Re: [lace] hints on Google searching

[Jane Wright]

Thank you Jenny. A useful, well structured and thought out mail that I am sure
will help many people.
Jane  :)

On Thursday, 21 January 2016, 3:46, Jenny Brandis 
wrote:


 Hi everyone



Quote: Browsing using Google is not easy if you do not know how  or cannot
access the internet easily. Unquote



This sentence, following closely behind a conversation with a school teacher
on the subject made me give some thought to how I search the net. I used to
get complements like "where do you find the time to search", "wow, you found
that so quick" which made me feel good but did not help the sender (or you)



So ...here are a few hints and tips that I use - I hope you will find them
helpful



If you have ever asked a database for specific results you will know that
how you word that query defines how useful the answers will be!



For example:



If I type in Jenny Brandis to Google.com.au I get 188,000 results - this
gives all instances of Jenny and all instances of Brandis, not necessarily
even on the same page

If I type in "Jenny Brandis"  to Google.com.au I get 3,860 results - this
gives all instances of Jenny Brandis the phrase - a lot of them are me :)

If I type in "Jenny Brandis" lace to Google.com.au I get 2,260 results - a
lot of them are about me and lace :)

If I type in "Jenny Brandis" arachne to Google.com.au I get 1,500 results



So you can see, choosing your words carefully can impact your results.
Adding  the inverted commas in front and behind my name forces the search to
only give results that have the 2 words in a phrase.



With lace searches we can narrow it down even further



If I type in "Jenny Brandis" free lace pattern to Google.com.au I get 2,160
results and the 1st one goes to the page with links to free patterns on my
website

If I type in "free lace pattern" however I get 199,000 results - just not
prickings :(

If I type in "free bobbin lace pattern" however I get 35,600 results - the
first going to Lorelei Halley's lynxlace site



Try the following searches (copy and paste into the search field on goggle)

Arachne lace

Arachne -lace

Out out damned spot

Remember a line (or 2) from a song but cant remember the title? Try

May your hands always be busy  May your feet always be swift



Ok, getting off topic but the idea is the same for lace related searches.



Please, if this helps you, pass it on to others - knowledge is to be shared
not hoarded.



Regards

Jenny Brandis



je...@brandis.com.au 

www.brandis.com.au   online since 1995



I can say to future generations that I was born BEFORE the Internet - my
parents generation invented it!!

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Re: [lace] Lace8

[Jane Wright]

Thank you Ruth
Jane
In a damp and dreary Gloucestershire



On Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 21:49, Ruth Budge
 wrote:


 OK - I managed to contact the programmer and caused him to delay his
dinnerbut the problem is fixed.    It is now safe to upgrade to Version
1.0.0.52 and that should fix all problems associated with the last two
upgrades.  You'll note, when you upgrade, that he has added a "Sorry" to
the explanation of what this upgrade doesand he has promised to me that
he will not issue upgrades in future until he has the approval of "The
Boss"!!!

Now I can get on with what I was supposed to be doing today!

Regards,
Ruth Budge
(Sydney, Australia)

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Subject: [lace] Lace8

This is a warning to all owners of Lace8


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Re: [lace] Equivalence of Superior Threads' Kimono Silk

[Jane Wright]

Thank you Brenda. I use your book constantly and have just reorganised my 
thread storage using w/cm. I have several spools which have lost their labels, 
carless of me I know. I used a ruler to find my own w/cm for them and have been 
able to file them appropriately. There is now a chance that they will finally 
be used!

Jand

On 29 Oct 2015 9:07 am, Brenda Paternoster  wrote:
>
> Yes, the website says it���s 0.16mm diameter - but is that lying flat, 
> stretched out on the reel or worked up in lace/embroidery? 
> It doesn���t say 100/2 so I guess that���s printed on the spool label, and 
> it���s not been stated anywhere whether they are using cotton count or metric 
> number or some other system of measurement. 
>
> Silk is a very accommodating thread and will spread out or spread out quite a 
> lot, especially of it���s not very firmly twisted.  That���s where w/cm is 
> such a useful measurement, I���m making a wrapping thread does get flattened 
> a 
> bit, but that also happens when it is made into lace. 
>
> If you would like me to make a wrapping, to my tension, I am always happy to 
> receive  samples and the results will go int Addendum6 on my website. 
> For ordinary torchon type thicknesses about a yard or a metre is sufficient 
> it 
> does;t need to be measured properly  For finer threads - and I suspect that 
> the Kimono silk will be finer - a bit more is appreciated; more wraps/cm 
> needs 
> a longer length. 
>
> My postal address is 
> Brenda Paternoster 
> 46 St Davids Road 
> Allhallows 
> Rochester 
> Kent  ME3 9PW 
> England  UK 
>
> Brenda 
>
> >  The thread's website 
> > says it is 0.16 mm in diameter... Maybe we can 
> > work out how many wraps we can get using that value. 
> > Thinking of all other lacemakers, I'd rather send 
> > Brenda a sample so she can work her magic for the 
> > next version of her book, and also send her 
> > samples of a famous Spanish cotton thread, "Hilo 
> > Japon���" (which almost everyone calls "The 
> > Japanese Lady" thread) in sizes 70 and 80, so we 
> > can get the equivalence and wraps/cm of those as well. 
> > Brenda, please let us know how to send you 
> > samples and what information to include! 
>
> Brenda in Allhallows 
> paternos...@appleshack.com 
> www.brendapaternoster.co.uk 
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Re: [lace] Lace 8 and Windows 10

