[lace] Digital Photos.
E mail photos are usually very low pixel rate (72 pixels per inch) they will not print out too well. The theory is that pixels over 200 per inch are a waste of time for a lot of printers even though they talk about 720 per inch as an ability to print at. There are technical arguments that I do not understand surmounting these statements. If you are going to take them to a print shop for printing on photpaper/chemicals etc, then it is worth getting high pixels per inch. The size of high pixel per inch pictures can be VERY large indeed. I find that 300 pixels per inch seems to be pretty good at the 6 inch by 5 inch size. I occasionally double this size "just in case". Brian and Jean from Cooranbong Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Pound symbol
We have to access the symbol character set to get the pound sign. I usually can not be bothered and write Pounds Sterling instead! I have to write $Aud or $ US so the Sterling thing is not really much different. Brian and Jean from Cooranbong Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Digital photos
I had to send a printed photo of some lace to the RMLG for reproducing in the Tina book. We took the photo with our digital camera, and then went along to the camera store, and got it professionally printed by them, so I could post the prints to Denver ( from Melbourne, Oz), Zapping them through by email was not good enough for Cindy to print off at the other end. The photos I got printed, and then posted to her came out OK, and she was happy with them. We are very happy with our digital camera - a Pentax 330. Our other camera is a Kodak Retinette - bought with my 21st birthday money - so is getting a bit ancient now (but we won't go into that!!!) , and it still takes perfect pictures - but unfortunately, not close-ups, so no good for lace pics! from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, where I have just been to see Richard Gere in "Shall We Dance" - a great, fun movie! [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] 2-Pair Inventions, UK
Not sure where "Norwich Suppliers Fair" is - my sense of UK geography is as bad as my sense of US geography (for that matter, as bad as my sense of Polish geography; geography just isn't "my thing" ) but I've just heard that Jacqui Southworth of Larkholme Lace - who carries the booklet in UK - will be there, selling it. Might save some of you the pain of passing the money/goods back and forth accross the Atlantic... --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) Healthy US through The No-CARB Diet: no C-heney, no A-shcroft, no R-umsfeld, no B-ush. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Pattern Issue
On Oct 27, 2004, at 13:58, Jane Partridge wrote: I have never had to tie in the gimp threads - make sure that you overlap the gimp through more than one stitch, don't cut off close until the lace is "set", if necessary add an extra twist to the pairs holding the gimps in place. I've never tied in the gimp threads (ie, secured them via tying the "basic" thread around them), but that's because I'd never heard of the practice... Now that I have - thanks, Sylvia - I'm sure to... :) I'm an obsessive personality, and one of my obsessions has always pivoted around a "secure exit" (gimp and basic threads alike). Even working in Flanders (where the gimp passes through 2 pairs instead of one, as in PG); even when thread exits through more than one pin (not always possible); even when the thread is linen or cotton, rather than silk (ie not as slick and slippery)... I don't trust it not to escape; I have seen too many examples of *intended* circles, which survived as semi-circles (at best) The problem with tying is that it is likely to alter the thread paths, and should you have made a mistake, it makes it very difficult to back-track! Tough er, ahem... :) Given how many times one alters the paths - intentionally or not - by adding or missing a twist... Given that one - usually - discovers those "oopsies" only after one's removed the "pin forest" covering them up (way too late to correct them)... At least, tying the gimp in is both done on purpose *and* sensible :) In general, you should aim never to have any knots/ties in your lace. The only legitimate use I have come across in the English laces is in Honiton, Not an English *lace*, but one which has been best explored/explained by English lacemakers (Patricia Reed and Sandi Woods) - Milanese. In making a big, scroll-type turn, one's *told* to tie a knot after the first (nearest to the headside) two passives, to keep them in place. I don't do it - prefer to achieve the same result via tensioning (and curse when it doesn't work ) - but it's not only not a sin, it's a recommended technique. And passives in a scroll-head *can* be controlled by tensioning alone, while gimps can't... I think I'll definitely tie my basic threads around my gimps from now on, and anti-knot rules be d...d :) Actually, I think that using glue (however diluted) on lace offends me more than knots... That's not to say I agree with Sylvia on *every* issue :) Apologies an'all, but I don't think I'll take your advice and "go where ever you came from" (wherever did you learn your spelling?)... I've lived here for over 31 yrs, and have been a citizen for over 20, so it's as much my country as it's yours, and here I stay. And I feel free to complain about the glitches, when I perceive them. Also, I do not run from problems, just because someone tells me to; if I dislike something, I try to change it and make it better. --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) Healthy US through The No-CARB Diet: no C-heney, no A-shcroft, no R-umsfeld, no B-ush. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Pattern Issue
