[lace] Re: Lulu and others

2011-09-18 Thread Susan Reishus
But keep an eye on your bank/card account for unauthorized charges.  I had several that were done monthly, no idea how it could have happened nor what they were for, though the powers that be set it right and rectified the situation when Lulu didn't respond to queries. Best, Susan Reishus  - To

Re: [lace] Lace book prices

2011-09-18 Thread Dmt11home
<> Am I missing something here? I am confused about what you think is going on that makes you suspicious. Do you think the other bidder is simply running up the price with no intention of buying? Or that she only bids on things you are bidding on? I think that what you are describing is "an a

Re: [lace] re Casper Netscher's Lacemaker

2011-09-18 Thread Clay Blackwell
I did not mean to insult the integrity of the little lacemaker. I just want to note that as illustrious as the source of this interpretation is, there are still other ways to use the same information. A devoted housewife can also be (and, it was probably also true 350-400 years ago) someone

[lace] lace population in the UK

2011-09-18 Thread The Lace Bee
I was wondering this afternoon, having looked back at some old magazines, just how many registered and non registered lacemakers there are in the UK now?   I found an article in an old 'lace' from the early 80s (don't know which edition as it was on a photocopy that I'd stuffed into a folder) that

[lace] Book on demand

2011-09-18 Thread Jean Nathan
Coincidentally as we are discussing books on demand there's a 4 page article in the current 'Computeractive' issue 354, 15th to 28th September 2011. It explains very clearly how to do it using 'Lulu', but they do give links to 4 other on demand publishers. They also give examples of cost (altho

[lace] Re: Library Loan & Wool for Pillows

2011-09-18 Thread Susan Reishus
As I stated before, it is just plain tragic, as dozens or hundreds of others don't get to use the books.  Evidently this woman Liz is talking about, saved herself loads of time ferreting out books online/from booksellers, and got them for something close to original asking price.  Once the demand w

Re: [lace] Lace book prices

2011-09-18 Thread Clay Blackwell
To Liz and Jean - Sadly, another thing going on with bidders on eBay is that there are people out there who are inexperienced bidders, and jump right into the bidding. One or two people will increase their bid by a dollar or so at a time, and drive the bid up in the early days of the auction.

Re: [lace] Lace book prices

2011-09-18 Thread The Lace Bee
I'd like to think that all the bidders on ebay are nice people but unfortuantely I think that some may not be.   We have been hit by single high bids on other things as well - I collect Australian WWI sweetheart brooches and have found that when I need to put in a max bid because I won't be able to

[lace] Lace book prices

2011-09-18 Thread Jean Nathan
Liz there might not be a reason for being suspicious about the price being bid up (or there might). One of the items I sold was the travel pillow that I'd made. It went for what I consider to be a ridiculously high price and I think it might have been popular because I'd included a small box for