[lace] lace shorts

2012-09-12 Thread Lorelei Halley
Ilske I look forward to photos of top secret dress when it is finished. Many years ago when I was young and thin, I made a 2 piece crocheted orange dress, a purple knit dress, and a knit coat. Strangers on the subway would stop me and say how beautiful the coat was. That was back in the day of m

[lace] lace shorts, snowflake spider & washing lace

2012-09-12 Thread hottleco
Hello All! Just a quick note before my embroidery teaching schedule starts tomorrow, as I must put the finishing touches on a few items! As to wearing lace shorts--Ladies--two words: Spanx & Leggings! Spanx (& other brands) are those spandex undergarments that tame & smooth our bodacious bod

Re: [lace] lace shorts, dresses, coats

2012-09-12 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Here in Germany we knit dresses ans other things too at that time. First I knit the top of a dress. The rest was jersey. Later I made a coat. It was white with rainbow strips at the end of the sleeve and above the hemline and above the waistline. I liked it very much, the problem was the washing

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2012-09-11 Thread Sue
I did a knitted lace dress about that time, two colours of wool at the same time and huge needles and a matching one for my tiny daughter:-) I also was the only one in the family to learn to crochet and made cardigan type jackets which were around until recently, so lasted a very long time. I

[lace] lace shorts

2012-09-11 Thread Jean Nathan
I did a roaring trade in crochet "lace" dresses in the late 60s in my off-work hours. Just about all my friends and acquaintances below the age of about 28 wore them and I was the only one able to crochet. They had a choice of long or short sleeves or sleeveless; they chose the stitch they wan

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2012-09-10 Thread Sue
That reminds me too of the crochet tennis dress I made, it looked lovely until I washed it and then it came to my ankles nearly, guess my tension was too loose. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK "Love the shorts. Reminds me of when I used to make and wear crochet dresses in the early 70s. " - To

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2012-09-09 Thread Clay Blackwell
Whoosh! And neither can I!! Furthermore, I don't think my crochet skills would be sufficient, given the pattern provided! Clay Sent from my iPad On Sep 9, 2012, at 2:34 PM, "Agnes Boddington" wrote: > Very nice, but cannot see me wriggle my b..m in a pair of these. > Agnes Boddington > E

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2012-09-09 Thread Sue
I made sure I grabbed all the link and went straight to the shorts. Very pretty and also some other pretty tops including one worn by Kate. After years of not bothering to crochet anything I have recently got the bug again and bought a new pattern book last week:-) I also bought two Aran pattern

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2012-09-09 Thread Maureen Bromley
Hi Love the shorts. Reminds me of when I used to make and wear crochet dresses in the early 70s. But that was when I was younger and had a much better figure!!! Maureen E Yorks UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here

[lace] lace shorts

2012-09-09 Thread Jean Nathan
Joepe wrote: As they're all made from motifs, you could make a skirt, or in fact anything else that takes your fancy. A long time ago I made a jacket for a posh evening event made from alternate large squares of Irish crochet roses and leaves. I was very disappointed that I didn't get an

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2012-09-08 Thread Witchy Woman
Warning...when I clicked on the pattern a very x-rated ad popped up. Not sure what that was all about. Peg in cool and breezy Fairview Park OH From: Lorelei Halley To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Sat, September 8, 2012 3:36:38 PM Subject: [lace] lace shorts You

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2012-09-08 Thread J D Hammett
s box! Joepie. From: Lorelei Halley Subject: [lace] lace shorts You have to see these Irish crochet shorts! http://www.crochedaanjinha.com/2012/09/shorts-em-croche.html?utm_source=feedb urner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrocheDaAnjinha+%28CROCHE+DA+ANJIN HA%29 Lorelei - To uns

[lace] lace shorts

2012-09-08 Thread Lorelei Halley
You have to see these Irish crochet shorts! http://www.crochedaanjinha.com/2012/09/shorts-em-croche.html?utm_source=feedb urner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrocheDaAnjinha+%28CROCHE+DA+ANJIN HA%29 Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscri