[lace] IOLI convention

2016-05-07 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
I will be there, too, for an Arachne meeting, if one can be arranged!! They are such fun, - and so nice to meet others Arachneans face to face. I even have a gift ready for a raffle, - if we have a meeting and include a raffle!! I, too, have found the ethafoam pillows a wonderful $5

Re: Re: [lace] Re: IOLI Convention

2016-05-07 Thread Louise in Central Virginia
As I said. being creative and thinking outside the box is characteristic of most lacemakers ! Louise in Central Virginia On 05/07/16, Clay Blackwell wrote: Hi, Louise! LOL at your travel solution! I never heard that story before! Fast forward (or backward) to 2010 when I went to Belgium.

[lace] Arachne is a Vital resource

2016-05-07 Thread Elizabeth H Correa
Jeri You are so right. We have to make Arachne a Vital resource. And I have to said thank for sharing your enormous knowledge. Anna is right too. But Arachne is so important for us. I think much people read Arachne but only few write and do a feedback. All the time I read and learned a

[lace] Re: IOLI Convention

2016-05-07 Thread Louise in Central Virginia
That is a great idea to provide cheep pillows for members who fly. The one time I had to fly to IOLI Convention, I was taking 2 classes and needed 20 inch pillows for both. So I got creative and made a 20 inch foam block pillow, but instead of backing it with plyboard, I used artist's foam

Re: [lace] Arachne gathering during IOLI Convention

2016-05-07 Thread Ruth Lyon
Like Janice and Sylvie, I also would like to attend an Arachne gathering at the IOLI convention. If we could meet during a reasonably-priced lunch in the convention hotel, it would be great, but maybe another time and place would also work. Can the Indiana local co-host committee help us

Re: [lace] membership

2016-05-07 Thread Lin Hudren
great things to look forward to doing, Susie Rose. enjoy. thanks for sharing and i agree when it comes to following instructions, the printed word is best but with most magazines, there are only a couple of pages that appeal so i just print those from the digital version - room and weight

Re: [lace] membership

2016-05-07 Thread Susie Rose
Hello to One and All! I have an idea regarding magazines, offer digital and/or printed versions.  Then the member can choose to get a digital mag to their inbox for less cost.  A higher cost would be for the print version with the digital delivered as an extra bonus.   The quilting magazine,

[lace] thank you and OIDFA

2016-05-07 Thread sylvie nguyen
Thank you for the suggestions made, regarding names of several lace making magazines/journals. I have subscribed to one and am in the process of selecting another. A friend of mine is returning from a trip to Estonia, in which she had a wonderful experience. How nice it is, to know that an

[lace] Arachne gathering during IOLI Convention

2016-05-07 Thread sylvie nguyen
Janice, Thank you for bringing up the subject of an Arachne Gathering. While I have missed the gathering the past few years, I would like to meet with Arachne members. Sylvie in warmer and sunnier Cherry Valley, Illinois USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the

RE: [lace] membership

2016-05-07 Thread J-D Hammett
Hi Anna, Thank you for this very well thought out email. I think this will be a good termination of this discussion thread. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK From: Anna Binnie Sent: 07 May 2016 00:46 I would like to comment on Jane's comment. I believe that membership of many Lace

[lace] Lace magazines and memberships

2016-05-07 Thread Beth Marshall
Thanks to Joepie for reminding me about Vuelta y Cruz - combining Spanish practice with lace definitely rates highly with me, so wanted to subscribe but couldn't afford to when it first started and had forgotten about it; subscription for this year now taken out :-) I'm also a Lace Guild