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
My best friends mum, when I was a child, was called Daisy. She married
Walter Lawn. When nuseing I had a Duncan Duncan a John Thomas AND a Clamidia!
If any one doesn't know the John Thomas or the Clamidia email me. The
Clamidia is spelt different from the infection! Vivienne
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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
Hi, I know lots of us have help husbands, do pricking for us, put blue film
on our patterns. Some even wind bobbins! One of my classes husband
excelled when she came home from shopping to find he had straightened her lazy
susan for her. ;- ) Vivienne
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Merry Christmas to every one. All that have sent cards thank you. Iain & I
have decided to stop sending cards as I have long thought them a waste of
money & resources. Instead we have sent a donation to debtofhonour.org a
charity being helped by Joanna Lumley to help the Gurkas who are mostly
I use an Easy Yo. It is fantastic. I have used it for years and now my son
uses one. You buy a box of the packets of powder and from then on you only
need cold water and boiling water. fantastic yogurt. we like the Greek one,
there are a few different one. we get it from Lakeland kitchens. V
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
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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
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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
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
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Norfolk ladies, check out a shop called Counting Stitches in North Walsham.
Has crochet and lace stuff. Vivienne
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Hi, the last thing you want to do is pour it out of the nozzle when you
have cut it off. I tell my girls to cut off the nozzle the dip a Bockens or
some such thin, in the glue and just touch the knots. Perhaps that is were
people are going wrong. We need very little. Vivienne
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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
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Hi again, I am well underway with my crochet now but I wonder if any one out
there can help me with a crochet pattern. I want to make my son, he asked
me! a round table cloth. His table is 70 inches across and then we need a drop.
So I want a pattern I can just keep going round until it is b
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
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
Hi, it's Vivienne here. Yesterday I decided to have ago at crochet. It was
my main craft through out the _...@s_ (mailto:6...@s) and 70's. I forgot how
quick it is. I made a mat about 9" across after tea. I now have bought some
patterns but my hooks are all imperial. Can any one help me w
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
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Hi, Vivienne here from Presencia. I have a Food Saver bag sealer. I have had
one for many many years but I only recently realised it is great for sealing
bookmark sleeves. It looks really good. I should think any bag sealers will
do the same thing. Hope to see some of you at Pudsey & Tonbridg
Thank you all for your help. I think we are sorted now. I obviously didn't
explain very well as we didn't need an actual teacher. Her mum in law is
teaching her but she wants some like minded ladies she can make lace with. She
is
not in the Barcelona area but Alzira, as I say thank you all,
What about cheating: use the sewing machine but with invisible thread?
Agnes Boddington - Ellougthon UK
www.sixpennybobbins.co.uk
The only disagreement I have is with the word 'cheating'. There are no rules
in Lace Making only tradition and personal preference. You should do
whatever you th
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
Would the lady who bought a mattress in Devon please email me with a contact
number? Vivienne
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