Re: [lace] Lace book on project Gutenberg, author Goldenberg

2015-12-03 Thread Jeriames
Added to the subject line: "author Goldenberg". When this subject was raised by Liz in Missouri in late November, I wrote to her privately to ask the name of the book, since it was not in the original Arachne correspondence copy I received. If others are interested, the book is "Lace Its

Re: [lace] Lace book on project Gutenberg

2015-12-02 Thread Helene Ulrich
Tess, I just clicked on the link you supplied: http://www.cs.arizona.edu, There is no reference to lace on this page. Could you please supply some further instructions. Thank you, Helene Ulrich - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

Re: [lace] Lace book on project Gutenberg

2015-12-02 Thread Helene Ulrich
Thank you, it worked. - 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 book on project Gutenberg

2015-12-02 Thread Sue Babbs
Try looking on http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com -Original Message- From: Helene Ulrich Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 3:44 PM To: Tess Parrish Cc: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Lace book on project Gutenberg Tess

Re: [lace] Lace book authors

2015-02-07 Thread Alex Stillwell
From: Karen Bovard Sent: Friday, February 6, 2015 10:02 PM To: Alex Stillwell ; Arachne reply Cc: Brenda Paternoster Subject: Re: [lace] Lace book authors I can fill in some details about POD companies in the US. I have compiled several articles on a blog page should you want more information

Re: [lace] Lace book authors

2015-02-06 Thread Karen Bovard
I can fill in some details about POD companies in the US.  I have compiled several articles on a blog page should you want more information.  I feel almost as proud of the fact that I found my way through the self-publishing maze and was able to publish/print  my book without the

Re: [lace] Lace book library - Over 1,000 on Lace in Jeri's Library

2013-12-27 Thread Jeriames
In a message dated 12/27/2013 5:17:59 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, kazama...@gmail.com writes: I am curious - how large is your book collection Jeri? I believe I own one of the largest collections here in Malta, probably around 150 books mostly about lace, but also some tatting and

Re: [lace] Lace book library - Over 1,000 on Lace in Jeri's Library

2013-12-27 Thread Karen Sammie Manduca
OMG...I cannot say anything else! I am simply gobsmacked. I love needlework and I also love and treasure books, so if I lived in your house, I would never be able to do anything... What a wonderful treasure you have. Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com

Re: [lace] Lace book prices - silly prices

2011-09-19 Thread Catherine Barley
Its ludicrous! Well Jean any lacemaker who is looking for a second-hand copy of any lace title, has you and Clay to thank for advising them of how to go about bidding for a book on e-bay. I have bought and sold (not for some time now) on e-bay, and like yourselves, wait uuntil the last few

Re: [lace] Lace book prices - silly prices

2011-09-19 Thread Lora
There are however some books that command ludicrous prices everywhere. a particular (non lace related) book I've been after for quite some time rarely if ever shows for less than £240 and many times goes for between £250 and £400 second hand! I believe it's original list price only 15 years ago

Re: [lace] Lace book prices

2011-09-19 Thread bev walker
Hello Jean and everyone It seems to me there are bid reminders, and also through 'watch this item' that you can set. For anyone's interest, ebay itself has tips and strategy on how to bid, On 9/19/11, Jean Nathan j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk wrote: The disadvantage of leaving bidding till

Re: [lace] Lace book prices

2011-09-19 Thread Lesley Blackshaw
On 19/09/2011 17:21, bev walker wrote: Hello Jean and everyone It seems to me there are bid reminders, and also through 'watch this item' that you can set. For anyone's interest, ebay itself has tips and strategy on how to bid, Thank goodness for the 'eBay app' for my phone. Before I had

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

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 Dmt11home
We have been bidding on different items and what I am noticing is that a few hours before the end of the bidding, if no one has bid on the item apart from me, someone comes in and make one bid higher than I've initially offered but not too high to push me out of the bidding. They then don't

Re: [lace] Lace book prices

2011-09-17 Thread The Lace Bee
I just bought a booklet of patterns on ebay (not from Jean) and paid, with postage less than the orgianl cost of the book according to the sticker on the front of the book.   The bidding opened at 99p and I put in £4 at the start of the process.  It never reached my maximum.   We have been bidding

Re: [lace] Lace book list

2007-01-09 Thread Ann-Marie Lördal
Hi I will send a list of the books to the list, I have written to the moderator of the list to ask what is permitted. But I will take a closer look of what books I do not use, I suffer right now from Feng Shui and am about to throw half of the house out to my husbands fear :-) Ann-Marie in

Re: [lace] Lace book list

2007-01-09 Thread spindexr
I'm replying on the list. Since this is a one-off thing and you're not a professional book seller, I see no problem in posting it to the list. I suggest you include a note asking that replies be sent to you privately. Best wishes, Avital Arachne moderator Hi I will send a list of the books

Re: [lace] Lace book corrections

2005-12-22 Thread Jean Leader
At 6:16 pm +0100 20/12/05, Jo Falkink wrote: Yahoo supports simple databases. So I created one on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bobbinlace/database I chose the most lively group with the most members I know of. Go ahead and fill it. Though the fields look small, you can type or paste lengthy

Re: [lace] Lace book corrections

2005-12-20 Thread Jo Falkink
Hello all For technical reasons I copied this thread from arachne to bobbinlace In response to a thread on corrections pages to lace books, Tamara Duvall wrote: Jean and David Leader started, a while ago, a webpage of errata to books of living authors. It was supposed to collect just such

Re: [lace] lace book question

2005-10-12 Thread bevw
Hi Sylvie and everyone I think there was a fold out for the unicorn pattern. I sold my copy :( On 10/12/05, Sylvie Nguyen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, While I own the bobbin lace book, Russische Kant, I don't believe that a sheet of prickings came with it. Can anyone refresh my memory?

RE: [lace] Lace book

2004-05-12 Thread Annette Meldrum
] Subject: Re: [lace] Lace book The book is gorgeous and well worth getting. It weighs 2lb 11.25 oz (you'll need imperial measurements for the USPS site). Amazon.com are currently charging $30.60 for it i.e. $14.40 off the list price. According to their website they charge $6.99 per parcel + $4.99

Re: [lace] Lace book

2004-05-11 Thread Sue Babbs
The book is gorgeous and well worth getting. It weighs 2lb 11.25 oz (you'll need imperial measurements for the USPS site). Amazon.com are currently charging $30.60 for it i.e. $14.40 off the list price. According to their website they charge $6.99 per parcel + $4.99 per item to mail things to

Re: [lace] Lace book

2004-05-11 Thread Sue Babbs
Curiosity got the better of me!! It will cost 73.4217 AUD (£28.98) from Amazon.co.uk Sue - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Lace book

2004-01-23 Thread Clay Blackwell
I bought this book on ebay a couple of months ago, and it is really a book of designs. The pictures are white lace on black pages, and many (if not most) are from old drawings. For the money, it isn't a bad thing to have, but it wasn't what I expected. It would be fun to play with some of these

Re: [lace] Lace book on ebay which insults some of our lacemakers

2003-06-15 Thread Toni Hawryluk
need - the looms, the bobbins, the diferent threads. What looms? or search for item number 3528732598 Jean in Poole Could the circular frame for Teneriffe (spelling ?) be defined as a loom ? Toni in Seattle - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: