[lace] Teneriffe Lace
Original Message- From: The Lacebee Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2013 1:03 PM To: alexstillw...@talktalk.net Cc: Arachne reply Subject: Re: [lace] Teneriffe book Alex, I would like to say that this book was a light bulb moment in my lacemaking career. We were so impressed that in craft terms, we had performed brain surgery using a book... So, Alex, Thank You. Kind Regards Liz Baker Thank you Liz. Your email has made my day. I started lacemaking in the early 1960s when lace was as dead as the dodo and have had to do most of my learning from looking at lace and puzzling over prickings. I see no virtue in reinventing the wheel and my aim is to write down what I have discovered so that, hopefully, others will continue on from where I leave off. Knowing that it works makes all the hard work writing books worth while. Happy lacemaking Alex - 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] Teneriffe book
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 20:48:41 -0800 From: Rick Sharon Whiteley rswhite...@shaw.ca Subject: [lace] Pricey lace books . I checked out some lace books. Did you know that for a mere $753.00 you can buy Alex Stillwell's Technique of Teneriff book Thank you Sharon. I wish I was getting this. This book is available to download free from the Arizona Free Library. Details of how to find it are on my website http://alexstillwell.wordpress.com look under the books tab and my Teneriffe book. Happy lacemaking Alex - 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] books
Hi Arachnids I certainly opened a can of worms and I think there have been a lot of misconceptions and I now know more since more information has come out. I also read the value of my book as being in £s not $s. It did not help. I had not realised how many organisations would get involved in making money from my books. We are all aware that our suppliers need to make a profit and there is the cost of carriage to the suppliers, we would be in a sad state without them. Books are exempt from tax in England but other countries claim import dues and local taxes that I was not aware of. These all add to the price of each book. This means that the cost to the supplier, even with a discount, is likely to be higher than the retail price in the country of origin, on top of that she has to cover her business costs and tax before she can make a profit. We all know there are problems with books being sold at inflated prices but we now know the particular supplier Cathy and I were concerned about is only making a modest amount, all the rest of the money is going in taxes, import dues and post/carriage and there is nothing we can do about those. I can only apologise and ask that you continue to support her. Happy lacemaking and support your suppliers Alex - 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] Books
Hi Arachnids I know there is an embargo on advertising ones own books but this email is not about advertising but about warning lacemakers. My book âAll about making â Floral Bucks Point Laceâ has only been available since 21 October 2013 and there is already one available on ebay at of $67.95. It also has an additional shipping charge of $18.93 plus and Import charge of $22.88 making a total of $109.76 (£68.45p). Do NOT pay such highly inflated prices. My book is £28.50 and is available from well known suppliers, there are already three who have it in stock, or myself, for less. Cathy Barley is preparing her needle lace book for reprinting and is also concerned about this. Are there any more authors who have experienced this problem? Perhaps Arachne could have a link at the end of each Digest to a list of suppliers who have books available at sensible prices. this suggestion is not about advertising and gaining sales. Its intention is to save lacemakers from this scam. Most lace authors never make enough on sales of their books to cover their time spent writing it. Certainly my latest book has taken 7 years and I have worked on the manuscript several days per week and on the lace most days. When I finished my book on geometrical Bucks I could not find a publisher and had to self-publish. A list of book suppliers at the end of each Digest should including authors who are self-publishing to make it easier for lacemakers to access their books. This may encourage others to self-publish and we will have more books available. I am happy to share my experiences of self-publishing with any budding authors. I am interested in the responses this will generate. Happy lacemaking to all Alex - 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] books
Hi Arachnids As a self-publishing author I give a discount to suppliers. However, the supplier has to pay carriage, which on heavy books, is substantial. Also when sending outside the EU there are usually import duties for them to pay and local sales tax. This will probably increase the price they pay per book to over the original retail price. On top of that the supplier has to make a profit. This has to be take into account when buying from suppliers. Even so, we have all seen books being sold on ebay at ridiculous prices. Take care everyone Alex - 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] Re: Books
Thank you Jane. All we can do is keep alert and letting new lacemakers be aware. Happy lacemaking All Alex -Original Message- From: Jane Partridge Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 9:23 AM To: alexstillw...@talktalk.net Cc: Arachne reply Subject: Books The way the digest works is that it sends out messages once the 'file' reaches a certain size. If you were to even attempt to list every author and supplier you would probably exceed this limit and may end up with no room for the messages themselves! .. -- Jane Partridge - 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] storms
Hi Arachnids I live in Haywards Heath, Sussex and while we had high winds it was not as bad as we were led to believe it would be. The worst we had was a panel from next doorâs fence on our flower bed. There was no damage. Thank you for the mention of my book Cathy. Happy lacemaking Alex - 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] hacker
Hi Arachnids Sorry false alarm, but better safe than sorry. Fortunately no one has replied about receiving strange emails so I assume there is no problem. Perhaps it is because I followed advice given by an Arachnid several years ago about adding a false email address consisting of a number of letter âaâs at the beginning of my address book. Our thanks to you for suggesting it. Happy lacemaking Alex - 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] hacker?