It was Christine Springett that suggested tying the gimp thread when they want to be slippery. I always overlap thru at least four pair and more if I can manage it. Sylvia Andrews Lacemaking talent on loan from God - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Xmas mail
On Oct 26, 2004, at 4:13, Helene Gannac wrote: Personally, I never have room to put my own address on the front of an envelope, Those tea labels you've been getting from US at exorbitant prices (and me profiting in bobbins from Neil in the process )? They're meant to fit in the upper-left corner of any envelope, even a small one. I'm dedicated to pasting *many* pretty stamps when mailing abroad, also, and never have I had any conflict between the two. The US "airmail sticker" is somewhat oversizeed, compared to those from other countries, but I can usually fit it on also; if not, I just write: "air mail" Anyway, I would be extremely mad if I ever found out that any P.O. chucks my letters out wihtout bothering to turn them over to check if I've put the sender's address on. I would be too, if I thought it was the fault of the *people* responsible. Unfortunately, the envelopes are - mostly - scanned by machines; that's one of the reasons we've been told (years ago) to stick to certain, "prescribed", sizes of envelopes. The puter won't flip the envelope; all it can do is reject what it thinks is deficient in the info area. Presumably, the PO workers then check the rejects, to make sure that they're legitimate. But, given the Christmas rush/madness, when the PO - like everyone else - has to employ partly-trained seasonal help... I wouldn't trust that too far :) If you're mailing to US, my advice would be to stick a piece of clear scotch tape on the back (to hold the flap down), and put your address label on the front (in the upper left corner) I have lots of "issues" with the US's "do it my way or take the highway" attitude, but the placing of the address label isn't one of them :) For one thing, it's a minor matter (it's better to save your breath for protesting something important ). For another, it does make sense, if you're trying to have millions of pieces of mail processed, efficiently, by a dumb machine... I'm a great proponent of common sense :) --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) Healthy US through The No-CARB Diet: no C-heney, no A-shcroft, no R-umsfeld, no B-ush. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Halasi lace
On Oct 27, 2004, at 21:10, Schuette.Fifty (Dora the Knotter) wrote: Dear Lacers, please forgive me for not having send the report. Must get a new scanner . Say what??? Being in possession of your book (I Never Looked Back), which includes your hair-raising trip to Hungary, I assumed I was "sitting pretty", and didn't *need* anything else in the way of reports, which is why I didn't chip in when you offered... But, nothing in my book indicates a need of a scanner... There's a drawing of the "confusion at the mile-post", and a photo, which I assume to have been taken in Kiskunhalas, but which is too indistinct to tell me what or where was being photographed... If there are photos to be included with the report, please add me to the list of those who want the report. --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) Healthy US through The No-CARB Diet: no C-heney, no A-shcroft, no R-umsfeld, no B-ush. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Digital cameras - for
As everyone knows, I'm the Last Dinosaur when it comes to technology (as a matter of fact, I think that, on Nov 2, my sig will change to "pox on all technology" ), so it may be surprising that I should weigh in on the side of "pro", when it comes to a digital camera :) Mine, a Nikon Coolpix 885 received for Christmas '01, is the best example of concerted family effort: I supplied the whine, my geek-son the research, and DH the cash... To this day, I don't know its megapixel capacity; I think it's 3, but can't swear to it, nor can I find the answer in the manual. But it has a macro feature (a sine qua non requirement), it's very small and light (ditto), it can operate off a store-bought battery or off the proprietal, rechargeable one, or off a plug in the wall (in US ), which is very convenient, and it takes a memory *card*, which I think is convenient also (there are more of those to be had at Walmart than on sticks and other devices). It cost around $800 3 yrs ago, I think (my son never seriously considered the price as a factor in choosing, and DH would as soon