Re: [lace] books vs kindle
On 19/05/2013 18:38, Jean Nathan wrote: You've all left out the most important problem of owning an e-reader - where do you put your lace book mark? I love my Kindle, but my lace bookmarks are in my paper books which I also love to read. The books I like because they are in a familiar form, I can swap them with friends and take them to the charity shop and exchange them for more books. The Kindle I like as I can get to my Kindle books on my phone, my ipad or my laptop so it doesn't matter where I am, I can read my book. It's great for work, and also for my Open University Course as I can access my OU books and course materials via Kindle even when I don't have an internet connection. Lesley - 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: [lace] books vs kindle
Just a question on this thread because I wonder: Is Kindle a synonymous for any eBook reader or do you all really use Kindle? I myself decided for a Sony (mainly for junk food books). Gabriele, chemnitz, Germany Von: Isabel Wear isabel.w...@shaw.ca An: Bev Walker walker.b...@gmail.com, Jean Nathan j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk Cc: Lace lace@arachne.com Betreff: Re: [lace] books vs kindle Datum: Sun, 19 May 2013 21:15:03 +0200 Frame it. Isabel Wear Realtor Sutton Group - West Coast 7547 Cambie St. Vancouver, BC V6P 3H6 Mobile: 604-377-3475 E-mail: isabel.w...@shaw.ca [1] -Original Message- From: Bev Walker walker.b...@gmail.com [2] Sender: owner-l...@arachne.com [3] Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:48 To: Jean Nathanj...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk [4] Reply-To: Bev Walker walker.b...@gmail.com [5] Cc: Lacelace@arachne.com [6] Subject: Re: [lace] books vs kindle LOL...I put mine in a drawer 0:-) On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Jean Nathan j...@nathan54.freeserve.co.uk [7] wrote: You've all left out the most important problem of owning an e-reader - where do you put your lace book mark? I've seen knitted e-reader covers, should think of one made of lace! -- Bev surrounded by a lot of paper diagrams, working on patchwork lace in Shirley BC, near Sooke on a fine Victoria Day weekend, Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com [8] containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here [9]. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com [10]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ [11] - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com [12] containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here [13]. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com [14]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ [15] Links: -- [1] javascript:void(0) [2] javascript:void(0) [3] javascript:void(0) [4] javascript:void(0) [5] javascript:void(0) [6] javascript:void(0) [7] javascript:void(0) [8] javascript:void(0) [9] javascript:void(0) [10] javascript:void(0) [11] ?ctl=derefereramp;to=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5mbGlja3IuY29tL3Bob3Rvcy9sYWNlbWFrZXIvc2V0cy8%3D [12] javascript:void(0) [13] javascript:void(0) [14] javascript:void(0) [15] ?ctl=derefereramp;to=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5mbGlja3IuY29tL3Bob3Rvcy9sYWNlbWFrZXIvc2V0cy8%3D - 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] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
On 20/05/2013 11:46, kloeppelki...@t-online.de wrote: Just a question on this thread because I wonder: Is Kindle a synonymous for any eBook reader or do you all really use Kindle? Mine's a Kindle. Lesley in Marple, UK, wondering whether summer will ever arrive. - 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] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
Gabriele, Kindle is a brandmark and is connected with amazon. And this is in my opinion a problem, you can bye e.books only from them. There excist several other e-readers like mine from Sony. Than you are free to bye where you want. The e.reader from Thalia are also connected with Thalia. And if you have a i-Pad or a i-Pad Mini your are bound on Apple. But if you want to buy one take one who has e-ink system you can't see color than but the script is perfect. Newer models have an integrated light, Sony offers a little lamp you can pin on the reader. Hope this helps. Ilske - 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] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
I chose the Kindle (black white only) because I liked the non-reflective screen. It seems easier on my eyes Sue - 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] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
Ilske, I have an iPad and there is a Kindle App for it. So I can read books from Amazon or Apple and other sources as well. Clay Sent from my iPad On May 20, 2013, at 7:31 AM, Ilske Thomsen ilske.l.thom...@t-online.de wrote: And if you have a i-Pad or a i-Pad Mini your are bound on Apple. - 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] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
Thanks, Clay, that was what I forget to write. And there ia another fine thing, but perhaps only in Germany. With some e-readers one could lend e-books from an organization I can't find the name so quick. But for Sony doesn't exist an App yet. Ilske - 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] kindle topic
Dear spiders, The Books vs Kindle thread has wandered rather far from lace. Time to move it to chat! Thanks, Avital Arachne moderator -- Blog: http://apinnick.wordpress.com Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spindexr - 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] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
I also meant to say that when I fall asleep and hit myself in the face with the iPad it hurts more than when I do that with even a hardback book. L Kind Regards Liz Baker - 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] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
