from England where

[lace] Lace Guild Magazine

2013-05-01 Thread Jane Partridge
Overseas copies are posted out from The Hollies a few days earlier than the UK copies which, because of the quantity, are sent out via a mailing house - the timing of posting is such that everyone should receive their magazine on or as soon as possible after the publication date. In message

[lace] Lace Guild Magazine

2013-05-01 Thread Jane Partridge
Publication date for April's Lace is 30th April, ie yesterday, so given the occasional vagaries of the postal system I don't count it as late yet (others might disagree!). You should get it within the next day or so, but if you haven't received it by 10th May either email or phone The Hollies

[lace] Lace Guild Convention and AGM

2013-03-15 Thread Jane Partridge
It is nearly that time of year again. This year's convention is going to be held in Kidderminster, and takes place on Friday and Saturday 5 and 6 April, and The Hollies (which is not too far away) will be open all day on the Sunday, where there will be study workshops on the Guild's collection

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition Results

2013-01-03 Thread Jean Leader
Happy New Year! We've pulled the winners of the Advent Calendar Competition out of the electronic hat and they are 1. Jean Nathan 2. Ann Shea The answers are now on the Lace Guild website. We've also mounted a list of credits for lace in the calendar. If you would like to contribute a

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar

2013-01-03 Thread Jean Nathan
Oh, what a surprise to have been one of the two winners of the Advent Calendar competition. I'd got all the countries except 14th December Netherlands in spite of extensive searches of Google images so I was going to give up as time was running out. Then I just happened to come across an

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar

2012-12-03 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Thank you Jean and David for yet another nice lace calendar. Because of all the other things going on in my life at the present time I just haven't got around to making any changes to mine, or thought of quiz questions, so if anyone wants to look at all the same pages again, just for fun, it's

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar

2012-11-30 Thread Jean Leader
It's that time again. Slight difference this year to accommodate the increasing number of iPad users. For those (two) days where there is a linked pattern, you get to it by clicking/tapping the date, rather than the pic. Should be obvious as the date will change colour when the window opens.

[lace] Lace Guild website update (and then some)

2012-09-13 Thread Jean Leader
We have just mounted an update to the Lace Guild website which includes details of the July issue of 'Lace', preliminary information about next year's Lace Guild summer school, information about two new DVDs of Bucks Point prickings from the AV Clark collection, a new Lace Gallery and... --

[lace] Lace Guild website update

2012-06-02 Thread Jean Leader
Just to let you all know that we've updated various things on the Lace Guild website over the past few weeks. Some of you may have already found them but if you haven't they are a new Gallery featuring some of the new acquisitions to the lace collection

[lace] Lace Guild Convention pictures on facebook

2012-04-15 Thread The Lace Bee
Guys,   We have uploaded photos from today's workshops onto The Lace Guild's facebook page.  We would love you to look at them and to comment.  If you have not yet 'liked' us then please do - we are going for our first century of likes only 8 more to get.   The workshops were inspirational. 

[lace] Lace Guild website update

2012-02-02 Thread Jean Leader
The January update of the Lace Guild website includes 1. In the Guild section Information about the Guild's 2013 competition and exhibition on the theme of Contrasts 2. In the Museum Library section New Lace Gallery with some needlelace from the LG Collection The last two parts of the

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition Results

2012-01-03 Thread Jean Leader
Happy New Year! We've pulled the winners of the Advent Calendar competition out of the electronic hat and they are Suzanne Hardy Renaudin Edwige The answers are now on the Lace Guild website. We've also mounted a list of credits for the lace in the calendar . Thank you to everyone who took

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar Competition

2011-12-24 Thread Jean Leader
Just a reminder that with the final window of the Lace Guild Advent Calendar now open, and the final competition clue revealed (actually that was two days ago) there's something for you to do over Christmas, namely identify the lace for the competition. Have Fun, and a Merry Christmas to all.

[lace] Lace Guild Advent Calendar

2011-11-30 Thread Jean Leader
It's that time again. Jean and David in rainy gale-swept Glasgow. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003

[lace] Lace Guild postage costs.

