Re: [lace] Another lace tool on eBay and comment on Mark's picture
Le 12/06/10 03:34, Beth Stoll a écrit : http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-LACE-MAKING-TOOL-ABALONE-HANDLE-/400127458197?cmd=ViewItempt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item5d29747b95 it could be an aficot : A tool originally devised from a lobster claw used to lay and burnish threads in needle lace . dominique from rainy and very hot Paris, France . - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Looking for a book title/author
Hello Lorri, The book you mention is 101 Torchon Patterns, by Robin Lewis-Wild. I cannot give you more details, because my book is the Spanish translation of the original. So, the publisher is not the same as the English book. Best regards.. Antje González, in Guadalajara, Spain. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] thread question
On 12 Jun 2010, at 00:27, Janice Blair wrote: I have been going through some thread belonging to a member of our guild who is no longer able to make lace. I have come across a couple of spools of linen with no name or size that I recognise. They are on orange cardboard tubes. At one end it says Vlas-Lin-Linen and the other end has 20 grams White-1CO. Does anyone know who they might be made by and any idea of size? It is a fairly thin thread. Hi Janice A couple of years ago I received a similar query from Jacqui Tinch Hi Brenda, Long shot I think, but if anyone knows, you will. I have some linen thread I would like to identify so I can label a sample made using it. It has a card centre core, covered in red paper. At the top it reads VLAS - LIN - LINNEN and at the bottom 20gram WHITE - 60 I normally put the cover inside the tube so it may be a part reel I have inherited from elsewhere, and could be anything up to 30 years old! My reply was: I've just found a spool of this in a box of oddments!!! My spool has very little left on it so I've been able to push the thread right down to one end and see the whole of the red paper. On one side there's a drawing of a continental bobbin and on the other the words Made in Belgium by FFR Aalst The description of the spool sounds very similar (mine is a faded orange-red, not a pinky/purple red). Janice, are you sure it's 20 grams White-1CO at the bottom. Could it be 20 grams White-160 In which case it's Belgian FFR linen 160 - rather finer than the examples which Jacqui and I have. Vlas-Lin-Linen are just the Dutch-French-English words for linen/flax Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.me.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Re: Rescued Bobbin Lacer Picture
Under O. Berhellmann I got always Oberhellmann. All German firms, medecins and painter for walls etc, bookshops, a dog on facebook and such things. But no art-painter. Not all of them Germans how Mark also found out. there is an American, memeber of the Missouri bar, what ever this means and others. I gave up on page 20 because meanwhile most of the further arrived again and again. O. Berkellmann zero results. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Re: Rescued Bobbin Lacer Picture
As far as I know the Hudson River School was a group of painters in Canada in 19th. century not 20th. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] thread question
I also have a spool of this thread - which came from the large stash of a Belgian lace teacher. This spool was unopened when I got it, and has a label on the cellophane covering, as well as another tucked inside the cone. The cone for this thread is green. I suspect that the cones were color-coded according to size. In this case, it is #50, with dD30 hand-written beside the printed number. The label is identical to the one shown in Martina Wolter Kampmann's book, and she identifies this as FIL AU BOUC. There is another cone which has ecru linen on it... it is almost brown in color! The label says FFR Aalst 50/2, and again, the cone is green. This thread is much rougher than the Fil au Bouc. Clay On 6/12/2010 6:40 AM, Brenda Paternoster wrote: The description of the spool sounds very similar (mine is a faded orange-red, not a pinky/purple red). Janice, are you sure it's 20 grams White-1CO at the bottom. Could it be 20 grams White-160 In which case it's Belgian FFR linen 160 - rather finer than the examples which Jacqui and I have. Vlas-Lin-Linen are just the Dutch-French-English words for linen/flax Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.me.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Re: International Knitting Day
Hello Everybody, don't forget to take your knitting needles and somme wool, silk or what ever out, that we could meet together outside in the park ;- Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Re: Rescued Bobbin Lacer Picture
