I have to agree with Liz regarding the sharing of information. Everyone is very concerned about a dying art, on one hand, but then on the other they are more concerned with how the data is disseminated to those who are new and more than likely cannot get the books from normal sources. It would seem more appropriate that people who do share their knowledge freely and those who have written books in the past would encourage dissemination to those who are new as a way to encourage them to continue bobbin lace. To do this, isi it possible for the out-of-date books especially from those authors who are still living to post them to a website where they could be downloaded by anyone possibly with a small fee attached to the download. Someone suggested PayPal as the means of payment. Even a dollar a document would give the author something and may resolve the copyright issue. i totally understand the frustration of the author not getting paid, but there are so many of the old books that are no longer in print, and potentially no longer have a copyright date attached, but if books are still available, they are so costly no one can afford them. I did an evaluation of the library of a lace group, i belonged to. There was one book I actually found on the Internet that was really for sale (e.g., in stock). The book was somewhere around $700 US. You would have to be exceptionally good at bobbin lace and could not do without this book or very rich and wanted to blow money. Most people cannot afford books at this level, especially young lacers who are just starting out. All supplies are expensive and a book of this price range is outrageous. If it were on the Internet from the IOLI for example, it could easily be made available at reasonable cost for download. Just a thought. Sallie in Wyoming
On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Elizabeth Ligeti <[email protected]> wrote: > I was glad to read Jacquie's message that she is happy for the UK Lace > magazines to be passed on. > Some years ago I was given a pile of them from someone who was having to > clear out a lot of stuff, and was kind enough to pass them on to me, knowing > they were going to a good home! What a waste if they had gone to the tip! > > They are dated well before I joined the UK Guild, and I treasure them - as > not only are they useful magazines, but they are a nice remembrance of a > lacemaker who is now, sadly, no longer with us. > > I cannot see any harm in passing on magazines, or books, that are no-longer > of use. Much better than throwing them away. I have been able to purchase > some 2nd hand lace books that are out of print, and have been for many > years, from the Guild table at Lace Days. Not only does it help the Guild, > but helps us Lacemakers, too, as many of the books are not in our Guild > library, so we are unable to borrow them. Often they are from deceased > estates, and the family know they have been used with love. It pleases them > to know the books can be of help to someone else. > > Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