2011-11-15 Thread Daphne Martin
Hello Everyone I am writing this warning to stop other lacemakers who buy multiples of bobbins etc. As some of you know I have my own group and for the last 10 years since the group started,I have always bought everyone`s bobbins and then they pay me. This year I ordered 4 bone bobbins

[lace] Lace Guild postage costs.

2011-11-15 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
Daphne, - the extra amount on the postage may be for insurance, - though that should have been mentioned. I have shopped overseas, and had an extra amount added to cover the loss of the parcel if that should happen. From USA one time - $3 postage cost $19 due to the insurance. Regards from Liz

[lace] Lace Guild magazine

2011-11-05 Thread Daphne Martin
Hello all I received my copy of Lace this week. If you still are having problems contact the lace Guild. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

Re: [lace] Lace Guild website update

2011-07-24 Thread Celtic Dream Weaver
on some closes. Wind To Thy Wings, Sherry celticdreamwe...@yahoo.com http://celticdreamweaver.com/ http://celticdreamweave.blogspot.com/ Nata 616 From: Jean Leader lacema...@q7design.demon.co.uk To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 4:38 AM Subject: [lace] Lace Guild website update Dear

Re: [lace] Lace Guild website update

2011-07-24 Thread Adele Shaak
My only thought is how right after the wedding people in the media were comparing it to Carrickmacross Lace which it actually isn't But the information the RSN gives the media says it is made using Carrickmacross techniques. So the media isn't really at fault here. I can see it, though.

Re: [lace] Lace Guild website update

2011-07-24 Thread Rochelle Sutherland
Subject: Re: [lace] Lace Guild website update I found this very interesting to read. My only thought is how right after the wedding people in the media were comparing it to Carrickmacross Lace which it actually isn't. The wedding was so great to watch on TV. I so wish I could have been

[lace] Lace Guild Exhibition Room Opens

2011-03-26 Thread Laceandbits
Yesterday the new Exhibition Room at the Lace Guild headquarters, The Hollies, was officially opened. It is now in a downstairs room, and very light and airy. Several of the display cabinets have glass backs allowing a good, all round view of the lace displayed. It was actually opened by the

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Exhibition Room Opens

2011-03-26 Thread Susan Roberts
: Saturday, March 26, 2011 7:20 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Lace Guild Exhibition Room Opens . Related to the collections, don't forget that if you are a Lace Guild member they will send you a photo of a piece of lace from the collection every month, if you join the (completely free

[lace] Lace Guild Assessment Portfolio

2011-03-19 Thread Sister Claire
Hello friends, I was feeling a bit depressed about the chronic illness I live with, so I decided to learn something new and long term. I decided to go for a full three-level Lace Guild assessment in a new kind of lace. I chose Milanese because I love tape laces and it seemed a logical

[lace] Lace Guild Assessments

2011-03-19 Thread Laceandbits
I have written to Sr Claire privately regarding her particular queries, but if anyone ever has any questions regarding the Lace Guild Assessments I can probably answer them, or very shortly find the answer. I have been an assessor and moderator on this scheme and would always be interested in

Re: [lace] Lace Guild Assessment Portfolio

2011-03-19 Thread lbuyred
Sr. Claire I applaude your decision to learn a new lace and I think Milanese is a great choice. I am just now preparing for a Milanese class I will be taking in April from Louise Colgan. I really love the fact that I have an excuse to buy all the beautiful silk threads that are available! Liz

[lace] Lace Guild website update

2011-02-09 Thread Jean Leader
I've just mounted a new second hand book list on the Lace Guild website - this is the list mentioned in 'Lace' 141 that includes duplicates that have been removed from the library so you could find something you've been looking for. You'll find it under Suppliers Services Books DVDs and you

[lace] Lace Guild website update

2011-02-03 Thread Jean Leader
Just thought we'd let everyone know that we've updated the Lace Guild website with details of this year's Convention in Swindon. If, like Jean, you didn't get a copy of the convention planner with your latest copy of 'Lace' you'll be able to download it and a booking form from the Convention

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