Mine is a Kindle. Joepie. -Original Message- From: kloeppelki...@t-online.de Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 11:46 AM To: Lace Subject: [lace] Re: [lace] books vs kindle Just a question on this thread because I wonder: Is Kindle a synonymous for any eBook reader or do you all really use Kindle? I myself decided for a Sony (mainly for junk food books). Gabriele, chemnitz, Germany - 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] kindle topic
Sorry, Avital, do you allow one single question on e-readers to the list. I am not on chat. Does anybody of you know how the books with a certain ID can be done on another e-reader in case the one the ID belongs is damaged? Pleas answer me privately. Ilske - 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] Re: [lace] books vs kindle
I have an iPad and iBooks tend to be pdf in format for this reader. However, I was able to download a free kindle app from the AppStore to allow me to access kindle books. I think that amazon have realised that they need to make their ebooks available to other platforms so they opened up access. However, if you have bought a ebook reader (such as kindle) rather than a tablet (such as an iPad) it is unlikely that you will be able to add software to read other formats. This has been one of the reasons people looked at buying tablets. However, WH Smiths in the UK have their own ebook reader kobo which you can buy for 1/10 of the cost of a tablet such as an iPad. It is that cheap that it the cost of 4or 5 hardback books which makes people think that it is worth buying. But I also use my iPad to access e-ink version of my print magazines such as good food, gardener's world and knitting and crochet magazines which are not always available on other platforms (or ebook readers) L Kind Regards Liz Baker On 20 May 2013, at 12:31, Ilske Thomsen ilske.l.thom...@t-online.de wrote: Kindle is a brandmark and is connected with amazon. And this is in my opinion a problem, you can bye e.books only from them. - 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] crocheted lace in the news
Miley Cyrus showed up at the 2013 Music Awards in a crocheted (lace) jumpsuit that is stunning. See it at the following address: http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bd_nJSO1teaCHbqKOW.H0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT 04NQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/ymusic-stop-the-presses/169075996.jpg Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Omaha, NE www.TheShuttleSmith.com - 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] early lace pillows
Dear Bev et al, I agree with what you say, but point out that cotton drill was either nonexistent or too expensive for a poor lacemaker to use on a pillow, and therefore vote for a similar twill fabric, but linen. Might be hard to find, or expensive. I highly doubt that there would be much change from a Tudor pillow and a Midlands bolster. If it works, why change. And the Midlands bolster is a basic no frills pillow. Lyn in Lancaster where it's cloudy, but no rain, and warm, 78F 23C at 2 p.m. Bev wrote: Although I haven't done research into the pillow, in looking at the jpg (the url has an extra few letters in it, in your message) http://ilaria.veltri.tripod.com/bobbins/nuwmodelbuch.jpg I thought right away of the Midlands bolster as described in Alex Stilwell's Dictionary of Lace, made from a large square of cloth, points folded to the centre and these new sides hand-stitched, allowing room for stuffing and stuffing, firmly stuffing, with straw. I made one once from drill cotton, and it was a heavy immoveable object but worked well for lace. There are several centuries between the Tudors and this Midlands bolster, but apply the same principle to the standard width of fabric readily accessible at the time - check into weaving history for that (plain weave or twill?), and for the stuffing, whatever there was lots of, also readily accessible. Possibly chaff from flax processing? The origins for the useful object would be based on what was around thinking in terms of recycling, as one would do. Jennifer wrote: Has anyone done much research on what early lace pillows were made out of? I'm primarily looking at the origins of the lace pillow in the sixteenth century or earlier. My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails. - 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] early lace pillows etc
Hello Jen Horse hair is a possibility for stuffing a pillow. Did anyone see the Antiques Road Show on UK TV yesterday - the pair of ladies 'pockets' as in the nursery rhyme Lucy Locket lost her pocket! Apparently it is very rare to find a pair. The Queens Gallery has an expo this summer 10th May - 6th October. The Art of Tudor and Stuart fashion. There is a great interactive app to download on www.royalcollection.org.uk Diana in Northamptonshire Sent from my iPad On 20 May 2013, at 17:46, Jennifer McNitt jenmcn...@yahoo.com wrote: Has anyone done much research on what early lace pillows were made out of? I'm primarily looking at the origins of the lace pillow in the sixteenth century or earlier. We have an image of an early pillow on the cover of Nuw Modelbuch (http://ilaria.veltri.tripod.com/bobbins/nuwmodelbuch.jpg).This pillow almost looks like the shape of a pillow that someone could sleep on. What could the pillow have been stuffed with? Would it have been straw, rags or maybe sawdust?Also, what type of fabric would have made sense to make the pillow out of? Maybe a linen or wool? I would like to make something like this for recreation purposes at some point, but so far I haven't found resources for the average Tudor era bed pillow. I've seen fancier pillow cases, but have not found much info yet for the pillow itself. Still need to do more digging on this. Thanks! Jen - 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] kindle lace books?
