[lace] RE: Lace Design software
Thank you all for your information, I didn't know there was a book to assist with the Lace 2000 product. That's great information. I can't keep playing with the demo now because my husband has replaced the computer it was installed on. I plan to order the Lace 2000 - and the book. Wish me luck on putting my ideas into patterns. Again, I appreciate all the input. Ronna In Omaha - Sneak preview the all-new Yahoo.com. It's not radically different. Just radically better. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace design software?
Dear fellow lacemakers, I have been thinking about getting a software program to design lace on my computer. I have seen three on the internet ( I can't find one of them again - I forgot to save the link) Anyway I looked at the demo for Lace2000 and it seems kind of hard to use. Does anyone have experience with the different software? I make Withof more than any type of lace but I am looking into Buck Point. Thanks for any opionions you may have. Ronna In Omaha - Sneak preview the all-new Yahoo.com. It's not radically different. Just radically better. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] lacemaking with limitations
Hi fellow spiders, Does anyone have experience making lace in a full arm cast? I broke my forearm on Sunday. Ice skateing.I had splint that covered my whole hand for 3 days, but now I have a cast with my fingers free. I can't bend my elbow. I am supposed to do my first lace demonstration on the 18th. I am hoping I will still be able to do so. I won't be alone, there are at least three of us sceduled to demonstrate that day. I plan to try to make lace this weekend, if my finger pain is decreased by then. Any ideas, suggestions? I am told my wrist will not bend well for some time after the cast is off, not at all a pleasant thought. Ronna, in Omaha Nebraska - snowy and fridged. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] future of Lacemaking
There is quite a bite of talk about getting younger people interested in lace. I do know the lack of availablity of classes is a big factor. But, we are also talking generational issues .. the instant gratification complex that many youth have today. If it takes time to do it they don't want any part of it. That lessens over time as they age ... There is also the issue of cost and teens don't usually have the money to support such a hobby, many parents will put out lots of money for sports or music lessons but I don't know many who would spend the dollars needed on lace making ( I know some would but, don't forget these are the same parents who spent a fortune on piano lessons just to have the child quite when they didn't progress fast enough to make it fun). I have also talked to enough people who see lace making as something that is too hard for them to accomplish and think it would be a tedious thing to set for hours and do. I am amazed at how many feel this way. I find sewing tedious and can't really enjoy it (although I do a fine job when I sew- I still hate the thought of sewing and only sew something when I can't get it any other way). I find nothing tedious about lace - but I can't get people to understand that. They just say they couldn't do it. I think they need to try it, and maybe that is why a "try it out pillow" is so popular at demos. I would love to see lace making supplies in every craft store and classes in every school. I could have started lace making much earlier in life, if it was more available and more advertised. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lurking - What I have been doing
Hello all, I usually only lurk, I do occationally ask a question or reply, but not often as I feel I am too new at lace to have much to say. I have however been busy learning lace AND creating a Homepage for me to share my experiences and some pictures. Really, what I have is a kind of on-line journal of my lace making, with four pictures of my work. I am not a very good photographer so, the pictures don't do the lace justice. I thought I would share what I have been doing(besides making lace - whenever I can steal some time from chores/work) My site is located at http://www.geocities.com/ronnabruce59/ Ronna in Omaha NE. Lace maker age 1 year! hurrah. __ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Comparing threads for size
Hello all, I have seen some conversation on a reference for determining something to do with thread size. Is there a good reference that lets a beginner know which threads from different brands are comparable in size? I find it very confusing to look for threads. I have a few threads at the house that I can use as a reference for thickness but don't have a way to compare them (size wise) to threads I see online. Can any one fill me in? I understand the numbers assigned to the threads are not standardized across the industry, too bad for us! Ronna Bruce in Omaha Lace Maker age: one year! (well at the end of the month). - Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] RE: That table ribbon
Hello everyone. I have read over the various posts on the table ribbon contest. I don't usually, post much, but I was concerned about some posts discouraging negative comments. Several have talked about the negative comments, as well as the power we have and how it influences. I believe there is power in words. But there is also power and creativity in expressing our true feelings. Expressing true feelings is accepted if the feelings are positive, but often frowned upon if negative. Just because they are negative doesn't make them less real. Someone (I appologize I didn't get the name) remarked that we often gain a positive by looking at the negative. From what I read, most negative comments were combined with positives or lead to a better understanding for all because someone persued them to a conclusion. I lurk on Archane and I was not offended by the comments made here. They certainly reflected the "feel" of the room at the convention when the new contest was announced. Some of us ( my self included) are just disappointed at the size, because we are unsure we can create such a piece in only a year. That feeling will lead to one of two things: giving up because the goal is too high. Or a wonderful opportunity to create that piece that has been on your mind, but you would never have considered starting it becuase it was "just too much". Now you have a challenge to accept or decline. We need a forum to express our doubts in the project, our abilities to accomplish it, and most of all to recieve encouragement and guideance. If we limit what we have to say to only the positive aspects, we are not being honest with ourselves or our human nature, and we loose the whole "forum of ideas" quality that is so wonderful about Archane. I do feel we should always make a soul search for the good and the bad and express all of our feelings with equalality. I am still considering doing a piece, even though I will probably never be able to finish it in time, I wasn't even going to try, but after reading the posts I am more fired up and ready to work on this than ever. So Please remember, if I had not read of the doubts running through everyone's minds I would not have considered even attempting this. I would have just racked my doubts up to "new lace maker" syndromn and never have even drawn the first draft. Becasue it is so difficult to communicate in posts and I am not always as clear as I would like to be, let me say this. I hope my comments are not in any way insulting. I do not mean them to be. I understand that the message board is not often full of negative comments, but some times it is right to address the negative side of something, If we all are aware of the need to find positive and to monitor for chronic negativism, there should be no reason to worry because people are expressing their true feelings about a topic. Now back to planning that Ribbon (draft two!). Ronna in Omaha __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Greetings Ronna
Patty, Thanks for the welcome. I am not sure if this will post to the list, I hope so! I started lace in Oct ( I think) of 2004. I was going to my first Lace guild meeting that weekend. I made a pillow of straw, made bobbins from cake decorating supplies and beads and tried my first sampler from a book on Torchon. I went to the meeting and had a blast with my make shift supplies. The ladies here are great and I look forward to the meetings. I learn mostly from a book still, but get assistance with some areas and tips on refining what I am reading. I made several pieces in Torchon then did some Easter eggs from a German book. I made a pattern from a piece of lace that I bought in Germany (A star Christmas ornament). I made two of those stars. Then I started on Milanese. I am making lots of mistakes and learning. I have better supplies now too. I have reservations for the IOLI ( I think I got all the letters in the right places) convention for August. I can't wait for that. It's my present to my self for finishing my Masters degree, I graduate in May! As to the topic of conversation, I read as many as time allows. I am learning so much. I acutally started looking for the Arachane list after seeing the luncheon listed on the convention itenerary. It took me a while to find. (It helps if you spell it correctly when searching - I can't spell as I am sure will be very obvious to everyone. College never helped with that problem!) Ronna Omaha [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Greetings
Hello, I am new to the list, I have been reading the digest for several days but, could not figure out how to post anything. Thanks Tamara for responding to my request. I sure hope this works! Ronna Bruce Omaha [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
