In a message dated 8/22/07 8:00:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I should buy books that I like when I see them, because they are hard to > find in the first place, and go out of print very quickly and without > warning. > I followed her advice, and over the years have only made a few purchases > that I later realized were not "keepers".
Dear Lacemakers, If a book came to me as a gift, it was kept it.even if it was not a "keeper" at the time. Then, I began to notice that the books I had mentally dismissed were listed in bibliographies of newer books! That led to realization someone should keep all the books, regardless of what I thought was their lack of merit. Since my retirement, and moving to a less expensive place to live, there has been space to do this. If a book is simply horrid throughout, with mostly incorrect information, I write a note right in the front of the book briefly explaining what is at fault. Very few books have received this harsh indictment, because I hate books in which there are scribbles. However, I would hate for someone in future to use my copy of a book that is unsuitable - to pass on useless information - so a note is justified! Another thing I do is print out all book "reviews" to Arachne and keep those in the reviewed book for future use. Just now, I am getting around to going through lace and embroidery guild bulletins going back as many as 40 years, printing out tributes, and inserting in books of our great lace/embroidery predecessors. The British do these tributes best, seeming to have had something already written about each person deserving of a truly lovely send-off. Sort of like the pre-written obituaries newspapers have ready to put on the front page, when needed. (American lace and embroidery bulletins fail miserably at this sort of thing. It comes as a short 3-paragraph sort of thing most of the time. A lifetime of giving and sharing, and only that much to say about our teachers and authors?) There is the slight risk of water/ink damage from inkjet ink from printing these, if entire library gets damp/wet, as when firemen put out a fire. One cannot protect from everything. Please print a notice something like the following in your newsletters: "Many lacemakers think what they have accumulated to support their lace interest is useless. It all has value to someone and should never be destroyed or burned. A total beginner lacemaker would be delighted to be given a start with equipment, scrapbooks, patterns, bulletins/magazines and books." Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
