[lace] archive.org and link rot
Hello spiders The archive.org is one of the tools and services under development to fight link rot in (scientific) articles. Link rot is not only about pages and websites that disappear, but also about pages with changed content. You might have learnt by now to recover a lost page by pasting its address on http://archive.org/web/ but it requires some luck. In case sooner or later you forget or somehow become unable to maintain links on your site, you can improve the luck of your future visitors. Try the above action when you create a link to a valuable page. If the archive does not has a capture yet, a link is presented to save the URL. If the capture is outdated, the lower right form allows you to create a new capture. The techies among us may prefer to prefix the original URL with http://web.archive.org/*/ respective http://web.archive.org/save/ Much more is explained at https://archive.org/about/faqs.php#The_Wayback_Machine and https://blog.archive.org/category/wayback-machine/ Jo - 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/
[lace] Lace Guild Magazine - Christine Johnson
Dear Spiders, My Lace Guild magazine arrived yesterday and I was over the moon to see the pattern and working diagram of Christine Johnson's Medieval Garden and for which Christine was awarded the John Bull Trophy for 'lace by a lacemaker who is not a teacher'. I just had to write to thank Christine, who I think is a member of Arachne - she will not know me, I am generally a 'Lurker' but I felt compelled to write to Christine for being so generous in submitting this pattern to the magazine and the time spent originally working out a coloured diagram of the technical drawing. I first saw the photo of the finished lace on the back of issue Number 151 and just 'drooled' over it and wished it was a pattern available to us. Well my wish came true as here it is, looking absolutely beautiful again in the current issue. I have been floundering a bit for the past five or six months due to some sad family circumstances and doing a little bits on pieces already on the go but none of them seem to pull me in to get enthusiastic again. All I keep saying to my friends is that I need 'inspiring' but had no idea what to do, that is until I opened the Lace Magazine yesterday and Woo Hoo! I cannot possibly do any justice to your amazing piece Christine but you have spurred me on and at last I have found my 'get-up-and-go' and diving into my cupboard for a spare pillow, bobbins and thread!! I cannot wait to get started J I guess this is also giving advance warning to Jacquie Tinch, our lace tutor just what I will be turning up with in class - she is probably turning a nice shade of puce at the thought - only joking Jacquie, she relishes a challenge! That's it and all that is left is to say once again a huge thanks to Christine for unknowingly lifting my spirits. Jill In Redhill, Surrey in the UK, where it is a Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) and the sun is shining - usually Bank Holidays are notoriously a wash-out - 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/
Re: [lace] Lace Guild Magazine - Christine Johnson
Christine is currently on a cruise and may not have email. She is on Arachne so she will get your message. In 'real life' Christine is a talented and generous lacemaker. She gave a wonderful presentation in February on the use of Gimps. The presentation was at a NSW Lace Day. She is going to give a lecture on her work on Tonder Lace at the NSW October Lace Day and in November will give us a 2 day workshop on gimps. She acts as 'mentor' to most of us at the Epping Lace group. I wish there were more people like her! As an aside, the NSW Lace Days this year are featuring our local lace researchers, we have had Barbara Ballantyne talking on Irish Crochet, Rosemary Shepherd on early laces. In June we will have Annette Meldrum talking on Boris lace followed by a workshop in August on Boris Lace, and Christine in October. We are blessed that some of the best researchers are locals! Anna in Sydney where winter has come! On 4/05/14 3:40 AM, Jill Harward wrote: Dear Spiders, My Lace Guild magazine arrived yesterday and I was over the moon to see the pattern and working diagram of Christine Johnson's Medieval Garden and for which Christine was awarded the John Bull Trophy for 'lace by a lacemaker who is not a teacher'. I just had to write to thank Christine, who I think is a member of Arachne - she will not know me, I am generally a 'Lurker' but I felt compelled to write to Christine for being so generous in submitting this pattern to the magazine and the time spent originally working out a coloured diagram of the technical drawing. I first saw the photo of