Ilske writes: As far as I know the Hudson River School was a group of painters in Canada in 19th. century not 20th. I did not want to imply that I thought Mark's painting was one of the Hudson River School (not enough cows). I was referring to some paintings that my husband's aunt had been given so that she could reuse the frames. They turned out to be the product of a known Hudson River School painter, of the 19th century. I was trying to illustrate that artist signatures are hard to read. However, having been born in the New York Borough of Brooklyn, and raised in the New York County of Rockland. I feel compelled to point out that the Hudson River School was not a Canadian phenomenon. I will further add to my authority on this subject, that my father commuted across the Hudson River for 30 years, my parents are buried on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River and that I saw Kindred Spirits at the MMA in April. The Hudson River runs through New York, and one may visit many of the vistas depicted in the paintings, and some of the homes of the artists are available to be toured as well, for instance, Olana, the home of Frederic Church. In fact, when I cross the Hudson River on my way into New York, or sometimes when we pass underneath it, I pause for a moment to think about Henry Hudson and his crew on the Half Moon and what it must have been like to discover the river. Then I think about how nice it would be to fill it in, since it is a major obstacle to getting into New York. Natural harbors used to be nice. Now, not so much. You may be confusing the Hudson River with Hudson Bay in Canada. Henry Hudson got around. Vis a vis Mark's painting, I also agree with the observation that the mounds of lace on the pillow suggests that the woman was sewing the lace onto something, or else the painter (unlike Vermeer, or Maes) didn't understand the pace of production of handmade bobbin lace. Also, the unfortunate Oberhellman of American origin was a member of the bar, meaning he was a lawyer, but I think that the lawsuit involving him was one to remove his membership in the bar, ie. strip him of his ability to practice law. Perhaps this freed up time for him to take painting lessons. Actually, when you google the name Oberhellmann or variations of it with Mark's state, Illinois, you realize that there are quite a few Oberhellmanns who reside there. Many thanks to Mark for sharing this painting. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Lace in Vietnam
Dear Friends, I arrived home yesterday after a month in Vietnam with the usual load of stories and adventures. However, with regard to lace, I found no sign of bobbin lace, tatting or even crochet at all. In Saigon, I did see examples of Hardanger and Roman Cut Work - all of similar design and possibly from China. Silk is a major industry in Vietnam and there are the most wonderful embroideries and fabrics to be purchased throughout the entire country at remarkably inexpensive rates. The main centre for the silk industry is the small town of Hoi An - about 30km south of Da Nang. Whilst most of my Vietnamese language skills returned after a week or so there, I was having great difficulty trying to get folk to understand that I wanted to see where the silk fabric was actually made. Eventually I found a fabulous lesbian motor scooter rider who understood when I told her I wanted to see the silk fabric when it was white. She then kindly took me about 30km inland from Hoi An on the back of her bike at 7:00 A.M. to the village of Duy Trinh - Duy Xuyen in Quang Nam Province. In a small house I met a couple of about 60yrs of age who had 2 antiquated looms running. Now while I can never remember which is warp and which is weft, the woman explained that they were currently making a fabric which had the vertical threads of cotton and the horizontal threads on the shuttle were of silk. I asked if it would be possible to buy a spool of the fine white silk thread - not knowing whether she was under contract or how she obtained her thread, She assured me it was OK and so I got a large spool (about 12 [30cm] long and over 0.5cm thick) - more than enough for a lifetime or two, for the exorbitant price of US $2.50!!! I shall write a story or two for lace-chat Bye for now David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Looking for a book title/author
I could have sworn that I owned this book, but now I can't seem to find it in my bookshelf. I must have borrowed it from the guild library. In any case I have found it on Holly Van Sciver's web site. The link below will take you there but you will have to scroll down about 11 or 12 rows to find it. It is also on Amazon but it is wildy expensive. http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com/1Books.html#Torchon%20Lace Liz, Raleigh, NC, USA A. González antje.gonza...@gmail.com wrote: The book you mention is 101 Torchon Patterns, by Robin Lewis-Wild. I cannot give you more details, because my book is the Spanish translation of the original. So, the publisher is not the same as the English book. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Looking for a book title/author
