Re: [lace] Canada Customs

2005-09-04 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Sep 4, 2005, at 1:20, Cindy Rusak wrote: They do specify that it is 'items that will remain in Canada' so I assume that entries from US participants being brought in by an IOLI member that would be returning to the US would not be affected by the tax/duty levies. But entries by

Re: [lace] US postal insurance -- packing info

2005-09-04 Thread romdom
le 3/09/05 22:47, Clay Blackwell à [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : I don't trust the postal system - insurance or no insurance. whatever the country , who does ? ! we all know some people have only taken the job for the loot . dominique from Paris, France . - To unsubscribe send email

[lace] IOLI entries, Canada Customs and time

2005-09-04 Thread Laceandbits
So far no-one has mentioned none US/Canadian entries. I am occilating between I really want to have a go and push the boundaries on this one and Be realistic, you haven't got enough hours in the day for this big piece of lace on top of the rest that *has to* be made for various reasons. I

Re: [lace] mailing stuff to Canada

2005-09-04 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Hello Bev Thanks for that info. I doubt if any secret pal packages would be as much as $50 ! but if anyone does send their pal a package worth that much please be discreet! However, I'd be interested to know the best thing to do if I'm sending Threads books to Canada. Normally when I fill

[lace] Pricing lace - was IOLI Mail

2005-09-04 Thread Brenda Paternoster
I say that for each credit card size piece of lace it would cost 10, 12 or 15 GBP - depends on the type of lace and fineness/coarseness. So, for a small, very simple bookmark which takes an hour or two to make the price is 10GBP. That goes back to the old days when the price of lace was

Re: [lace] Canada Customs

2005-09-04 Thread Malvary J Cole
On Sep 4, 2005, at 1:20, Cindy Rusak wrote: They do specify that it is 'items that will remain in Canada' so I assume that entries from US participants being brought in by an IOLI member that would be returning to the US would not be affected by the tax/duty levies. Tamara replied: But

Re: [lace] Pricing lace - was IOLI Mail

2005-09-04 Thread Dmt11home
Although there is barely any information available about comps or comparable pieces whose prices are established at auction for antique lace, there is even less information about the actual selling price of newly made lace. It might be a worthy project for persons with time on their hands

[lace] mailing stuff to Canada

2005-09-04 Thread Margot Walker
You could lie and tick off the 'gift' box. But you don't really need to because the value for your 'bible' is so low that the customs people don't bother with it. Especially since books are duty free, so all they could charge is the GST PST. (They're our equivalent of your VAT.) Just put

Re: [lace] Pricing lace - was IOLI Mail

2005-09-04 Thread RicTorr8
In a message dated 9/4/2005 7:05:13 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Although there is barely any information available about comps or comparable pieces whose prices are established at auction for antique lace, there is even less information about the actual selling price

Re: [lace] IOLI Contest

2005-09-04 Thread Alice Howell
There seems to be repeated concern about Canadian entries having to be sent to the US and then carried back into Canada. I'm sure I remember a posting that said they were working on a plan to have US entries sent to a US address, and Canadian entries sent to a Canadian address, so

[lace] Insurance

2005-09-04 Thread RicTorr8
In a message dated 9/4/2005 7:05:13 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Although there is barely any information available about comps or comparable pieces whose prices are established at auction for antique lace, there is even less information about the actual selling price

Re: [lace] Re: IOLI contest entries

2005-09-04 Thread RicTorr8
In a message dated 9/4/2005 12:12:31 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The entries need to be photographed and ready for publication in the IOLI Bulletin *before* the Convention, so that the person designated to photograph them can have a shot at enjoying the Convention

[lace] Valuing contemporary lace

2005-09-04 Thread Aurelia Loveman
I don't think it's appropriate to value a piece of recently-made handmade lace by x-dollars times the hours it took to make it. You wouldn't price a painting according to how long it took the painter to spread the paint over the canvas. Nor would you necessarily price a large painting as worth

[lace] IOLI convention - photographs

2005-09-04 Thread RicTorr8
In a message dated 9/4/2005 1:35:20 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No, the quality of the photography would be far too variable. One of the (many) features of our classy Bulletin is the fine photography in it. We wpuldn't want to sacrifice that. -- Aurelia That's a

[lace] Lovely lace on ebay...

2005-09-04 Thread Clay Blackwell
Oh MY !! I just came across this wonderful piece of lace on eBay, and hopefully, if any of you are bidding on it, the auction will be over before anyone else discovers it!! But I just had to share. Such a beautiful and unusual piece of needle lace. http://tinyurl.com/8wqss Clay Clay

[lace] my pillow stand

2005-09-04 Thread Weronika Patena
I recall lots of people at convention looking at my pillow stand and asking about it - I don't remember everyone who wanted information, so I'll just post here. It was made by Cathy Belleville's husband, but he no longer makes them, unfortunately. Cathy said I can post pictures of it in case

RE: [lace] RE: lilac tree

2005-09-04 Thread Santa Clause
Hello to all I hope I'm getting this link right..Regarding the lilac it is truly butifal turned I have had some heart woodthat was brown to purple and the outer part cream to white I would clasify it as a hard wood. If there is wood that has been standing in your yard even branches from

Re: [lace] Lovely lace on ebay...

