Royal School of Needlwork class

I have been to the Royal School and taken courses there and they were the best ever. All their apprentices are specifically taught to teach so you do not run up against that thing that the teacher really knows her stuff but is not much good at putting it over to students.

I don't know a thing about the situation you cite, I would want to know how many students per class. At the RSN itself, they went for small classes, ten or less. I can only vouch for graduates of the RSN being great teachers and very skilled. Tanja Berlin is one, you can see her work at

- it will give youan idea of their skill levels.

To reply to my own message. - It looks lovely, and the clases look very nice, but - I researched flight fares, hotel fares, etc. It would cost my mom and I approx $1000 each for 4 days of class. Ouch! I don't think we're going......

Have you thought to check if they are doing another session, nearer where you are? You can always find out via their web site. If you did not have to cost in flights, it might be more bearable. Certainly the classes at the School itself are cheaper by far than anything our national association put's on during its yearly seminar.

Can't tell you anything about the classes but I know the Hotel Pattee is

*very* nice by Iowa standards (and certa> Has any one taken these? Mom heard about one in Iowa at Hotel Patee.

Since we are already pre-registered to take a 4-day class next year at Richmond, VA, which we can drive to, two expensive embroidery classes a year seemed a bit much. Add to that a yearly trip to Chicago for a Dollhouse Miniature show, and you can see why we decided to not go.

Yes lol ! There are limits !

Perhaps this is a good idea (or not), but if a person buys five (5) boxes of Polident, they can get a "free" "companiona" airline ticket (worth up to US$500) when the first one is purchased. I bet there here are a lot of (limiting?) "terms and conditions" to this deal, but it might be worth looking into

Just a suggestion. I do not endorse Polident or anything like that -- I just remember seeing the commercial with Florence Henderson.

Skyhooks, who doesn't use or need Polident, thankfully h m a r d i s ""aahhtt"" u i u c ""ddoott"" e d u

P.S. I mentioned the above in order to enable learning and S.E.X. :)

I use Polident regularly. Not on my teeth. A tablet in a vase or two tablets in the porcelain facility does wonders toward cleaning without scrubbing.

Thanks for the suggestion, Karen. Sounds like a good suggestion to me

-- I'll have to give it a try ;>

Sky

Which 4 day class did you preregister for? I signed up for American Ivy and got a card in the mail yesterday confirming my place in the class.

Lucy (Crewelwoman)

Hey! that sounds worth trying!

C

It makes a great jewelry cleaner too. I use it all the time for my rings and things.

Lucille

I'd be real careful with fragile stones such as emerald or opal. The bubbling action can cause the stones to break according to my gemologist.

I wouldn't put opals in anything wet. They don't like any rough handling and can be easily damaged. Emeralds I don't own, but if someone wants to buy me a nice one I wouldn't mind. It's my birthstone, but too rich for my peasant blood.

I was talking about diamonds and gold jewelry.

Lucille

I always love these stories about how fragile pearls and opals are. My mother's engagement ring, purchased in 1942, was a pearl. One of my sisters still wears it. My other sister wears her own opal engagement ring and has done for the last 30 years.

Elizabeth

I don't know the technical details, but I do know that some opals are actually thin slices put together and if water gets between the layers it can damage them. I think a natural opal, one solid piece and not the ones that are sliced, can withstand some "rough" handling, but I know the others can easily be damaged.

I'm sure you can tell I'm not a gemologist, or a rockhound. Maybe someone better educated in gemstones can put this into understandable language.

Lucille

I agree pearls are pretty tough but it does pay to wash them gently every so often to remove your skin oils off them if you wish to maintain their lustre.