forget how much it cost ) I was never a snapshot fiend, and if snapshots was what I was aiming for, I'd have been happy with the $5 disposable cameras. But, with this one, I actually started taking pictures - mostly of lace, but some snaps of trivia as well. As many people have pointed out, the ability to ditch - immediately - any photo that's a "bomb", is a boon to those of us who do not have a "perfect pitch" in either eye or hand... I have never gone beyond using two modes - of 6 available - but "auto" and BSS (best shot of 10, terrific for taking pics in a museum, as it doesn't use flash, on top of choosing the best focus to retain) are perfectly adequate for my needs. And I've never learnt much about puter photo-editing (don't even know how much is available to me, since I have a Mac, with its personal quirks), but, once I learnt to elininate the red eye, I was happy (and red eye never happens when you photograph lace ). I'd have never, not in a million years, been able to set up a "brag-site" of my lace designs (URL in sig), if it hadn't been for that little digital baby. And even DH is happy: with the digital camera, I've been able to take photos of the family furniture and portraits, which he keeps in his puter, and sends off to different experts for identification. As regards printing... It all depends on your needs. When DH bought me the camera, I invested, on my own, in a charger (and 2 rechargeable batteries) and in the non-battery source of power, on the gut feeling that those were a good thing to have. I also invested, on the recommendation from my geek son, in a photo printer (Epson Stylus 820). The first proved to be a true investment (it's still paying off for the initial outlay), the second a waste of good money. True, the quality of prints was quite good, especially if I used v good quality- ie expensive - paper. But, given that I don't print all that much... The ink dried out between one printing and the next :) With $60 spent - in ink alone - on two printing sessions amounting to some 10 photos, I disconnected the lemon from my puter. If I need to print, I'm gonna put the stuff on a CD , and take it to Walmart to cope with. --- Tamara P Duvall http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) Healthy US through The No-CARB Diet: no C-heney, no A-shcroft, no R-umsfeld, no B-ush. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Halasi lace
Dear Lacers, please forgive me for not having send the report. Must get a new scanner . So I have not made an empty promise, my adventures will follow shortly. Dora the Knotter UK --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.759 / Virus Database: 508 - Release Date: 09/09/2004 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Springett Bobbin Auction - American
Jeri wrote: British keyboards have both the dollar and the pound sign, which print correctly in emails and other documents. Does the American keyboard have the pound symbol? I'd guess not. In which case the question mark in the email she received could be in place of the pound symbol. If the catalogue is 10 pounds in the UK, which is currently around 18 US dollars, it's unlikely to be 15 dollars including postage to the US. 15 pounds would be around 27 dollars. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Digital Camera
Good morning, When I bought my digital camera, I took my lace to the camera store and tried both pocket 35mm and digital (I had narrowed my selection of cameras down to 3 each) and asked them to put the copies on a CD so I could then view then and print at home with my own printer. They had no problem with this and I bought a digital camera and have never been happier. Faye Owers Shearwater Tasmania Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Printing from digital cameras
It's no good expecting good prints from a digital camera if your printer's not up to it. For the very best results you need a photographic printer. We've got 2 printers, both Epson. One is a Stylus C40 cheaper end printer, and the other a much greater resolution Stylus Photo R300 which takes 6 different coloured cartridges. DH photographed a bee on a flower with his 4 megapixel camera on zoom, cut out the bee on the flower using photographic software, and printed the result to fill an A4 sheet of goss photo paper. The result is superb and you can see every hair on the bee's body. I've both photographed my lace with my 2 megapixel camera and scanned it. In both cases the resulting prints have been really great on the photo printer, and acceptable on the lesser one. I took a series of photos of my lace for the Lace Guild Assessments and could easily and quickly choose the ones I wanted to include in the portfolio - you have to include a photo of each of the finished pieces with your name and number on the back for identification purposes as that information isn't on them when the assessors look at them. In addition, you can take your camera's card to photo centres (in photo shops) and use a machine to view, edit and select the ones you want to print, and make the prints there for yourself. Don't know if you get a choice of size of print. I also don't know if it's possible to make (or have made) slides from a digital camera tp use in an ordinary slide projector if you want to give an illustrated talk as was previously mentioned. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Pattern Issue