[Jane Wright]

Hi Maureen,
Mine seems to be ok.  What's the problem?
Jane



 On Thursday, 3 September 2015, 9:40, Maureen 
wrote:


 Good morning

Has anyone had a problem using Lace8 on Windows 10?

Regards
Maureen
East Yorkshire UK

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Re: [lace] IOLl convention in Coralville

[Jane Wright]

Sounds like fun! I'm in the UK so won't be joining you 

Enjoy yourselves

Jane on a warm evening in Gloucestershire


On 23 Jul 2015 8:19 pm, Susan hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote:

 Hello All!  I am bringing spider confetti for any Arachnean who wants to glue 
 one on their name tag.  The glue stick is packed!  Is anyone arriving early 
 on Sunday at Cedar Rapids?  My plane, if it's on time, arrives at 9am  I 
 would be willing to share a ride to Coralville.  Please contact me off list 
 if you want to coordinate--I have a reservation.  I checked with the hotel 
 today to see what options are available if the lobby gets too crowded or 
 people watching is not my cup of tea.  The hotel does have a locked cloak 
 room to securely stow my luggage until my room is available.  The fitness 
 center will be available with a confirmed Rez even if I'm not yet checked in 
 because of the other convention.  The gentleman I spoke to indicated that the 
 other group is expected to be on the rowdy side  the local shuttle will not 
 be running until sometime in the afternoon.  Coral Ridge Mall is on the 
 shuttle route when it is running.  There is a Von Maur shop  some bouti!
 ques  a wine! 
   store within walking distance.  Last but not least, getting there early may 
 be helpful to our erstwhile hosts if they have some small, last minute jobs 
 for volunteers.  See you in Iowa!  Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA 

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Re: [lace] Weather and Holidays

[Jane Wright]

Sad - I thought people were discussing when to have an international Lace day 
and the weather and holidays were part of the problem.

Jane in Good (damp but warm)

On 20 Jun 2015 3:07 pm, Web lbuy...@nc.rr.com wrote:

 Ladies and Gents, 
 I would like to suggest that discussions of the weather and holidays (such as 
 when Father's Day happens) are more appropriate for the lace chat email group 
 than for the lace group. 
 Thank you, 
 Liz R. 
 Raleigh USA 

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Re: [lace] Undelivered Arachne Mail / Archives

[Jane Wright]

Interestingly, this is the only Arachne mail that has gone straight into my
spam box ?!
If you have a length of lace (a sample perhaps) gather it into a circle and
sew a pretty bead into the centre, attach to a safety pin and VOILA you have a
pretty broach.  I saw some very attractive examples at the Lace Guild
convention in April
Jane in a slightly overcast Gloucestershire



 On Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 20:34, Jane janefr...@googlemail.com wrote:


 Hi All,

I am not a computer expert, but I know that arachne is a majordomo
mailing list working on a unix computer.

All 'arachne' does is receive an email and bounce (reflect) it out to
everyone on a specific list.

Except that in addition, 'arachne' bundles emails into a package for a
'digest' version.

I receive the digest version and although there is the occasional
missing message, I've always assumed it is to do with the bundling
process with a message being too large for one digest and somehow not
getting in to the next. Those lost messages never belong to any one
particular sender, but are quite random and rare. Certainly the sources
of missing messages (Jeri, Devon, Jacquie all appear in the digests).

In other words, the arachne majordomo and server are working fine and if
anyone on the list is not in receipt of an email it is much more likely
to be the receiving server / computer / email software. I can only
suggest that those with problems pick over their email settings with a
fine-tooth comb.

