At 04:00 PM 8/27/2004, you wrote:
My question is this - what's your opinion on the width
of a zig zag trail, given that if you just work it
continuously, the "zig" will be one pair of passives less
than the "zag".
There's another way to make the zigzag trails so they have the same number
of passi
> OK, If it took 10 women, 10 years to make one of those
shawls
Whoaback. Think a bit. This is an old wives tale...exaggeration.
These lacemakers were proficient. They did this every day and were good at
it. And the work day was longer than the modern worker has. Even if the
shawl were
Also, in the UK there is this website:
http://www.dacs.org.uk/copyright.shtm
which is for the Design and Artists Copyright society which has some great
info on it
Regards
Liz in London
I'm back blogging my latest lace piece - have a look by clicking on the link
or going to http://journals.ao
In a message dated 28/08/2004 05:46:14 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Weronika
> If you have concerns about copyright and are thinking about putting
> adaptations up on a website, you really SHOULD go to the U.S. Copyright
> office website and review it very carefully. They will
In a message dated 28/08/2004 02:32:39 GMT Standard Time, Tamara writes:
> "Rendition" might be better? I usually put "interpretation" on mine,
> but that's because I tend to twiddle, however minutely, with the
> existing patterns (even my own ).
Now why doesn't it surprise me that Tamara twiddle
Hi everyone - to prolong the discussion only a bit more:
>or deriving any work from the copyrighted work. By making lace you are
>deriving a work in thread from the pricking.
>
No, you are using the pricking for its intended use - a derivation would
be altering the pricking, or taking elements of
In a message dated 27/08/2004 19:28:33 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> * Can I make copies of the prickings for my own use? YES! Make
> zillions, I don't care. Wallpaper your bathroom with them--whatever you
> do with them for YOU is fine.
>
>
> PS: the most frequently asked q
Weronika
I have some large Danish bobbins, about 5 inches long. They are intended
for use with thicker than usual threads. They might not break fine thread,
but they are clunky and one would normally not want to use them unless
necessary. They seem to work with pearl cotton size 8 or thicker, li
Weronika
If you have concerns about copyright and are thinking about putting
adaptations up on a website, you really SHOULD go to the U.S. Copyright
office website and review it very carefully. They will give you a fair
amount of guidance. http://www.copyright.gov/ I'm not a lawyer but I can
rea
On Aug 27, 2004, at 14:30, Cathy Belleville wrote:
KANT magazine publishes patterns with two names: Designed by XXX and
Realization by XXX. While Realization is an admittedly awkward
translation,
"Rendition" might be better? I usually put "interpretation" on mine,
but that's because I tend to twi
At 08:45 PM 8/26/2004, Jane Viking Swanson wrote:
Hi All, I'm just wondering if anybody has heard about their classes
at the Ithaca (NY) Lace Days? I can't find my copy of the brochure
and I can't remember when they will send out notification. Needless
to say I'm quite anxious .
Got mine yesterd
On Aug 27, 2004, at 9:35, Panza, Robin wrote:
My notification came last night. I got Lohr's class on point ground
butterflies. The pricking and photo of the class project came, too.
It's
**gorgeous**!!!
Mine came today, and I too got my first choice: "Rosa Libre: A New
Flower Lace", with Cathy
On Aug 27, 2004, at 19:56, Margot Walker wrote, in response to Faye
Owers:
Peniche is a fishing and lace-making town on the coast of Portugal,
north of Lisbon. It's wonderful.
Another lacy place in Portugal seems to be Villa do Conde. I have no
idea where it is, but it seems to have a lace mus
I'm moving this from Lace Chat, because it's really about lace. Peniche
is a fishing and lace-making town on the coast of Portugal, north of
Lisbon. It's wonderful. There are a couple of lace schools, including
one next to the tourist information centre (at least it was there when I
visited
All this talk about copyright and designing .
I am designing my own (very wide for me) edge to
make up in my (previously reported) variegated thread -
I've tried out a sample, and it looks great.
My question is this - what's your opinion on the width
of a zig zag trail, given that if you
My understanding of copyright is that you are not permitted to
*reproduce* something which is in copyright without permission. In
UK, if you own a book, you are allowed to make copies for your own
personal use, which means that if the book shows a short length of lace
pattern you can make sev
Hi everyone, and anyone who has made pieces from the 'Cook and Tratnik'
book on Idrija Lace - I've made a few of the earlier patterns on my cookie
pillow and midlands bobbins, now debating if my bolster could be used or
will I be doing battle
- would appreciate hearing from anyone who has made a p
Your math was correct, Karisse, but I'm afraid your
assumptions were not so accurate! While many women make
$30K a year, those who are artists, weavers, spinners,
quiltmakers - in other words, people who are creating nice
things - more often than not do not get close to that amount
of money. Onl
Dear Spiders,
I am perfectly happy for people who have purchased my Romanian Point Lace book
to make any of the items from the patterns. That is the purpose of the book.