There is also a copy on ebay.co.uk. Item number: 370392070273 But the postage cost may kill that one. Agnes Boddington Elloughton UK A. González antje.gonza...@gmail.com wrote: The book you mention is 101 Torchon Patterns, by Robin Lewis-Wild. I cannot give you more details, because my book is the Spanish translation of the original. So, the publisher is not the same as the English book. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Re: International Knitting Day
I'll join you in the park, with my knitting! I am making a top out of crochet string. It has a lace panel of diamond shapes. :-)) On Jun 12, 2010 5:13am, Ilske Thomsen ilske-peter-thom...@t-online.de wrote: Hello Everybody, don't forget to take your knitting needles and somme wool, silk or what ever out, that we could meet together outside in the park ;- - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] 101 Torchon Patterns by Robin Lewis Wild
I ordered mine directly from Robin at Robin's Bobbins, Rt1 Box 1736, Mineral Bluff, GA 30559-9736. At present I cannot find her e-mail. But perhaps someone has it on this list. Lonnie Foley A. González antje.gonza...@gmail.com wrote: The book you mention is 101 Torchon Patterns, by Robin Lewis-Wild. I cannot give you more details, because my book is the Spanish translation of the original. So, the publisher is not the same as the English book. - - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Re: Rescued Bobbin Lacer Picture
Hello Devon, the confusion was between the Hudson River School and the Group of seven. I remarked it earlier but couldn't write immediately. And reading this sentence I did not want to imply that I thought Mark's painting was one of the Hudson River School (not enough cows). showed me my fault. SORRY Greetings Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Lace in Vietnam
Hello David, Thank you for you message. In Vietnam I saw needlelace near Dalat in the south. I don't find explanation. There is embroderies (des jours in french) in the north near Ninh Binh. And too traditionnal and wonderfull embroderies on dress in mountain in north and a little in the middle and in the south. It's from minorities people like Hmong. The best one is the Yao people. http://www.underthebo.fr/decoration-interieure-maison-asie/images/Mien_Yao_robe_YA79.jpg http://www.underthebo.fr/decoration-interieure-maison-asie/images/Mien%20_Yao_embroidery_YA73e.jpg http://storage.canalblog.com/60/59/684190/49228138.jpg I like this one too : http://storage.canalblog.com/60/59/684190/49228138.jpg In french, Hmong fleuris (flower). A little part is crossing stitch. The rest is sewing machine : braid and thread everywhere. You can't see the cloth. It's old machine with pedal. They don't have electricity at home. They work in piqué libre (sorry I don't know the translation. They don't use the pied-de-biche?) I saw a silk fabric near Dalat too, one time and a over one ten years after. Lots of difference with time. Dentelez bien Sof from France Le 12/06/2010 16:27, David C COLLYER a écrit : Dear Friends, I arrived home yesterday after a month in Vietnam with the usual load of stories and adventures. However, with regard to lace, I found no sign of bobbin lace, tatting or even crochet at all. In Saigon, I did see examples of Hardanger and Roman Cut Work - all of similar design and possibly from China. Silk is a major industry in Vietnam and there are the most wonderful embroideries and fabrics to be purchased throughout the entire country at remarkably inexpensive rates. The main centre for the silk industry is the small town of Hoi An - about 30km south of Da Nang. Whilst most of my Vietnamese language skills returned after a week or so there, I was having great difficulty trying to get folk to understand that I wanted to see where the silk fabric was actually made. Eventually I found a fabulous lesbian motor scooter rider who understood when I told her I wanted to see the silk fabric when it was white. She then kindly took me about 30km inland from Hoi An on the back of her bike at 7:00 A.M. to the village of Duy Trinh - Duy Xuyen in Quang Nam Province. In a small house I met a couple of about 60yrs of age who had 2 antiquated looms running. Now while I can never remember which is warp and which is weft, the woman explained that they were currently making a fabric which had the vertical threads of cotton and the horizontal threads on the shuttle were of silk. I asked if it would be possible to buy a spool of the fine white silk thread - not knowing whether she was under contract or how she obtained her thread, She assured me it was OK and so I got a large spool (about 12 [30cm] long and over 0.5cm thick) - more than enough for a lifetime or two, for the exorbitant price of US $2.50!!! I shall write a story or two for lace-chat Bye for now David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] mystery thread
