Re: [lace] Pricey lace books

2013-11-06 Thread Catherine Barley
Did you know that for a mere $753.00 you can buy Alex Stillwell's Technique of Teneriff book? I've been noticing this a lot with Amazon's general books too. Apparently these books are all coming out of Hong Kong. I'm sure any author would love a slice of that kind of price. Are there people

Re: [lace] Pricey lace books

2013-11-06 Thread Clay Blackwell
Sharon is correct. But there is one other thing you need to be aware of... Sometimes people list items at outrageous prices just to create the illusion that the item is really that valuable. Then, they will list the item at a very *low* buy it now price. Beware! Before you grab that deal,

Re: [lace] Pricey lace books

2013-11-06 Thread Lin Hudren
Clay, you hit it on the head. Great caution. Thanks. Hugs, Lin and the Mali *I just realized I am so old, I have forgotten I have been there and done that.* - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

[lace] sad news

2013-11-06 Thread anneke
Sister Judith passed away this morning. 1,5 month after we celebrated her 100th birthday. A great day that she enjoyed immensely. She told me last week ‘it was good, but it is enough’ We will miss her dearly, but her Lace, Withof, will live on. Anneke Reijs in Baexem, in the south-east of

Re: [lace] sad news

2013-11-06 Thread Jill Hawkins
Thank you, Anneke, for sharing this sad news. Although I never met her, I know the influence that Sister Judith has had on the lace world. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and all who knew her. Jill in Milton Keynes, England On 06 November 2013 at 14:50 ann...@reijs.nl wrote:

Re: [lace] sad news

2013-11-06 Thread Bev Walker
Thank you for letting us know, Anneke. Sr. Judith lived a wonderful life, and her legacy of laces and designs is priceless! May she rest in peace. Missed, but never forgotten. On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 6:50 AM, ann...@reijs.nl wrote: Sister Judith passed away this morning. 1,5 month after we

Re: [lace] Pricey lace books

2013-11-06 Thread Adele Shaak
Hello everybody: Catherine wrote: This email from Sharon has prompted me to look on UK Amazon this morning and I see that there are 8 used copies of my book 'Needlelace Designs Techniques' for sale plus a further 5 NEW copies, making the grand total of 13 copies for sale. The lowest

Re: [lace] Pricey lace books - Do you read Jeri's memos?

2013-11-06 Thread Jeriames
A subject I regularly write about. Often! There are greedy people everywhere. All they need is access to the internet and a personal computer. They can be thieves and spammers, because they are not being regulated properly. Please do not buy from them. Sometimes respected suppliers

[lace] more on books

2013-11-06 Thread Rick Sharon Whiteley
Since I’m on the price of books soapbox I thought I’d bring up another point. This past Summer I bought myself a couple of second hand (out of print) lace books. I got them at what I considered a reasonable price. One, from England, cost £9.99 and the other, from the States was $25.99.

[lace] Sad News

2013-11-06 Thread janet theaker
I have just had an email from Pam Crouch from The Heartland Lace Guildto say Lise Thomsen sadly passed away this morning , I am sure their areMany on Arachne who knew Lise,Our thoughts Prayers and Blessings are with her FamilyAnother sad loss for the Lacemaking World. Janet - To unsubscribe send

Re: [lace] Pricey lace books

2013-11-06 Thread Jenny Brandis
There are some lace book authors who are self funded publishers, meaning they have personally outplayed the printing costs. I would like to see a list of those books and the authors sale details so when I buy their book I buy it direct from them and THEY receive the full sale price. For

Re: [lace] Pricey lace books

2013-11-06 Thread Clay Blackwell
Excellent idea! Going beyond that, perhaps a consortium of self-publishers on Arachne! Rhere must be a good website for that! Clay Sent from my iPad On Nov 6, 2013, at 7:08 PM, Jenny Brandis je...@brandis.com.au wrote: There are some lace book authors who are self funded publishers,

[lace] Sister Judith

2013-11-06 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
So sad to hear of Sister Judith's passing. Condolences to her family and friends. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz - 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:

[lace] Xmas exchange

2013-11-06 Thread The Lacebee
Being that it is now 7th November, is the Xmas lace exchange going ahead as I thought pairings were to be sent out on 1st November bu.t I've heard nothing. L Kind Regards Liz Baker - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here.

[lace] Teneriffe book

2013-11-06 Thread alexstillwell
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 20:48:41 -0800 From: Rick Sharon Whiteley rswhite...@shaw.ca Subject: [lace] Pricey lace books . I checked out some lace books. Did you know that for a mere $753.00 you can buy Alex Stillwell's Technique of Teneriff book Thank you Sharon. I wish I