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, palmhaven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > A caveat with using gimp in silk is that if the gimp is not of a >continuous nature, you will need to tie the gimp thread with the ground >thread after they are overlapped. I have had problems with them wanting to >work loose because the thread is slippery. I have never had to tie in the gimp threads - make sure that you overlap the gimp through more than one stitch, don't cut off close until the lace is "set", if necessary add an extra twist to the pairs holding the gimps in place. The problem with tying is that it is likely to alter the thread paths, and should you have made a mistake, it makes it very difficult to back-track! In general, you should aim never to have any knots/ties in your lace. The only legitimate use I have come across in the English laces is in Honiton, when a tight turn (eg at the tip of a leaf) necessitates a method of holding the nearest passive thread close to the pin. In Bucks there are no real hard and fast rules concerning twists after gimps - mostly they are governed by the stitches you are using, say three twists if your next stitch will be a point ground (CTTT) stitch, or two before a honeycomb stitch, but the twists are there to provide the spacing required between stitches/pattern elements, and it is up to the lacemaker how that space is used. Back to the original query, it might be worth considering the natural properties of the threads you are thinking of using. If you want a crisp finish, then use either a linen or a glazed cotton - or alternatively, it will need stiffening in some way - dilute PVA glue is the safest, although if the article is going to be used and washed frequently then starching is probably the best way to go. Never store lace that has been starched without washing out the starch first. Cotton has a softer "handle" - not flimsy, but neither is it stiff. It is probably a better choice for articles that are going to require frequent washing, linen is more likely to shrink. Silk on the other hand, is chosen where the item is required to drape well. It will withstand washing, and if you are working in fine counts, unless you use a noil silk, the longer staple length (silk is a mono-filament when at its best quality, the longest cotton staple is about 2-2.5 inches) means it is less likely to break if bobbin movement causes the thread to unspin. Most silk will wash - but avoid detergents as, like wool, it does not take kindly to alkaline solutions. I have found that DMC Broder Machine 50, whereas it is suited to the most common Bucks grids, does tend to unspin and fall apart in use (probably due to the three twist movement of the ground). I have had much better results with William Hall 80/2 Egyptian Cotton, and Madeira Tanne/Cotona 80. I was in Jennifer Ford's class when she first substituted Unity Glace with Dragonfly - those in the class who tried it didn't particularly like it, from what I remember. This is going back to the early 1990s, so it might have improved since then. Fortunately I had managed to purchase some Unity Glace 100 and 150 before it disappeared completely! -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
re: [lace] digital cameras, general thanks and answer
Hi everyone I hope the person who first asked about digi-camera info isn't too confused! I suggest buy a modestly-priced one and learn from it (keep in mind it's not just a camera, it is computer hardware - and you might need cables, photo-memory thingies, batteries perhaps, and software). My favourite camera store sells both digital and mechanical, and gave me good advice when I bought my digital camera. For a *lace* tool, the decision to buy a digital camera was a good one. I use it more than I would have thought, the main factor being the immediate results. I use it to examine a piece of antique lace, where the screen resolution is easier for me to see than a magnifying glass. I can then print a picture (in black and white to save ink) and draw on it, or snail mail it to someone. I use the digital camera to record how I am making a piece of lace - easier to snap a pic with the digital camera than to try to take a scan of the lace-on-pillow-in-progress (it can be done, with a lot of pinning, or, as someone I know did, getting a helper to flip the scanner over - which I don't think I'd recommend), and faster than waiting to get a film developed. I use the camera a lot at lace places - meetings, exhibits and it is fun to share the pictures by e-mail soon after. For printing - I bought a new lace toy/tool - a photoprinter. It is even cheaper than the digital camera I bought. At first I thought the cost of the inks would outweigh the benefits - but I'm really pleased with it, too and because we can be selective in what we print, it is quite economical. Saves me a lot of time and bother in waiting for films to be developed, not to mention the scads of dud photos and their negatives - can't part with them for some reason (???). (I do have a roll of film in the SLR though - sometimes it is just 'better" to take a photo where I can control the settings, the particular lens, etc.). I think of the digital camera and printer as the darkroom back with the photographer - the way it was when photography was first popular, but without the chemical mess. Ok, I wasn't around in the early days of photography, LOL - it was a requisite to do darkroom work when I was a wee science student. bye for now Bev in Sooke BC (on a clear day on the west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Pattern Issue
