RE: [lace] Testing whether Italics will process on Arachne's Old Server
Your test here in Australia came through as with others, Jeri. Punctuation but no italics, or bold, or underline. I would welcome a change to another email exchange base, as messages from some members of Arachne get truncated as soon as they use an unusual character like an apostrophe, and I have to go to our archive to read the whole message. I run a small email chat group, just for Australian lacemakers, through Google Groups which is free, has no ads, does not generate any spam, and allows the inclusion of formatted text but I don't believe it would be possible to mass transfer 1,000 plus new members on to it. And it does not offer any support (being free), so there is no way I can enquire about this. Noelene at The Angle noel...@lafferty.com.au - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Testing Results
Jeri, you can add Australia to the list below - only the quote marks came through here. Our thanks to Liz who has been our List mother, and her helper Avital for the wonderful 21 years that I've been part of this group, such wonderful camaraderie and support. Cheers, Shirley T. - we've have frosty mornings this week, very unusual for Adelaide. On 08-Jun-17 4:04 AM, jeria...@aol.com wrote: Thank you, Responders. What we have confirmed today is that none of the special characters on our keyboards, with the exception of quote marks, work in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Karen Thompson's New Book "Lace Samples from Ipswich...."
"Lace Samples from Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1789-1790. History, Patterns, and Working Diagrams for 22 Lace Samples Preserved at the Library of Congress" By Karen H Thompson This much-anticipated self-published book compliments 2003's "The Laces of Ipswich", by Marta Cotterell Raffel, which caused quite a stir in America when it brought this startling early American lace history to us. To date, Ipswich Lace is the only Colonial Era commercially-produced (in private homes) handmade lace industry that has been discovered in America. It is very well documented in the Library of Congress papers of Alexander Hamilton, America's first Secretary of the Treasury. Actual examples of Ipswich Lace were enclosed with these papers that describe the lace industry. Karen has skillfully reproduced 22 of these samples. The book will be of special interest to lacemakers who would like to make black silk bobbin lace, historians, and people who specialize in authentic costuming. 72 page soft cover book printed on quality paper, 2017 ISBN: 978-0-9990385-0-5 Price: $24 from Amazon Basic technical information is given; working diagrams are in color. When you open to the individual patterns, everything you need to know is printed on facing pages. On the left page: Photos of the Original Sample and Karen's Reproduction side-by-side. On the right page: Supplies required, working diagram in color side-by-side with a pricking pattern. The patterns will be easy to copy for use on a lace pillow because they are near the right edge of the page. A feature that will be appreciated by scholars: Numbered Notes in the text are explained at the bottom of the page on which they appear; there is no need to find them somewhere at the back of the book. For the benefit of those who may be studying American Ipswich Lace in the future, a guild's library might acquire an archival box in which to place everything presently available on the subject. Specifically: 1. "The Lace Samples from Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1789-1790" by Karen H Thompson, 2017. Any articles mentioned in this book that may be printed (internet sites may disappear in time). 2. "The Laces of Ipswich" by Marta Cotterell Raffel, 2003, 1-58465-163-6. Publications in which this research appeared prior to book publishing, some in name of Cotterell. 3. "Fine Thread, Lace & Hosiery in Ipswich", Ipswich Historical Society, 1903. 4. Information about the Ipswich Historical Society. 5. Book reviews, magazine articles and ephemera related to Ipswich Lace. Individuals might set up a 3-ring binder with inside pockets for the books, and print/insert available information to keep the subject together. We stand on the shoulders of lacemakers of the past, and we know their history has largely been undocumented. A lesson learned from this research is to keep what you can or donate to a guild that will protect your lace history, Karen's new book is a winner! Americans may wish to order it from Karen Thompson before July 1, or from Amazon before going to the IOLI (International Organization of Lace) Convention the week of July 16, 2017. Karen is on the faculty. Participants will have an opportunity to buy the book at Convention from Maria Provencher or Holly Van Sciver. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Testing Results