I expect them to photo-copy the patterns for their own personal use. I would
be very unhappy if they sold the finished items an
On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 20:18:01 -0700 (PDT), Bev wrote:
>Steph wrote:
>
>> When someone buys a pricking (whether in a book or as
>a single piece of paper) they buy the right to make lace from the
>pricking.
>However they do not buy the right to copy in any other way. That's why
>putting a picture of
On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 22:07:36 -0400, Tamara wrote:
>I can't help but wonder... Isn't there a difference between a website
>created mainly for commercial purposes, and one one - like what Jane's
>thinking of - which is a "brag" one?
Morally, yes. But so far as the law is concerned, no difference
On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 00:24:23 -0700, Weronika wrote:
>> >Which means: I can put a picture on my website, but not the pricking, and I
>> >should name the source - correct?
>>
>> Not in my opinion. Many people do this, but I believe it is a breach of
>> copyright. A completed piece of lace is a 'd
Friendly Spiders,
On the off-chance you're not completely bored with this topic...
here are MY answers to frequently asked copyright questions for MY book
"An Introduction to Chrysanthemum Lace" and other teaching materials.
* Can I make copies of the prickings for my own use? YES! Make
zillio
Dear Lacemakers,
Leonard and Avital wrote about the paperback book we were able to buy at
OIDFA-Prague "Laces from the Colections of the Jewish Museum in Prague". This was
116 pages, many in color, with dated gold laces going back to the 1600's!
Anyone interested in gold lace would probably b
OK, If it took 10 women, 10 years to make one of those shawls then if you
put that into today and todays pay checks that would mean each shawl cost
how much to make? Let's see I will give it a guess that women make about
$30,000.00 a year, more or less, times ten is $300,000.00. Right? That times
Hi all,
I didn't think until yesterday that I should have bought the July issue of
Anna. I like to get the July and Dec issues as there is usually Bobbin Lace
in them.
My usual source of the magazine isn't carrying it anymore and the deli
already had the August. I have thought of a couple more
>>>From: Jane Viking Swanson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm just wondering if anybody has heard about their classes
at the Ithaca (NY) Lace Days? <<<
My notification came last night. I got Lohr's class on point ground
butterflies. The pricking and photo of the class project came, too. It's
**go
As a commercial designer of lace, I am quite happy for people to show off the
lace they have made from my patterns and especially I enjoy seeing them give
me credit for the design, but what I am not happy with is one person buying a
pattern and then making tens of copies to distribute to their f
Dear Fellow Spiders around the world,
I thought it was time to say "hello" (or "Tere!" which is what
Estonians say when you greet someone.
We have been here for 4 weeks now & our vehicle & container
aren't due for a few more weeks. Meanwhile our 2 sons will be
starting school next week at the Tartu
Good morning All,
This subject seems to involve so many twists and turns but just two
points stick me. Someone (sorry I can't remember who and I accidentally
deleted your message when I was trying to highlight a quote) said that
people wouldn't design/create new patterns if they didn't think the
> >>>But can putting a "boasting" picture, with proper credits to book and
> designer, on a non-commercial "boasting" website, really be described as
> *publishing* except in the very widest sense of the word, ie make generally
> known. Surely it's the modern equivalent of having it hanging on you
> If making items for money raising is against copyright, then woe be tide to
> all those who purchase Family Circle magazine and the like for putting
> patterns in their magazine for just that purpose.
Well, if they actually say they're for that purpose, that's clearly OK, but
otherwise I don't t
> >It seems like an unpleasant surprise to buy a lace pattern and then
> >find out you
> >need another book to actually make the lace...
>
> I don't *sell* my lace patterns; I publish them, for free, wherever I
> think they'll fit best. Most of them are likely to be in Milanese, and
> therefore
> >Which means: I can put a picture on my website, but not the pricking, and I
> >should name the source - correct?
>
> Not in my opinion. Many people do this, but I believe it is a breach of
> copyright. A completed piece of lace is a 'derivative work' from the
> pricking, and is subject to jus
> I have slo-mo and don't usually visit eB. often, but surely there will be
> something like a stack of 'as is' table napkins, or hankies, or even an
> old pillowcase (doesn't have to be linen, really it doesn't!). Others
> have given you good sources for 'real' shopping, but it sounds like
> 'virt
Results in my search for fabric :
I found a fabric store, and they had no linen at all. In fact a lot of fabric
stores in the phone book mention "100% cotton", so it seems like linen won't be
easy to find... I did get a nice fine Irish linen handkerchief from the Lace
Museum, but nothing as yet f
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