Evelynn, I am also a self taught lace maker. You could use Mimosa 120 for the cotton thread. If you feel that it is too flimsy, you might want to go with something with a few less wraps like DMC Broder special 90 or DMC Fil a Dentelees 200. If you can get it BROK 100/3 works well with those patterns. DMC Coton a Broder 16 works well as a gimp. I do not like pearl cotton for gimp because it is shiny and your lace cotton is not. What you might like even more is silk. Piper spun silk 210/2. Sewing silk comes in two sizes if you can find it at a quilting or sewing shop, 50 and 100. The 50 would be the size that you need for your pattern. I have had very good results with silk. Buttonhole silk twist works well with this silk as a gimp. You could also use Gutterman 30/3 for the gimp. A caveat with using gimp in silk is that if the gimp is not of a continuous nature, you will need to tie the gimp thread with the ground thread after they are overlapped. I have had problems with them wanting to work loose because the thread is slippery. You will love the way silk tensions though. Hope that this is helpful. I made Miss Channer's mat in silk before I made it in cotton. I used the 100 sewing silk and it was too thin. It needed the 50 silk. It was a learning experience. Sylvia Andrews Lacemaking talent on loan from God - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Springett Bobbin Auction - American info
Dear Collectors of Bobbins, On October 16th (10 days ago), I wrote to Kerry Taylor, who is in charge of the bobbin auction, using information that is readily available in a large 1/3-page display ad in the IOLI Fall Bulletin on page 31!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is a legal Sotheby's statement at the bottom of the reply that her email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it was addressed! Therefore, I will quote from it and not forward the information directly. She says the auction details will be on the ATG website (www.antiquestradegazette.com) in November. I had looked at this web site and been unable to find it, which is why I sent Kerry Taylor the email inquiry. She says catalogs mailed to the USA cost ?15.00, and you can give her credit card details and she will organize to send. The question mark (?) is as I received it. I am guessing that her British keyboard did not convert to the $ symbol. At any rate, I am sending my charging info via post, as I am becoming more and more concerned about transmitting credit card info, even in segments, via email. She did NOT offer Pay Pal or other options. Hope this helps. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] catalogue
I apologise for all these messages. I have just been sent the address where you can send for the catalogue for the auctions 15/16th December Kerry Taylor Auction House Unit 325 PARK HALL TRADING ESTATE 40 MARTELL Road LONDON SE24 9HZ Jean - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] FW: Auction at Sotheby's
Brian, I have found out why you can't find the bobbins on the Sotheby's web site. You won't. Yes they are being sold at Sotheby's but the company that is putting them up for sale, plus lots of other bobbins, lace is Kerry Taylor Auction House It has taken me a little while to find out what is happening. There is an auction on the 15th & 16th, the bobbins are up for sale on the 16th December. There is a catalogue, that will be on sale the middle of next month, cost 10 pounds, the catalogue is being printed right now, yes you will see pictures of the bobbins. You can view all that is up for auction on the Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday before the auction, which is at Old Bond Street. You will be able to view information about the bobbins and lace which is being auctioned from the middle of November at .antiques.trade.gazette.com I am not sure if there are full stops between the words as I took all this information over the phone. I must admit I am tempted to go and look at what is up for auction. Hope this helps Brian. Jean - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] antique bobbins
This is just to say if any one else queries where I got the information from, here is how I did it, I phoned Sotheby's who gave me Kerry Taylor's phone number, yes I phoned her up, she was happy for this information to go onto the internet. Jean - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Springett Bobbin Auction.