Hi Arachnids I suspect my address book has been hacked although no one has reported any problems. I have run my security scans twice, the first time picking up and eliminating suspects, the second time I was clear. DO NOT CLICK on any blue words within emails purporting to have come from me. Delete any that are are suspect and please let me know. I am still receiving emails, book orders and PayPal without any problems and I will include the word âlaceâ in genuine emails for the next few weeks. I will let you know if my suspicion has been confirmed or if it is only blue smoke â Iâm thinking of our Australian friends and their bush fires. Keep safe all of you. Happy lacemaking Alex - 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] Bucks point
Hi Jenny Another tip. Clay has mentioned about keeping the number of twists in the ground constant. You can check this at the end of a diagonal row by slightly easing up the lead thread â the one at the very end of the row. This should pull back to the very beginning of the row and not do a U-turn somewhere in the middle. If it has done a U-turn it means that you have a stitch with the wrong number of twists. Itâs not good practice to do this all the time as it over tensions the lace, but it is a useful check while you are learning. At one course at Knuston Hall I had Vi Bullard was tutor. At the time I was stroking the bobbins at the end of a point ground row in order to improve the tension. I was reprimanded and Vi explained that the tension of point ground is achieved by the movement of the bobbin as you make the stitches, any more will over tension it and make the holes, which should be smooth ovals, into hexagons with straight sides that look too harsh. Making sure you have room to move the bobbins from side-to-side as you work, i.e. sufficient room that you can move each bobbin at least 4 inches sideways from when you pick it up until you place it down. Looking at your last piece I think you are doing this, it looks like you are using the full width of your pillow. Keep going, remember we are here to help when you need it. Happy lacemaking (not that you need reminding) Alex - 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] Fish pattern
Hi Janet My website is www.alexstillwell.wordpress.com The fish is sufficiently small that it can be made in a single session. Happy lacemaking Alex From: janet theaker Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 12:50 PM To: alexstillw...@talktalk.net Subject: RE: [lace] Fish pattern Hi Alex, What is your website please Many Thanks Janet. From: alexstillw...@talktalk.net To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Fish pattern Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 12:18:40 +0100 Hi Arachnids I have put my Fish pattern for children on my website under the PDF help files tab. Anyone can pass on copies to children as long as no charge is made. Happy lacemaking Alex - 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] fish
Hi Arachnids I understand some have not seen the picture of the fish. There were two pdfs separated by a comma and you could look at both. However, I have had a lot of interesting feedback already and decided to put all the pages of my booklet on the childrensâ section of my website which is : http://alexstillwell.wordpress.com Have fun with fish. Alex - 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] Contact
Hi Arachnids Can anyone help me contacting Karen Thompson or a relative please? Please answer privately to my email. Happy lacemaking Alex - 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] Fish pattern
Hi Arachnids I have put my âFishâ pattern for children on my website under the âPDF help filesâ tab. Anyone can pass on copies to children as long as no charge is made. Happy lacemaking Alex - 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] Contact
Hi Cindy Thank you for the contact. I need her permission to use one of her patterns for teaching children. My floral book has been guaranteed delivered by 18 October! Happy lacemaking Alex -Original Message- From: Cindy Comeyne Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 4:47 AM To: Alex Stillwell Subject: Re: [lace] Contact Alex, Karen can be reached at karenhthomp...@gmail.com Cindy On Sat, Sep 28, 2013, at 07:20 AM, alexstillw...@talktalk.net wrote: Hi Arachnids Can anyone help me contacting Karen Thompson or a relative please? Please answer privately to my email. Happy lacemaking Alex - 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] Aurelia
Dear Arachnids I was sad to hear about Aurelia passing away. She offered to proofread for me when I started revamping my âCassells Illustrated Dictionary of Lacemakingâ as âSalex Illustrated Dictionary of Lacemakingâ. Every morning she would reply with corrections to my rewriting interspersed with witty comments which would have me in stitches. She made what would otherwise have been drudgery into a delight. For that I shall be eternally grateful. Knowing her is an inspiration that will remain with me. I consider it an honour to have known her and been able to call her my friend. Alex - 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] mentor
Hi Arachnids One of the lacemakers I was email mentoring has dropped out. Would anyone like me to mentor them? Bucks, Beds, Honiton and torchon from any level through to advanced, pattern drafting and designing. I will expect homework to be done and a scans sent to me so I can assess progress. First come first served. Alex - 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] mentor
Hi Arachnids I have had a reply to offering to mentor and accepted her. Iâll let you know when I have another vacancy. Happy lacemaking Alex - 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] Easiest for who?
