Re: [lace] books vs kindle

2013-05-20 Thread Lesley Blackshaw
On 19/05/2013 18:38, Jean Nathan wrote: You've all left out the most important problem of owning an e-reader - where do you put your lace book mark? I love my Kindle, but my lace bookmarks are in my paper books which I also love to read. The books I like because they are in a familiar form,

[lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle

2013-05-20 Thread kloeppelki...@t-online.de
Just a question on this thread because I wonder: Is Kindle a synonymous for any eBook reader or do you all really use Kindle? I myself decided for a Sony (mainly for junk food books). Gabriele, chemnitz, Germany Von: Isabel Wear isabel.w...@shaw.ca An: Bev Walker

Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle

2013-05-20 Thread Lesley Blackshaw
On 20/05/2013 11:46, kloeppelki...@t-online.de wrote: Just a question on this thread because I wonder: Is Kindle a synonymous for any eBook reader or do you all really use Kindle? Mine's a Kindle. Lesley in Marple, UK, wondering whether summer will ever arrive. - To unsubscribe send email

Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle

2013-05-20 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Gabriele, Kindle is a brandmark and is connected with amazon. And this is in my opinion a problem, you can bye e.books only from them. There excist several other e-readers like mine from Sony. Than you are free to bye where you want. The e.reader from Thalia are also connected with Thalia. And

Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle

2013-05-20 Thread suebabbs385
I chose the Kindle (black white only) because I liked the non-reflective screen. It seems easier on my eyes Sue - 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:

Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle

2013-05-20 Thread Clay Blackwell
Ilske, I have an iPad and there is a Kindle App for it. So I can read books from Amazon or Apple and other sources as well. Clay Sent from my iPad On May 20, 2013, at 7:31 AM, Ilske Thomsen ilske.l.thom...@t-online.de wrote: And if you have a i-Pad or a i-Pad Mini your are bound on Apple.

Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle

2013-05-20 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Thanks, Clay, that was what I forget to write. And there ia another fine thing, but perhaps only in Germany. With some e-readers one could lend e-books from an organization I can't find the name so quick. But for Sony doesn't exist an App yet. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] kindle topic

2013-05-20 Thread Avital
Dear spiders, The Books vs Kindle thread has wandered rather far from lace. Time to move it to chat! Thanks, Avital Arachne moderator -- Blog: http://apinnick.wordpress.com Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spindexr - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle

2013-05-20 Thread The Lace Bee
I also meant to say that when I fall asleep and hit myself in the face with the iPad it hurts more than when I do that with even a hardback book. L Kind Regards Liz Baker - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help,

Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle

2013-05-20 Thread J D Hammett
Mine is a Kindle. Joepie. -Original Message- From: kloeppelki...@t-online.de Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 11:46 AM To: Lace Subject: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle Just a question on this thread because I wonder: Is Kindle a synonymous for any eBook reader or do you all really

Re: [lace] kindle topic

2013-05-20 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Sorry, Avital, do you allow one single question on e-readers to the list. I am not on chat. Does anybody of you know how the books with a certain ID can be done on another e-reader in case the one the ID belongs is damaged? Pleas answer me privately. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to

Re: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle

2013-05-20 Thread The Lace Bee
I have an iPad and iBooks tend to be pdf in format for this reader. However, I was able to download a free kindle app from the AppStore to allow me to access kindle books. I think that amazon have realised that they need to make their ebooks available to other platforms so they opened up

[lace] crocheted lace in the news

2013-05-20 Thread Karen Bovard
Miley Cyrus showed up at the 2013 Music Awards in a crocheted (lace) jumpsuit that is stunning.   See it at the following address: http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bd_nJSO1teaCHbqKOW.H0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT 04NQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/ymusic-stop-the-presses/169075996.jpg   Karen

Re: [lace] early lace pillows

2013-05-20 Thread lynrbailey
Dear Bev et al, I agree with what you say, but point out that cotton drill was either nonexistent or too expensive for a poor lacemaker to use on a pillow, and therefore vote for a similar twill fabric, but linen. Might be hard to find, or expensive. I highly doubt that there would be much

Re: [lace] early lace pillows etc

2013-05-20 Thread Diana Smith
Hello Jen Horse hair is a possibility for stuffing a pillow. Did anyone see the Antiques Road Show on UK TV yesterday - the pair of ladies 'pockets' as in the nursery rhyme Lucy Locket lost her pocket! Apparently it is very rare to find a pair. The Queens Gallery has an expo this summer 10th

[lace] kindle lace books?

2013-05-20 Thread Lyn Bailey
There are some who described doing things to get lace prickings and such on their kindle. For those who have that or a similar device, do you, or would you use your device when you make lace? Would you read your lace books on such a device if available? How difficult is it to take the paper

[lace] e-readers

2013-05-20 Thread C Johnson
A program available for computers called Caliber (free download) lets you change the format of e-books so they can be read on different readers. PDF readers for tablets are also available so the books on the professors website can be read easily. FWIW Susie Morris, Illinois - To

Re: [lace] early lace pillows

2013-05-20 Thread Bev Walker
To clarify, I used drill cotton (present-day fabric) for my version of a Midlands bolster, and I referred to twill (the weave technique) for the period fabric of whatever fibre content, wool, linen, silk, horsehair even (and stuffed with that, too, as someone mentioned). Probably not cotton as

Re: [lace] kindle lace books?

2013-05-20 Thread Diane Williams
Lyn, I have scanned pages from two Romanian Point lace books that I own.  I scanned the pages with various fillings so that I will always have them with me.  That way I can take just my project with me and pick my fillings on the fly or use the scanned pages as a reference.  I can zoom in closely

Re: [lace] kindle lace books?

2013-05-20 Thread Anna Binnie
I have scanned images of lace, lace patterns and working diagrams and saved them as pdf. These can then be put on your ipad or reader. And there you have it. I have actually saved some of the papers from the Arizona Uni website (the one with lace books) onto my ipad to read. may I also say I

[lace] lace-related uses for tablets and other digital devices

2013-05-20 Thread Vicki Bradford
One additional use I have found valuable is the capability of my tablet to photograph instructor-drawn lace diagrams from a lace class done on a blackboard or dry erase board. I am terrible at redrawing these useful diagrams of specific techniques and have in the past used a digital camera or