Re: [lace] OT question (about my first name/Joker)
In game shows, the expression "play the joker" is used in the way you describe. I don't know if the expression is used in any card games. The other connotation of Joker is as one of Batman's adversaries. Liz On 10 Sep 2009, at 20:27, J. Falkink wrote: I'm more looking especially for something like betting on the joker, or put the joker into play. A dutch expression also used to double you points in a tele-quiz. Jo -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: bev walker [mailto:walker.b...@gmail.com] Verzonden: donderdag 10 september 2009 19:12 Aan: J. Falkink CC: lace@arachne.com Onderwerp: Re: [lace] OT question (about my first name/Joker) You might like "The joker is wild." In cards, a wild card is one that can have any value. I believe your name is pronounced with the 'e' - in English 'yo-key' (or do you pronounce the 'j' as a soft g sound). Lace content: we have 'wild lace' too, a chaotic but organized style. On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:00 AM, J. Falkink wrote: Dear spiders On English list I usually sign with Jo, but my full first name is Joke (the Dutch female version of Johny). I'm looking for expressions with the joker in a deck of cards. Jo - -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace-chat] Re: [lace] obsolete technology
I suspect it is highly unlikely you will be able to read the floppies on your computer - it is even possible they are not standard diskettes - and the language is almost certainly a proprietary one. It is just possible that the files are plain txt, in which case, if your computer will read them, you might be able to access them by either copying to windows and changing the extension to txt instead of whatever it is at present and opening in Notepad. Alternatively, if you have a friendly local printer, they may have hardware capable of reading old disks and obsolete proprietary languages (I had one extract data from some 5" floppies not that long ago) Good luck Liz On 22 May 2009, at 18:39, laceandb...@aol.com wrote: I have the mechanical technology to read floppies, I just suspect that my PC won't understand the language. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Battery operated bobbin winder
Yes I've got one of these and generally it is fine with Midlands bobbins - I've found one or two that didn't work too well because of the shaping of the bobbin, but most have been OK. It is quiet and efficient. If I was buying again, I would consider the mains powered version and the battery power pack to conserve batteries when I'm at home (but I don't know what voltage you are on in Tasmania). Cheers Liz in West Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Faye Owers Sent: 12 September 2006 22:57 To: ARACHNE Subject: [lace] Battery operated bobbin winder Hi Lacemakers, I would like to ask a question of the group. Do any of you have the battery operated bobbin winder that is sold by Langendorf, and if so, is it is suitable for Midlands bobbins? Does it work well ? It looks like it is only a small unit and ideal for my needs and a cheaper alternative to the more expensive electric units available. I would appreciate any advice that you have. Thank you in advance Cheers Faye Owers Tasmania [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Lace CD (again) question
There was mention of the CD at the Lace Guild summer school - I know someone had copies there, but I didn't actually look at it. I'm pretty sure you will find that the Lace Guild is well aware of the CD and did assist in providing source material for it. Although I accept all that has been said about the CD, I think we perhaps have to remember it is not aimed at the lace community but at card makers and that their requirements are different from ours. There may well be some value in getting old patterns into the public domain, even if we do not like the way it is being done or the quality of the product. I must admit I have considered buying a copy of the CD for card making friends. Cheers Liz in West Sussex -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jean Nathan Sent: 05 September 2006 08:24 To: Lace Subject: [lace] Lace CD (again) question I had a thought in the night - Aland and Barry whoever are advertising their "lace" CD on their web site as "Lace Guild CD". Does the Lace Guild know they are marketing it as this? Did they give permission for them to use the organisation's name in marketing? Are they paying a royalty to the Lace Guild? I'll email the Lace Guild and ask them if they're aware of it. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Self directed Learning
On Friday, November 25, 2005, at 09:24 PM, Hendrika van Kooten wrote: > I thought it would be interesting to find out what useful > publications / books members of the list, would suggest or > recommend,and why. I was fortunate to start off by taking a weekend course and getting the basics. Following the course, I found Springett's Torchon Lace book most useful because of the step by step instructions and clear diagrams. Cheers Liz On a cold, dull day in West Sussex, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Browsers - was roseground
Susie wrote: This seems a bit of an unfair slight on web designers and writers. Back in 1990 when Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web and the language for the web - html - all he envisaged was a system for document retrieval and interlinking. The language used for writing web pages was text based (could be produced in NotePad or any other text editor) and there was no thought of including images. For good or ill - and there are arguments both ways - over the last 15 or so years the web has grown exponentially and the original text browsers like the original Mozilla (later Netscape) have become more sophisticated in order to read the pages being written by web designers. Web designers have an interest in pushing the boundaries and there is a cyclical effect of more sophisticated pages needing more sophisticated software encouraging the development of more sophisticated pages. Some designers will continue to produce simple html pages alongside and as an alternative to their other offerings and others consider this an inefficient use of time. It has little or nothing to do with support for the Microsoft empire - there is little or nothing that will not display equally well on any of the cutting edge browsers be they IE, Firefox, Opera, etc. In advising a user that an upgrade is necessary in order to read a webpage, the designer is simply being realistic about what will work on what and is using programming techniques to recognise which browser is in use. In the case cited at the start of this thread, it is interesting only IE 5.5 was required rather than the current version. Clearly not everybody is able or willing to run all the most up-to-date software, but that does not imply anything sinister in being at the cutting edge of technology. Apologies that this has little to do with lace, but much to do with recent technological history. Though come to think of it, isn't the Lace Guild now offering an RSS feed... Cheers Liz - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Crazy idea
