I agree with Devon that copying the pricking onto colored card is a good approach, but will only work if your printer doesn't chew up the card, or if you can convince the local Staples store that you aren't infringing on copyright when you want something copied when it has a copyright mark on it (like many lace patterns). I have explained, in vain, that it is for personal use, but it seems to fall on deaf ears. If you chose to use colored paper instead, it should ideally also be stiffened - especially if the pricking is intended for more than one use.
If you order something from the EU to ship to the US you should not be charged VAT. In fact, SMP Lace states quite clearly on their website that they do not charge VAT to anyone outside the EU, which equates to a savings of approx. 16.67%. In addition, there is no surcharge if you use VISA , Mastercard or AMEX. Overseas orders up to 2 kg (approx. 4.5 lbs) are sent airmail (which will cost around GBP 18.00). Alternatives do exist, but I will stick (pun intended) with the blue film Jill, Milton Keynes, Bucks > On 20 November 2013 at 14:36 dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: > > > Apparently blue film is widely available in England. Here it is totally > unavailable from all but a single supplier who does not sell it by the roll, > but rather in small pieces. I am grateful that the supplier does, in fact, > go to a lot of effort to buy this film from England, as it seems that it is > impossible to get without sending funds overseas, and contending with the > intricacies of the VAT system. > > But, the question arises as to why it is still the norm in classes in the > US for the teacher to arrive with the patterns printed on white paper, > rather than on blue paper, since at home we are all responding to the > unavailability of blue film by photo copying the pattern onto blue paper or > card, > which is laughably easy and cheap. The only time I need the blue film is when > I go to a class. > > When something is unavailable, people switch to other things instead. > > Devon > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