2005-09-04 Thread CLIVE Rice
Ah! a Table Ribbon! Happy Lacemaking, Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA http://tinyurl.com/8wqss - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace] Lovely lace on ebay...

2005-09-04 Thread RicTorr8
In a message dated 9/4/2005 4:03:30 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ah! a Table Ribbon! Happy Lacemaking, Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA Good point. Okay -- public advisory message: IF this rable ribbon shows up in next year's competition entries -- we're ALL on to

RE: [lace] Lovely lace on ebay...

2005-09-04 Thread Annette Meldrum
Dear Clay Thankyou so much for alerting us to this lovely piece. I also recommend looking at the other 3 pages of items for sale by this seller. All sorts of lovely embroidery and lace, some very unusual techniques with full descriptions and the seller seems to know their topic. I've printed some

[lace] Re: Lovely lace on ebay...

2005-09-04 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Sep 4, 2005, at 18:02, Betty Ann Rice wrote: Ah! a Table Ribbon! http://tinyurl.com/8wqss And Ricki added: Good point. Okay -- public advisory message: IF this rable ribbon shows up in next year's competition entries -- we're ALL on to it! :-) One could use it as a table ribbon on

[lace] Re: Pricing lace - was IOLI Mail

2005-09-04 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Sep 4, 2005, at 9:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Devon) wrote: It might be a worthy project for persons with time on their hands :-) to try to make a list of prices paid for lace recently made by Europeans and Americans that have sold in order to establish a track record of value to counter

Re: [lace] mailing stuff to Canada

2005-09-04 Thread Bev Walker
-- On Sun, 4 Sep 2005, Brenda Paternoster wrote: However, I'd be interested to know the best thing to do if I'm sending Threads books to Canada. Normally when I fill in the customs label I state Acedemic Books' and and put the (trade) price in GBP. There are also 4 tiny tick boxes; Gift -

Re: [lace] Re: Lovely lace on ebay...

2005-09-04 Thread RicTorr8
In a message dated 9/4/2005 5:22:36 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tamara) writes: One could use it as a table ribbon on one's own table (and a better place than as a sheet decoration, IMO, for such a lovely piece), Absolutely right about that. but as an IOLI entry it would have

[lace] Table band

2005-09-04 Thread Noelene Lafferty
Ricky, winning the competition may be a bit much to ask, but surely not beyond my capabilities. The Anna Torchon band I found was a simple design, used 33 pairs of bobbins and 15 g of Nel linen 50/3, plus a pair for gimps and some 15/3 linen gimp. Do the gimp in a different colour, and you've got

[lace] IOLI entries (short retorts)

2005-09-04 Thread Bev Walker
But entries by *Canadian* members of IOLI, sent to US first, then brought back to Canada, to remain in Canada... A wide field full of I don't see a problem here, except that the entrants have to allow for mailing time. If I've spent hours and hours making a piece of lace, I want it to reach

Re: [lace] US postal insurance -- packing info

2005-09-04 Thread Lorri Ferguson
I always feel more secure if I ask ( pay for) a 'return receipt' card. Then you have a receipt and signature of who signed for the package. Can't remember just how much it is $1.50 or so. You can do this with or without insurance. Lorri - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [lace-chat] Re: Language Evolution/texting

2005-09-04 Thread A Y Farrell
. Texting is, at least, clean (since there are no rules, none can be broken). And it's innovative. And it's fun. At its best, it's like a puzzle, full of subtexts and innuendoes, just like lace is. For all I know, it may be the future of English :) Trouble is DH makes up his own text language

[lace-chat] aussie soldier (joke)

2005-09-04 Thread Helen
Dear Mum Dad, I am well. Hope youse are too. Tell me big brothers Doug and Phil that the Army is better than workin' on the farm - tell them to get in bloody quick smart before the jobs are all gone! I wuz a bit slow in settling down at first, because ya don't hafta get outta bed until

[lace-chat] secret pal thanks

2005-09-04 Thread Anne Nicholas
Dear Secret Pal, So sorry for being late with my thanks but I have been on holiday !! We have just returned from very sunny Margarita where we had a great holiday but are still a bit jetlagged !! Thank you very much for the lovely goodies that you sent this month. The pen has already been put

[lace-chat] Man Finds 9-Inch Centipede Behind TV

2005-09-04 Thread RicTorr8
From the Associated Press: Man Finds 9-Inch Centipede Rustling Behind TV LONDON (Aug. 31) - Aaron Balick expected to find a tiny mouse rustling behind the TV in his apartment. Instead, he found a venomous giant centipede that somehow hitched a ride from South America to Britain. Thinking it

Re: [lace-chat] Re: Woman Torches House Trying to Kill Spiders

2005-09-04 Thread RicTorr8
In a message dated 9/4/2005 5:24:33 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Obviously, not a lacemaker: doesn't appreciate Arachnids, dim-witted, and clumsy with it... :) True - she got what she deserved. :)) The good news is the spiders got away. AND the asbestos-like webs

[lace-chat] After Katrina

2005-09-04 Thread Tamara P Duvall
The following is not remotely funny, but it's pertinent. Of course, with Farenheit 9/11, one knows what to expect from Michael Moore, but that doesn't make his points any less valid... His letter (dated Sept 2) to the President can be seen at: http://www.michaelmoore.com/ I'd also recommend