From: Bronwen of Hindscroft welshw...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [lace] Lace and math, was Teaching children Easiest for who? As a left hander, this kind of idea (that all a right hander needed to do was sit opposite and let me mirror image) is part of what caused me to hate.. Hi Bronwen Iâm a left hander and have always been reasonably able with my right hand so my mother said that as I could use both hands I could learn to knit right handed as it uses both hands. Unfortunately, although I can knit and have done fairisle, the wrong hand is dominant and I feel like I am fighting myself. Like you, the experience means I hate it. I have taught myself to crochet and tat right handed and can teach them successfully to right handers. When I teach a left-hander I feel confused about what to say regarding the words left and right and end up just working slowly saying âdo thisâ. It works but it would be better if I could add the commentary. Can someone explain this? ( I have my own ideas but donât want to express them and start another free-for-all with some members getting very indignant. Iâll let someone else take the flack for this one.) Happy lacemaking Alex P.S Not sure how to cut an email. I copy the relevant part, paste it into a new page and go on from there. - 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] abstract learning
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 12:54:27 -0700 From: Julie Enevoldsen j.enevold...@wlonk.com Subject: [lace] Teaching lace to children in school Thanks to Lauren, who tipped me off that this discussion was going on! I don't know if my experiences...I'm convinced, although I've not seen research to back this hunch up, that using the hands for fine-motor work develops brain structures that affect more abstract learning --spatial thinking in particular, although I suspect itâs much broader. I suggest you read âDrawing on the right side of the brainâ Betty Edwards ISBN 0-87477-424-1. Do not use the earlier edition and if there is a more recent one use that, and do not miss the preface, in particular the section about âCorporate Training Seminarsâ. This is an absolutely fascinating book. Regarding Maureenâs so called inability in maths. I have known her for years and she has no problems with spatial thinking, she is probably one of those who slipped through the maths teaching net. and Maureen,donât think you can use that excuse next time you give me a knotty problem. Happy lacemaking Alex - 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] Teaching children
Hi Lyn Re: Subject: [lace] Ancillary to Teaching Lace to Children Teaching lace to children is part of the survival of lacemaking. I have always thought that lacemaking, especially geometric Torchon, has the ability to help the mind work mathematically.. I am sure you are right. The best lacemakers are computer programmers, maths graduates and architects and anything that develops judgement of space and line is bound to help. Happy lacemaking Alex - 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] Lace and maths
Hi Clay In my experience those with a maths bias tend to be more accurate and can understand how the threads work. In the many years I have been teaching I have come across many who show this ability and who should have been good at maths, but sadly for some reason or other it did not happen. Starting my career teaching maths/science I have always been interested to find out why not. Surprisingly sometimes it was as simple as returning to school after an illness to find the subject had moved on and they feeling they could not catch up assumed they could not do it. Just because a person thinks she cannot do maths does not mean that the ability to think logically and âseeâ straight lines is not there. Being mathematical is not at the expense of being creative. You can be both, although there are some who require perfection and making lace that is geometrically accurate is essential. These lacemakers prefer the geometrical laces and find it very hard to make floral Bucks and the Lester type Beds in which judgement is frequently made between two techniques, neither of which will give a perfect result. Fortunately there are so many different forms of lacemaking that we can all find plenty to satisfy our individual needs. Happy lacemaking whichever type you make and whether you can do maths or not. Alex - 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/