Thank you, Responders. What we have confirmed today is that none of the special characters on our keyboards, with the exception of quote marks, work in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. Too many of our members are in these geographic locations for us to consider possible options. A suggestion just received was to post a Blog and then announce it on Arachne. Not everyone is a part of the Blog world, Face Book, etc. We have many who trust our server, but no alternatives. It is most unfortunate that there is not a person with a newer spare server that we could migrate to without cost. We would all hope one that would deliver to all ISPs, some of which are not accepting posts from other ISPs.. Arachne has been an ideal solution for many lacemakers in many countries. We do not realize how many until we see letters about the exchanges of Holiday cards and Bookmarks. Then, we realize how wonderful our Server gift from Liz has been. One note today was thanks from a lacemaker in Poland to a lacemaker in South Africa. At what time in history has a select group of no more than 1,000 people been so connected in a way that yields immediate delivery of mail at no cost? Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Ebroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Testing whether Italics will process on Arachne's Old Server
Hello Catherine, Jeri, and everyone The mail list software will only show as plain, any formatted text (bold, italics, etc.) . See how it looks at the mail archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/msg50834.html Idea: write the review on a blog for instance, to get the desired text effects, and post the link to us on arachne. On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 10:40 AM, catherinebar...@btinternet.com < catherinebar...@btinternet.com> wrote: > Quotation marks came through but italics, bold type, italics & bold type > together, and underline all came through as normal type! > > > > > As you know, color, fancy type faces, diagrams and photos cannot be used > > on Arachne mail.. > > > -- 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 arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Book mark from South Africa
It was certainly worth waiting the month it took for Jeanette Fischer's bookmark of very delicate bobbin lace to reach me here in Poland, even though it was sent by air mail from South Africa. Thank you, Jeanette. I'm sending an email to Jeanette privately also with my thanks. Blanche Krbechek in northern Poland - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Testing whether Italics will process on Arachne's Old Server
HelloJeri, Quote mark are all that came through from your list of possibilities for me as well as the normal punctuation of question marks and periods in the rest of your email. Carol Melton Valley of the Sun West of Phoenix, AZ USA > What happens with quote marks: "This is a test." > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] Testing whether Italics will process on Arachne's Old Server
Hi Jeri Quotation marks came through but italics, bold type, italics & bold type together, and underline all came through as normal type! Best Wishes Catherine UK Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com > On 7 Jun 2017, at 17:32, jeria...@aol.com wrote: > > As you know, color, fancy type faces, diagrams and photos cannot be used > on Arachne mail.. > > When books are reviewed, it is nice to put a title in bold italics instead > of using quote marks. Some non-English language computers do not take > kindly to quote marks and you are looking at a bunch of funny characters > when > we use them. > > Italics would be a solution, if they work on mail passing through our old > Arachne Server. Let us test what happens with the series of options below. > Did any of these work everywhere? Each time, after describing 5 actions, > I have test-typed what has been described with the phrase: > > This is a test. > > What happens with quote marks: "This is a test." > > What happens with italics: This is a test.. > > What happens with bold type: This is a test. > > What happens with both italics and bold: This is a test. > > What happens with an underline: This is a test. > > Jeri Ames in Maine USA > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Testing whether Italics will process on Arachne's Old Server
As you know, color, fancy type faces, diagrams and photos cannot be used on Arachne mail.. When books are reviewed, it is nice to put a title in bold italics instead of using quote marks. Some non-English language computers do not take kindly to quote marks and you are looking at a bunch of funny characters when we use them. Italics would be a solution, if they work on mail passing through our old Arachne Server. Let us test what happens with the series of options below. Did any of these work everywhere? Each time, after describing 5 actions, I have test-typed what has been described with the phrase: This is a test. What happens with quote marks: "This is a test." What happens with italics: This is a test.. What happens with bold type: This is a test. What happens with both italics and bold: This is a test. What happens with an underline: This is a test. Jeri Ames in Maine USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] Ipswich
I am from Ipswich Qld and I am very interested in Ipswich lace I don't post very often but enjoy reading all the posts Happy Lacing, Madge http://sewhappylace.blogspot.com.au/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
