Re: [lace] Fibre Optic cable

2012-09-04 Thread Jacquie Tinch
.while side emitting would be the duds since they would lose all their data before it could be utlised. Perhaps that's why it's more expensive. Because it's not made. So it only happens when there's a faulty batch. In the same way a sheet of postage stamps is worth a fortune where there

Re: [lace] Fibre Optic cable

2012-09-04 Thread Jennifer Audsley
My (limited) understanding is that side-emitting is not used for telecommunications, but as an alternative to neon lights in lighting design. It can colour-change and pulse, and is thicker than end-emitting (3mm up to 14mm, from what I've seen). May be too thick for bobbin-lace, but depends on the

[lace] Fibre Optic cable

2012-09-04 Thread Jean Nathan
This discussion reminds me of a trip to the lacemakers fair at the NEC a few years back. SMP had bobbins displayed on a board on his stand with small coloured flashing lights where the beads would be. A lady behind me said to her friend Ooh, I'd love some of those - they'd look so cool on my

Re: [lace] lace photos

2012-09-04 Thread celia mulhearn
Sent from my iPad On 4 Sep 2012, at 01:25, Lorelei Halley lhal...@bytemeusa.com wrote: Here are some interesting laces, mostly torchon, Cluny and hybrids, one LePuy guipure. https://picasaweb.google.com/leboreira/Arguero2012?feat=content_notification# Lorelei Lovely pictures with lovely

[lace] LPS Lace Day Sept. 22

2012-09-04 Thread Lorri Ferguson
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Re: [lace] RE: lace-digest V2012 #112

2012-09-04 Thread Janis Savage
Thank you Jane for the link to www.loop.ph Being far away from the centre of design we miss out on these innovations. The images of their Luminous Lace are so inspiring. I have forwarded it on to Kim as, luckily, I do not have to think of a design. That is her job. I just advise on how to do