the finished lace on the back of issue Number 151 and just 'drooled' over it and wished it was a pattern available to us. Well my wish came true as here it is, looking absolutely beautiful again in the current issue. I have been floundering a bit for the past five or six months due to some sad family circumstances and doing a little bits on pieces already on the go but none of them seem to pull me in to get enthusiastic again. All I keep saying to my friends is that I need 'inspiring' but had no idea what to do, that is until I opened the Lace Magazine yesterday and Woo Hoo! I cannot possibly do any justice to your amazing piece Christine but you have spurred me on and at last I have found my 'get-up-and-go' and diving into my cupboard for a spare pillow, bobbins and thread!! I cannot wait to get started J I guess this is also giving advance warning to Jacquie Tinch, our lace tutor just what I will be turning up with in class - she is probably turning a nice shade of puce at the thought - only joking Jacquie, she relishes a challenge! That's it and all that is left is to say once again a huge thanks to Christine for unknowingly lifting my spirits. Jill In Redhill, Surrey in the UK, where it is a Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) and the sun is shining - usually Bank Holidays are notoriously a wash-out - 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/
[lace] New uploads to Arizona (Only read if you have an interest in antique lace bobbins)
Just a note to let you know that my latest flurry of writing and upgrading of articles to the Arizona site is as followsâ: The Lace Bobbins of East Devon, 22 pages. This started life as a possible booklet many years ago. It is time I put it up for general reading. I have to say that though it deals with topics somewhat superficially, it is probably the only general account of East Devon bobbins that has been published. A Quick Analysis of Decorations upon 'Pale' Wood Bobbins, 2 pages. We have never really come to grips with the names of bobbin makers or bobbin decorators for East Devon bobbins. It is a topic that I have been struggling with, and continue to do so *I have an article currently in progress that i hope will build on what knowledge we have about the topic*. This article is a bit *something and nothing*, but I have found in my professional life, that if someone starts with an idea, or writes something, it is a start and can be built upon. This is one of those *starter* thought bubbles. The Batavia, re-visted, 5 pages. This was on lace-fairy for some years, so in order to keep all my stuff in one place I have put it up here. There is a bit more to say about those bobbins, but I am a bit stifled at the moment with not getting good communication with the WA Maritime museum and some copyright problems i have with comparable bobbins *the Ely finds*. There is not a lot to say about them but the bobbin story is not quite finished. Lemin, Brian. and Smith, D. A Most Unusual Lace Bobbin from a Surprising Source, 18 pages I am delighted that the âlady behind any successful manâ has finally agreed to have her name as an author on this article. It is a good story, it wanders in and out of history, amazing craftsmanship and, as always, come to a slightly less than a firm conclusion. None the less, I think we are on to a reasonable supposition. Anyway, it is a great bobbin, I wish i owned it! As I am self proclaimed ârighter of wrongsâ For some time I have concentrated on telling readers about the âotherâ English lace bobbins, the âHonitonâ bobbins or as I insist the âEast Devonâ bobbins. Below are two of my earlier articles on the subject of East Devon that Arizona hosts for me East Devon Bobbins, 9 pages Ghosts and Smugglers of East Devon v2, 3 pages. Future articles will be about: Honiton Gimp bobbins Many of these are beautiful and very old too *Yes i used the âHonitonâ word! I think it is because I am into the âlaceâ thing!* Stains used on ED bobbins *Don't get excited about this, it will be very mundane* Possible ID of decorators and turners of ED bobbins *This will be a struggle* Can i end by saying a thankyou to more than a few of you helped me retrieve Batavia and who have shown interest and practical help in a few of the above articles. Just a para of chit chat. It is Sunday here and Jean and I have been to a quilt show and now i am off, by myself, to see a film. I like âoff beatâ films which in Australia we call ânot on general releaseâ It means only a few cinemas choose to show them. Don't get the wrong idea about the possible topics of such films, (!) maybe i should call them âArt Filmsâ? eg I saw Hannah Arendt last week. Most thought provoking. Brian - 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/