May be Avital can offer further insight.

Best wishes,
Jane
New Forest.

PS. Nearly forgot! Lace content - I demonstrated lace for a day in
Christchurch Priory last week for a 'Living Arts' exhibition. Pleased to
have a steady trickle of interested people watching and asking
questions. But I'm sorry to say it never occurred to me to wear any
lace! What a good idea (thanks Jeri). I must think of something suitable
to make.

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Re: [lace] Reusing Prickings

[Jane Wright]

Hi All,
I've been watching this thread with interest.  I'm with Alex on this one I
really like to work on pricking card without sticky plastic, I use Indian ink
and a mapping pen for marking. One reason is that I find it gives extra
resistance when placing and removing pins, which doesn't do my RSI much good.
Secondly I find that marking the pattern by hand gives me an opportunity to
really look at the design before I start. I have no problem with anyone using
film, it just isn't for me.
I also prefer a straw pillow, I don't find the additional weight an issue. 
Perhaps I'm just a Luddite ;D
Jane


 On Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 13:54, Lyn Bailey lynrbai...@supernet.com
wrote:


 I suspect that prickings, except for those specialized ones where the
sewings
are many, and you have to dig into the pricking, can be used more than one
thinks.  Certainly a simple photocopy on photocopy paper can be used more
than
once, probably several times.  I remember that David Collyer once wrote
about
the many, many times he had used a simply created pricking.  I forget the
nature of the paper, but it wasn�� anything special.  And I simply
photocopied a Bucks pattern onto card stock, nothing fancy, and no plastic,
put it around a thin travel pillow roller and made more than 75 inches of
lace
on it.  It still can be used.  The parchment prickings that we see
mutilated
and difficult to use, needing a repricking with a view to straightening out
all the misplaced pinholes was probably used hundreds of times, if what they
say about a lacemaker making the same pattern for years and years, working
all
day at it.  Very few of us will ever use a pricking to that extent.

Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where I am sick of the clouds that have
been around for at least a week.  If only it would rain, and then the sun
actually come out and stay out, instead of all this lowering cloud cover most
of the time.

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Re: [lace] Cynthia Voysey

[Jane Wright]

Dear Catherine,
Thank you so much for letting us know. I was a student of Cynthia's for many
years and then had the honour of taking over one of her residential courses. 
Although we had lost touch, I still find myself quoting her when I am teaching
and I will miss her.  We have so little time to make our mark on the world,
Cynthia has left a legacy of skilled lacemakers, but above that memories of a
sense of fun.
Do you know if there is a charity to which we might contribute in lieu of
flowers?
Jane Wright (one of her girls)



 On Saturday, 23 May 2015, 10:50, Catherine Barley
catherinebar...@btinternet.com wrote:


 Dear Spiders

It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that my dear friend and
colleague Cynthia Voysey, passed away on 13th May and I'm sure that many of
you reading this email will have attended a class in Honiton lace with
Cynthia
at some time over the years, as she was an exceptional tutor of international
renown.  She had been in slow decline for the last three years suffering
from
Altzheimers.

Her funeral will take place on Wednesday 27th May at 11.30am at Exeter
Crematorium, St Peterr's Chapel, family flowers only.  There may just be one
or two from the UK living close enough and would like to attend her funeral.

Catherine Barley
Henley-on-Thames
UK (where it's bright, warm and sunny today).

Catherine Barley Needlelace
www.catherinebarley.com

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Re: [lace] Lace Police, chairs

[Jane Wright]

Many years ago I was lucky enough to have a chair made for me.  It is what I
knew as a nursing chair, fairly low with a very straight back and no arms. 
Since I am fairly short, they adjusted the seat length - front to back - so
that when I sit on it my back is firmly supported and my feet reach the floor.
Ideal for a Honiton lace pillow. I had it covered in 'Imperial Blue Electrum'
velvet. The name says it all, it is opulent! Wwhen I went to collect it I
found that they had had it sitting in the show room for over a week as it was
attracting so much attention. As I said I am very lucky and I luxuriate in it
every time I make lace. Sigh.
Jane



Regarding Lacemakers chairs  - once some years ago, Helen and I went
demonstrating at an Historic House here in Melbourne, and they seated us by
a window (great light!), and sat us in Victorian Ladies chairs - so they
called them. They were  the Best chairs I have had to sit and make lace -
very low, with a circular seat, and the back wrapped about half way around
the seat, so you sat back and the back rest wrapped around you. Being low,
your knees were up, - just right for resting your pillow on!!

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