I guess I have to pop in here. Sometimes the preference...book or CD....is an age thing, too. I , like many of you, prefer to settle in with a book..to study and read patterns.
I suppose that, like Clay says, the optimum vehicle is a nice glossy book with a pocket for a CD. (This harkens back to the time when books included cardboard patterns ready to prick). But I want a book with the instructions. Printing out at home and then taking to be spiral bound is not practical for many people. I have printed out such, , then placed in sheet protectors...in a loose-leaf notebook. Good, but cumbersome and NOT a substitute for a book!. But then I love books and can always find space for one more. Smiles BarbE ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jean Nathan ; Lace Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 5:52 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Preference of Book format Naturally, when I make an absolute statement, it doesn't take long for me to contradict myself!! Jean Nathan mentioned Jane Atkinson's book on disk, and this is a good example. I did not "discover" Jean's book until it was OOP, and so was thrilled to learn about the CD. As soon as I got it, I spent lots of time looking at it. The beauty of Jane's book on disk is that the images are extremely in high definition, and all in color, so that if you want a closer look, all you have to do is enlarge the image on your screen with no pixillation until you get very, very close. This was just a revelation for me! I loved being able to do that in a lace-related book. But... because I do prefer to curl up with a book, I took the time to print out Jane's book, which I then comb-bound, including a pocket for the CD. Now, it's possible to curl up with the book, read to my heart's content, and when I want a better look, take the CD to the computer. So I don't feel deprived for not having gotten one of the original "hard copies" of the book! (And it is a great one!) Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Jean Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Don't know why this is on both Lace and Lace-chat, as it's clearly a lace > topic, so I'm restricting my reply to Lace to save getting it twice. > > A book every time! > > I had a choice of Jane Akinson's book "Pattern Design for Torchon Lace" new > on CD or secondhand in book form - I chose the book. Price had nothing to do > with the choice. Books are much easier to peruse at leisure and almost at > any time, anywhere. I also find I can usually remember which book I saw a > pattern in and can go to that book immediately, but I canlt do that with > CDs. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.10/1091 - Release Date: 10/24/2007 2:31 PM - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