I am afraid that I can not find anything about the auction either on the URL that Jane gave us, or indeed at Sotheby's site. I searched the site by name. item, and date. No Luck. (HELP! what am I doing wrong?) I have also emailed Sotheby's and they (at the moment) seem to know nothing about it! I am continuing my correspondence with them. I am trying to influence them to publish an illustrated catalogue. It would be lovely to buy such a publication. Brian and Jean from Cooranbong Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] digital cameras, general thanks and answer
No, I did mention printing. I have printed digital photos on regular photographic paper and they are, to my eye, identical to 35 mm film prints, at least at the 5x7" size. If you want to print 8x10", then you should get a higher end camera with more megapixels (my low-end camera is 2 megapixels, but you can get 5 or 6 megapixels; just that you should know that those cameras are real memory hogs and slower than the cheaper ones, so you have to balance that out with how often you're going to need the extra high resolution). I upload my digital shots to a local camera site, pay on-line, and they give the photos to my coworker, who lives next to the owner of the business, and he brings them to work. Saves on shipping! Avital On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:44:05 +1000 (EST), Helene Gannac > I just want to say that you still haven't convinced me that *printed* > digital photos are any good, everyone just talks about viewing them > onscreen, but I do recognize that zooming seems to be better with a > digital. Oh, well, I'll have to get DH to buy one, and I'll keep my SLR, > and we'll have the best of both worlds...:-) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Pattern Issue
Hi Evelynn, I think that DMC Retors d'Alsace 60/2 is no longer made, so you will need a substituate unless you can find some old stock. In Brenda's book 'Threads for Lace' it is given as 46 wraps per cm. The nearest Egyptian cotton will be the 70/2. Cotton always works up much softer than linen but there are no linens as fine as this being made any more. I know that in one of their book samples Bridget and Geraldine did use a cotton called Unity 150 which was a white machine thread which makes beautiful crisp lace. Again that is no longer available but Jennifer and John Ford of the UK have an equivalent, Dragonfly 140. Jean in Cleveland U.K. On 27 Oct 2004, at 05:59, Evelynn McCain wrote: Dear List: I subscribed to the lace chat. I got many helpful responses and many suggestions that I pose my questions to the list instead. I am a self-taught lacemaker. I have been making lace (off and on) for about 10 years. I am trying to make a piece of lace from 100 Traditional BOBBIN LACE PATTERNS BY Geraldine Stott and Bridget Cook. I tried to order the correct threads (DMC Retors d'Alsace No. 60 and Coats cotton a broder, No. 18) from the Lacemaker in Ohio. I was told they are not available and that Egyptian Cotton 60/2 and Pearl cotton 8 would work. I ordered them and began working the Bride on page 37. I am disappointed that cotton doesn't seem to hold its shape well. The obvious solution would be to use linen thread, but I want bright white for a bridal handkerchief. I am more concerned that the lace doesn't look like it would hold together well. Have any of you made lace using the patterns in this book? What thread did you use? Does anyone know of a source for Retors d'Alsace? I thought a found an error in the pattern, which has been confirmed. Do you know if there are errors in other patterns in this book? Thank you so much for your help. Evelynn - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] digital cameras, general thanks and answer
Hello, hello, I seem to have raised a storm with my "Digital cameras-against" posting!! Thanks to all who wrote back to me, I can't answer all of you individually, you are too many. Because it isn't directly lace related (although it is indirectly, since we are talking about photographing lace, please write to lace-chat if you want to continue the topic. I just want to say that you still haven't convinced me that *printed* digital photos are any good, everyone just talks about viewing them onscreen, but I do recognize that zooming seems to be better with a digital. Oh, well, I'll have to get DH to buy one, and I'll keep my SLR, and we'll have the best of both worlds...:-) Yours, late for everything, Helene, the froggy from Melbourne, welcoming a bit of rain after a few dry days. Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Digital Cameras
DH started out with a 2 megapixel digital camera, and got some really great results. It's got 10 x optical zoom and 3 x digital zoom. Digital zoom is a waste of time because it just cuts down the size of the image it takes. This year, I inherited that camera when he bought a better one. Even with just 2 megapixels, which is now regarded as a 'fun' camera, I get excellent results because I can get really close with the macro facility. DH takes pictures in Poole harbour of the wildlife as well as the boats/ships that come into the harbour. One, which he printed at A4 was of a boat on the other side of the harbour, and you could clearly see the grain of the wood in the harbour structure behind the boat. Lord Lichfield, one of the UK's most famous professional photographers, was interviewed on BBC radio a few weeks ago. He said that he's used a digital camera exclusively for about three years now. He also said that apart from the image quality, which he thinks is comparable with or even superior to anything he used to get with film, that can be got now, he can shoot many more useable photographs without worrying about the GBP80,000 it used to cost him in film each year. He can also see the results immediately and make any adjustments needed in the next shot to get the results he's looking for. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] RE: digital cameras
On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 21:17:35 -0600, Helen Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But, for my Big 4-0 this year, DH bought me a Fuji S7000 Finepix digital The Fuji Finepix series is very good, I've heard. > Part of me still prefers the 35mm, as it just appeals to the more > traditional part of me, and the photos are on emulsion, and not ink on > paper. But by the same token, with the digital you don't have negatives You can get digital pictures printed on emulsion paper as well. That's what I do for pictures that I want to put in a photo album and keep. Also, the on-line sites like Ofoto.com will print digital photos for you like regular prints. Best wishes, Avital - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
