RE: [lace-chat] Basic lacemaking supplies

2003-08-10 Thread alice howell
At 07:41 AM 8/7/2003 -0700, you wrote: I just have to ask - what are hookies? The alternative to use a drinking straw doesn't help me figure out the use or description. While I do not have all the required items at hand I do see a small omission in this most comprehensive list. Where is the

Re: [lace-chat] Beaten bidder on ebay

2003-08-10 Thread alice howell
I'm really beginning to get annoyed now, thats twice you done this to me, and it ain't funny. Twice? Only twice? And she's annoyed! I've been sniped by the same person multiple times on eBay. And she uses a computer sniping service that puts her bid in during the last 10 seconds of the bid

[lace-chat] Re: E-mail from a beaten bidder on eBay

2003-08-10 Thread Jane Viking Swanson
Hi All, I was interested to read this note from Jean. I think you outbid a sore loser that's all. Somebody who doesn't know they should hold on to their nasty letter for a day and re-read it before deleting it! I can relate to the sentiment though. I bid on things because I want them, not to

Re: [lace-chat] Basic lacemaking supplies - long

2003-08-10 Thread Toni Hawryluk
We don't now take our bottles, even though what we used to take were the non-alcoholic wines - we thought the reputation may well take some time to live down! Carol I'm sure it's different where you are, but if it had been me, I would have invited him to sit, have a drink, and join me in

[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thanks

2003-08-10 Thread Jane Dickinson
Dear Secret Pal Huge, huge thanks for the August AND September parcels which have arrived recently. You must be going travelling, I hope you have a lovely time whatever it is you are up to. I have to admit to opening both parcels so sorry about that I couldn't resist! It will serve me right

Re: [lace-chat] Basic lacemaking supplies - URL

2003-08-10 Thread Toni Hawryluk
http://www.langendorfkloeppel.de/proamer/produkt/kloeppz_a.htm Linda Walton, Thanks, Linda - and the glass light-globes are what made me start counting my pennies . . . g Toni in Seattle To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL

[lace-chat] IOLI Convention report, part I (getting there)

2003-08-10 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
Gentle Spiders, Am beginning to get my bearings after the Convention; not all the stuff is unpacked as yet, and I haven't even started on the laundry, but the pillow table is reassembled, the music stand (to support the diagrams, etc) ditto, I've --essentially -- caught up with email, and

[lace-chat] SP thank you

2003-08-10 Thread dominique
it was great fun opening these nice little elf coloured green parcels ... i still can't get over the fact there is english lavender lol i had always thought lavender was only grown in the South of Europe !! the smell is gorgeous and as i intended to buy shower gel it couldn't be