Many thanks for all the responses - it starts to look as though it might not be such a crazy idea after all. You seem to know exactly what I'm talking about Laurie - it is Everquest my son is hooked on!!! Guess the next step is to sort out the hotel booking and find out what kind of Internet connection is on offer so we can work round that one. I'll let you know when I know I'm coming! Cheers Liz -Original Message- From: Laurie Hughes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 May 2005 12:22 To: 'liz thackray'; lace@arachne.com Subject: RE: [lace] Crazy idea Liz, Everyone has answered this pretty thoroughly except for this part: *How would a teenager who is addicted to computer games be kept *occupied in *Denver and vicinity? I have a son who CANNOT live without his computer and although he might go to the zoo and water park, if you don't dose him with computer when you get home he's simply a bear.so I understand your dilemma, so here comes some ideas... The hotel has high speed Internet Access. If Computer games are your son's solace, then bring, buy or rent a laptop and get him one of those games that you can play others online. Everquest is a popular one and game that says on the box, those magic words "online play" or "play against live opponents" I'd be glad to find some rental rates. I have a laptop...it's old...and I won't be using it during the day and most of the night so he's welcome to it. Let me check to see if it attaches to the internet before you depend on it A cheaper version is to visit Best Buy or some other computer game store and play the games therethey demo them...I don't think they are full games, but I don't know. It might not be enough. With the dollar as weak as it is, this idea of yours doubly splendid. I always think the crazy ideas are the best because you feel so deliciously wicked and lucky and quite smart when you actually do them. Lace in Peace (and visit us in Denver!) Laurie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Crazy idea
All this talk of travel is turning our mind to holidays and we are debating whether given the current dollar/sterling exchange rate this year might be a good time to cross the Atlantic. Thought we are playing with is possibility of me registering for Denver and husband and son entertaining themselves and then us tacking on some days family holiday. So some questions to help us decide if this would be practical/sensible... Is it still possible to register for the convention? Which parts of the programme might be OK for husband and son - presumably the Saturday evening, but what else? How would a teenager who is addicted to computer games be kept occupied in Denver and vicinity? Where would be sensible to look at if extending the stay for a week or two? My son and I have never been across the Atlantic and my husband had a month in Austin about 10 years ago so we really are pretty clueless about where to go, distances, costs, etc, etc. Anybody able to help us make up our minds?! Cheers Liz in Sussex, UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Too late for Tonder book on ebay
Yes! Guess I ought to introduce myself, having been lurking for a few weeks now. I live with my husband and autistic teenage son in a small town in West Sussex, UK, about 10 miles north of Brighton. I've been making bobbin lace for a relatively short time (my husband gave me a residential weekend as a Christmas present beginning of last year as he knew I had always wanted to know how to make lace - learned to tat and crochet as a teenager in the 1960s). Over the past 18 months, I've had a fair bit of time available to explore my new hobby, and have attended further residential weekends, learned the basics of torchon, beds and bucks point and begun to experiment with different threads, etc. The first weekend I went to, the teacher showed some slides of some large wall hangings and other less traditional forms of lace and it really blew my mind and probably set me off on my own individual meanderings in the world of lace. I have a real difficulty describing myself as a lacemaker - that appellation seems to apply to someone with skills rather than a hobbyist like me. Rather, I am interested in exploring texture and shape using lace techniques - and on the way learning a range of skills. I also enjoy my new hobby as I have learned early that it is not necessary to follow a bought pattern or obey all the rules, but I can choose what I want to do, to some extent design it, etc. I have quite a lot of computing skills and also enjoy playing with design software. Enough of me. No doubt I will pop my head over the parapet from time to time, but for the moment I'll return to lurkdom! Cheers Liz -Original Message- From: Clay Blackwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 April 2005 01:41 To: liz thackray; Lace Subject: RE: [lace] Too late for Tonder book on ebay So Liz - Are you the lucky buyer!!?? Clay Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [Original Message] > From: liz thackray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Lace > Date: 4/19/2005 6:30:07 PM > Subject: RE: [lace] Too late for Tonder book on ebay > > Yes - thanks for the pointer Jean. > > I notice the same seller has Jane Atkinson's torchon design book at > the same buy it now price - again a real bargain!!! > > Liz in West Sussex > > (new to this list...) > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Jean Nathan > Sent: 19 April 2005 19:25 > To: Lace > Subject: [lace] Too late for Tonder book on ebay > > The Tonder book has been sold. > > Jean in Poole > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Too late for Tonder book on ebay
Yes - thanks for the pointer Jean. I notice the same seller has Jane Atkinson's torchon design book at the same buy it now price - again a real bargain!!! Liz in West Sussex (new to this list...) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jean Nathan Sent: 19 April 2005 19:25 To: Lace Subject: [lace] Too late for Tonder book on ebay The Tonder book has been sold. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
