Hi Jane and other Arachnids, Just to add to my rather short and hurried note I wrote just now rather in anger. Sorry about that because I did say âshareâ when I should have said âbuy cooperativelyâ or something similar.
If I did not get together with my best friend to subscribe to these lace magazines I would only able to afford two or three which would mean that three or four groups/magazines would miss out as my friend is in her eighties and could not be bothered with the hassle of keeping the subscriptions up. However, because I organise the magazines and subs she only has to pay her share (or portion if you prefer). So rather than slating me for âsharingâ magazines, one should ask about the circumstances before commenting and certainly not apportion blame. By the way, The Lace Guild is the only group where she has a separate subscription which I organise for her so we always have two âLaceâ magazines. Not only that, I always recommend that my students join the Lace Guild and several have done so. Lastly, The Lace Circle, which I also belonged to for many years did not close because people shared their magazine (âThe Lacemakerâ) but because no members came forward to take over the running of the group (at that time I was too busy and too far away to be of any use to them). Joepie From: J-D Hammett Sent: 06 May 2016 18:50 To: Jane Partridge Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: [lace] Re: lace magazines/membership Hi all, Fortunately; I do not âshareâ. I buy 6 magazines with my best friend. Joepie From: Jane Partridge Sent: 06 May 2016 13:56 To: J-D Hammett Cc: [email protected] Subject: [lace] Re: lace magazines/membership Unfortunately Joepie is not the only one who shares her magazines with other people. This sharing results in loss of income to the Guilds and organisations producing the magazines, to the extent that they have to increase their subscription rates (as The Lace Guild are hoping to get members' approval for at their AGM on Sunday) which has a knock on effect of discouraging renewal - and could very well put their survival at risk. Can I make the same plea as has been made many times before, and ask you to stop sharing your magazines before more lace organisations have to close as the Circle did? I was also concerned that because I can't attend the AGM and asked for a proxy form to vote, I discovered I was the only member who has done so - too late now for this year, but please use your vote, proxy forms are available to all members, and can be emailed to those living overseas. Please support the organisations behind the magazines you subscribe to. Jane Partridge - 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/