Hi Anybody who has come upon a stash of FFR linen thread is RICH. That is good thread. I have several spools. I use it for bobbin lace and pulled thread embroidery. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] IOLI portland
hallo to all we will be present at the PORTLAND IOLI lace convention we will bring whit us quite an extended range of special threads threads for lace , knitting, embroidery, tatting , and all you can dream of textielworks but still we do not bring all to the Big USA so if anybody wants anythingh special at the event in portland.(i hate to disapoint people) go to the website palce an order and in the part were you can mention any comment you just put in delivery at the IOLI portland convention if you have trouble on the website (this website is made for fast internet connection) you can just email to us i...@bart-francis.be i know it is not very suited to put this in here but how could i ever reach all of you? in here we are just one mail from each other away so please forgive me Avital i do have some other request if you have made any lace, knitting, embroidery,..what ever in our products please feel free to bring them to the lace convention we are always extremly intrested in what you did whit the threads francis - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
RE: [lace] Lace in Vietnam
Welcome back David, glad you had a good time in Vietnam. Looking forward to your stories and adventures they are usually quite entertaining Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] thread question
I think Brenda is half right. On looking at it near the window I think it is probably 20 grams White 100. It does not look like 160, but it could be that the second half of the first 0 was not printed. I also have a much thinner spool where the printing is illegible and I think it might be 20 grams White 60 or 50 as this one is a little thicker thread. Thank you both for your help. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org From: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net I also have a spool of this thread - which came from the large stash of a Belgian lace teacher. This spool was unopened when I got it, and has a label on the cellophane covering, as well as another tucked inside the cone. The cone for this thread is green. I suspect that the cones were color-coded according to size. In this case, it is #50, with dD30 hand-written beside the printed number. The label is identical to the one shown in Martina Wolter Kampmann's book, and she identifies this as FIL AU BOUC. There is another cone which has ecru linen on it... it is almost brown in color! The label says FFR Aalst 50/2, and again, the cone is green. This thread is much rougher than the Fil au Bouc. Clay On 6/12/2010 6:40 AM, Brenda Paternoster wrote: The description of the spool sounds very similar (mine is a faded orange-red, not a pinky/purple red). Janice, are you sure it's 20 grams White-1CO at the bottom. Could it be 20 grams White-160 In which case it's Belgian FFR linen 160 - rather finer than the examples which Jacqui and I have. Vlas-Lin-Linen are just the Dutch-French-English words for linen/flax Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.me.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Re: International Knitting Day
I did do some knitting today! I'm working on the second of a pair of toe-up socks, and they're delightful! Clay On 6/12/2010 11:42 AM, walker.b...@gmail.com wrote: I'll join you in the park, with my knitting! I am making a top out of crochet string. It has a lace panel of diamond shapes. :-)) On Jun 12, 2010 5:13am, Ilske Thomsenilske-peter-thom...@t-online.de wrote: Hello Everybody, don't forget to take your knitting needles and somme wool, silk or what ever out, that we could meet together outside in the park ;- - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] mystery thread
It's my understanding that FFR was taken over by Fresia. Is that linen a comparable quality? Those cones are also color-coded. Clay On 6/12/2010 2:47 PM, Lorelei Halley wrote: Hi Anybody who has come upon a stash of FFR linen thread is RICH. That is good thread. I have several spools. I use it for bobbin lace and pulled thread embroidery. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Lace knitting