There are some who described doing things to get lace prickings and such on their kindle. For those who have that or a similar device, do you, or would you use your device when you make lace? Would you read your lace books on such a device if available? How difficult is it to take the paper copy of the pricking or diagram and put it on the kindle/device? Or vice versa, kindle/device to paper pricking. Would something like a kindle or other device fit comfortably on a pillow? In other words, this technology as it is now comprised, does it have a place for lacemakers? Or do we need to wait for that. Is this another way to ensure lace books do not go out of print, but that the royalties go to the authors of such books, and not astronomical prices when the book is out of the authors hands and very rare but in high demand? Obviously I do not have such a device, but I sure would like to know if we need to send a message to our lace book authors. And, how difficult would it be to turn a popular but out of print lacebook into a kindle/device edition? Could you get a pricking from such a version? Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where it's now very pleasant and warm. 81F 24.5C at 3 p.m. - 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] e-readers
A program available for computers called Caliber (free download) lets you change the format of e-books so they can be read on different readers. PDF readers for tablets are also available so the books on the professors website can be read easily. FWIW Susie Morris, Illinois - 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] early lace pillows
To clarify, I used drill cotton (present-day fabric) for my version of a Midlands bolster, and I referred to twill (the weave technique) for the period fabric of whatever fibre content, wool, linen, silk, horsehair even (and stuffed with that, too, as someone mentioned). Probably not cotton as that was still an import item. I can't tell by looking at the jpg, the financial status of the figures, but they appear to be comfortable! On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 11:02 AM, lynrbai...@desupernet.net wrote: ...t that cotton drill was either nonexistent or too expensive for a poor lacemaker to use on a pillow, and therefore vote for a similar twill -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - 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] kindle lace books?
Lyn, I have scanned pages from two Romanian Point lace books that I own. I scanned the pages with various fillings so that I will always have them with me. That way I can take just my project with me and pick my fillings on the fly or use the scanned pages as a reference. I can zoom in closely and I have an easel stand for my Nook Color that allows the device to stand on the table in front or beside me. So far it has worked well for me. I've also scanned some of the tatting patterns that I use on a regular basis so that they are always available as a reference. I don't know how it would work for bobbin lace. Maybe scanning the working diagram would be useful, but I cannot print from my Nook, so a full bobbin lace ebook with the prickings in it wouldn't be functional, at least at this time. Diane Williams drswilli...@yahoo.com Galena Illinois USA My blog - http://dianelaces.wordpress.com/ From: Lyn Bailey lynrbai...@desupernet.net There are some who described doing things to get lace prickings and such on their kindle. For those who have that or a similar device, do you, or would you use your device when you make lace? Would you read your lace books on such a device if available? How difficult is it to take the paper copy of the pricking or diagram and put it on the kindle/device? Or vice versa, kindle/device to paper pricking. Would something like a kindle or other device fit comfortably on a pillow? - 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] kindle lace books?
I have scanned images of lace, lace patterns and working diagrams and saved them as pdf. These can then be put on your ipad or reader. And there you have it. I have actually saved some of the papers from the Arizona Uni website (the one with lace books) onto my ipad to read. may I also say I have some journal articles there as well as knitting patterns etc. I think we should use our technology. Why carry a heavy lace book when you can carry an ipad or similar? Anna from a cold and sunny Sydney (I hate winter) - 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-related uses for tablets and other digital devices
One additional use I have found valuable is the capability of my tablet to photograph instructor-drawn lace diagrams from a lace class done on a blackboard or dry erase board. I am terrible at redrawing these useful diagrams of specific techniques and have in the past used a digital camera or smartphone with camera function to photograph diagrams rather than trying to copy them by hand. Think of it as a portable xerox/photocopy machine. With my tablet (mine is a Microsoft Surface with USB port), I can photograph the instructor's drawings and see them clearly on my tablet screen, or choose to print or copy them to another computer. (The tablet screen is considerably larger than the phone or digital camera screen so I can see it clearly without needing to transfer it for useful purposes, plus it can be enlarged by placing my fingers on the photo and sliding them apart.) I think we are just beginning to learn how these new devices can be useful to lacemaking. As an aside, my tablet also has a Kindle app, so I can download books from that source, but also from many other sources which have been mentioned. Also, if I have a photo (either taken by me or downloaded from another source) of lace, I can enlarge the photo detail to a virtual microscopic degree to study the lace and its thread paths, provided the resolution is high enough. Vicki in Maryland where spring has finally sprung! -Original Message- From: Anna Binnie l...@binnie.id.au I have scanned images of lace, lace patterns and working diagrams and saved them as pdf. These can then be put on your ipad or reader. And there you have it. - 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/
