Re: [lace] Lace8

2015-11-19 Thread Jane Wright
Thank you Ruth Jane In a damp and dreary Gloucestershire On Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 21:49, Ruth Budge wrote: OK - I managed to contact the programmer and caused him to delay his dinnerbut the problem is fixed.    It is now safe to upgrade to

[lace] Lace 8 updates

2015-11-19 Thread Ruth Budge
It is 6 a.m. in Sydney where there is a heatwave. The temperature is already 24 and we're expecting it to go over 40 later in the day!I've just had a cold shower to try and wake myself up after a bad night - trying to sleep in these conditions tends to make me feel as if I've got a hangover!

Re: [lace] Lace8

2015-11-19 Thread Ruth Budge
I will get onto it straight away Nancy. Although I was able to upgrade from version 51 to 52 there are a couple of people having problems. So it sounds as if there might be something in some systems preventing the upgrade. Ruth the lacema...@optusnet.com.au > On 20 Nov 2015, at 2:44 AM, Nancy

[lace] Christmas bobbins

2015-11-19 Thread Vickie Green
Hello friends, I don't know about you ,but lacemaking is something I turn to when I need a safe, quiet place in life to take my mind off troubling things. So after bringing out all my Christmas themed midland bobbins I'm happily working on my ornament for the Arachne exchange. It's very

Re: [lace] Christmas bobbins

2015-11-19 Thread lynrbailey
"My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails."I use continental bobbins, so a lot of my bobbins, usually Binche, are plain, although I am acquiring dark wooden ones. I love Chris Parsons painted bobbins, usually a present at Christmas or my

Re: [lace] Lace8

2015-11-19 Thread Kim Davis
​Mine updated to 5.1 a few nights ago. When I fired up the program it gave me the message that there was an update, and I gave it permission. Today, when I just went to update to 5.2, it checked for updates but did not find any. Kim On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Ruth Budge

RE: [lace] Christmas bobbins

2015-11-19 Thread Noelene Lafferty
Why I Like to Make Lace By Noelene Lafferty In today's busy world Where life is one rush And it seems to me speed is the norm - When people can't stop To hear a bird sing Or thrill to a thundery storm - In a quiet little nook Just my own little space I like to make time that's just mine - With

Re: [lace] Skein swift

2015-11-19 Thread Joy Beeson
On 11/5/15 11:19 PM, Elizabeth Ligeti wrote: When, on the rare occasions I have to wind a skein, I just put 2 chairs - kitchen chair types, - back to back, and then place the skein around the back of the chairs, and separate them, until the skein is firm around them. Then - wind, and wind, and