Hi All, I got a neat lace knitting kit at the Massachusetts Sheep and Wool festival. Sumac and I went and I was looking for a kit I saw last year and I found it! It's a lace knitted skarf and you spin the silk to knit with! The kit comes with a bunch of very thin sheets of silk fibers (about 9X9 (21-1/2 cm square). You make a large hole in the center of the sheet and gradually pull it bigger and bigger - it looks like an open skein of yarn. You pull it until your arms can't go any wider and then you start pulling out the sides until you get a thin amount of silk. You wet your fingers and rub the silk between them and it makes thread!! The lace pattern is lovely and I can't wait to try it!! At the moment my knitting skills are quite primative so I'm going to practice more before I try the skarf. It's from Saratoga Llamas in Saratoga Springs, New York and they don't have a website. Just a happy customer. Jane in Vermont, USA where we've had a lot of rain today jvik...@sover.net - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Lace knitting
Those thin sheets are called 'hanky' I think? They are stretched out coccoons. Some use saliva as the wetting agent. I prefer plain water! I have some and thread from it, haven't yet concluded what to do with it yet. Lace knitting with it would be fun! On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Jane Viking Swanson jvik...@sover.netwrote: It's a lace knitted skarf and you spin the silk to knit with! The kit comes with a bunch of very thin sheets of silk fibers (about 9X9 (21-1/2 cm square). You make a large hole in the center of the sheet and gradually pull it bigger and bigger - it looks like an open skein of yarn. -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Lacemaking at the train station
Today I went downtown Chicago on the train along with a group of knitters. We worked on the train knitting, but I did needlelace. We met a Chicago knitting group at the French Market and sat and worked, in my case for about 4 hours before I caught the train back home. This time I knitted going home. I caused quite a bit of interest at the market with my needlelace. Everyone was impressed with the portability. I think the group probably numbered about 35 of us all working and talking up a storm. I had no idea the French Market even existed. It is under the Ogilvy station and you could hear the trains rumbling overhead while we worked. I had to treat myself to a French crepe and told myself it was good for me as it was made with wholewheat flour. Next time I will shop for food and maybe the cheese stall will have some Lancashire cheese in stock. The Belgian fries were popular with the knitters. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Re: Rescued Bobbin Lacer Picture
Each state has a bar association, which is the professional organization for lawyers. They often call it just the bar. Missouri is a state in the US, not very far (by our standards) from where Mark Tatman lives. He just might be an amateur painter. -- Robin Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com Ilske Thomsen ilske-peter-thom...@t-online.de wrote: All German firms, medecins and painter for walls etc, bookshops, a dog on facebook and such things. But no art-painter. Not all of them Germans how Mark also found out. there is an American, memeber of the Missouri bar, what ever this means and others. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Thread
Hi Everyone, At the last OIDFA Conference (Groningen) I purchased some variegated thread from a stall on the upper level that was in the bone to off white colours but had no size or type on it. My question is does anyone remember or know of the dealer so I can purchase some more as it worked up beautifully, and as I have some linen that I bought in Portugal that matches it perfectly. I would be grateful for any help Faye Owers Tasmania mailto:f...@tpinstruments.com.au f...@tpinstruments.com.au - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace-chat] IOLI portland
hallo to all we will be present at the PORTLAND IOLI lace convention we will bring whit us quite an extended range of special threads threads for lace , knitting, embroidery, tatting , and all you can dream of textielworks but still we do not bring all to the Big USA so if anybody wants anythingh special at the event in portland.(i hate to disapoint people) go to the website palce an order and in the part were you can mention any comment you just put in delivery at the IOLI portland convention if you have trouble on the website (this website is made for fast internet connection) you can just email to us i...@bart-francis.be i know it is not very suited to put this in here but how could i ever reach all of you? in here we are just one mail from each other away so please forgive me Avital i do have some other request if you have made any lace, knitting, embroidery,..what ever in our products please feel free to bring them to the lace convention we are always extremly intrested in what you did whit the threads francis To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
