"Weavers Words" Vol. 2 Iss. 66 Date Sent: December 12, 1998 Subscribers: 877 David Collins 408 North Devon Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46219 317-899-5747 davidc@iei.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Do You Like Weavers Words? Click Below To "Recommend-It" To A Friend! http://recommend-it.com/l.z.e?s=210339 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% "Web Cards" - Create Full-Color Postcards For Your Web Page. http://www.printing.com/affiliate.asp?site=davidc For every free sample of "Web Cards" that you request from the above link, I will receive a $1 commission. It cost you NOTHING. Once you receive your free sample, you can purchase personalized "Web Cards" for your web page and/or business if you like. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% "Bare Walls" Basket Pictures/Prints If you are looking for basket pictures/prints, check out "Bare Walls" through Weaver's Words site. I will get a 15% commission from Bare Walls for every picture/print ordered. The address to check out the pictures is: http://www.iei.net/~davidc/prints.html %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Hi Everyone, I would like to reiterate what many people have posted in this issue. It is impossible to get a computer virus simply by reading and/or opening an email message. The only way to get a virus via email is if there is an attachment with it and you download it to your hard drive. A good rule of them is NEVER download an attachment from someone you don't know. Don't let these "computer terrorist" make you paranoid. That's their objective. I would like to inform all of you who have web pages of a great new search engine. It is called NewHoo and the address is http://directory.mozilla.org/. They have recently merged with Netscape and Mozilla. If any of you have tried to submit your site to Yahoo, you probably have found out it can take up to a year to get added. NewHoo has a much better submission program. They ask for volunteers to maintain certain categories. I am the editor for the following categories: Recreation: Crafts: Baskets Sports: Auto Racing: Nascar: Drivers Sports: Football: Professional So if you have a basket site, go to: http://directory.mozilla.org/ Your site will be added to NewHoo within just a few days. Take Care, David davidc@iei.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: lighthouse baskets Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 10:47:24 -0800 From: edwinb@erols.com To: "\"Weavers Words\"" Hi everyone, This is such a busy time, and I fear I will never get everything done; could I borrow a few of Santa's elves? To Claudia about Lighthouse baskets; A member of the Deer Creek basketry Guild, Arline Moltrup, makes light houses and is about to publish a pattern; I will send info to WW when she gets it out; Arline brought 3 of her lighthouses to the Dec. guild meeting last Sunday and they are great. One was black and white weavers, one red and white, and the 3 rd one was all natural. Christmas Greetings to all the WW family Nancy in Glen Arm, Md. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 2 I. 64 Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 20:24:06 EST From: DeeGrin@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net David and fellow weavers - HI!! David you will probably have a lot of lurkers -close to 900, WOW for the next few weeks, but you are in all of our thoughts and hearts as you bring so much joy to us all year. Boy I know we are all busy, but still look forward to the news from the other weavers and you David. My list is getting down and only have three more baskets to make!!! Having a going away party for friends of mine that are moving. almost lost her to a rare case of herpes encephalitis a few years ago. so realized you should take time to let them know you care. Bert, I am sorry to hear of your recent loss of a dear friend. I too lost a friend who was as dear as my sister. She gallantly fought cancer with chemo for over 14 years with no complaints and a such a strong faith in God. When she had to go on oxygen she said" God had put her on a long leash. " I am just completing four baskets to give to friends that helped her out the last few months, she had asked me to make 10 small ones to give but she passed away soon after, so I am filling them with Christmas goodies. Kathy Ervin- I loved the way you said you worked in naturals - "whatever the tree will gift me with" how beautiful!! Billie, I appreciate your comments on the Shaker baskets, and only hope I can live up to in a small way of weaving my miniatures in the "shaker style" I am in no way an expert, in fact I am a self taught novice. I did have a nice compliment recently at a craft show that I did over Thanksgiving week end. A very nice lady from New England was very excited to see my baskets and told me she had at one time managed the Shaker gift shop and knew the last two living Elders of the Shakers well. She had been taught how to weave the cathead basket by them but said they taught her in reed as brown ash was too expensive. She bought three of my miniatures which I felt was a compliment. John Mcquires books as well as articles by Martha Wetherby and her kits are primarily where I have learned about Shaker baskets and patterns that I have done with brown ash in miniature. I hope to take some classes at the North Carolina Basket Convention from some of the experts. I read somewhere lst year that Basketville Company had laid off their 40 weavers and was sending their brown ash to China to be weaved. It sounds like they have switched to reed. I am busy now knitting sweaters for the new grandbaby expected around the end of December, my 3 and a half year old granddaughter, and yesterday sewed a baby bunting made out of cloud fleece. Do I sound like I'm getting excited !!! Yes I am. Just praying that all goes well as we should never take a the birth of a healthy baby as a given, but truly a blessing. I just received my NCBA convention packet and having a hard time deciding which ones to take. So many great choices. Can hardly wait until March. My daughter told me she wanted to come to Fl. in March and I said not the last week in March|!!! Enjoying hearing about Jill Choates dogsleddings adventures!!! Hope everyone enjoys the pre-holiday sand remembers the importance and true meaning of Christmas. Take care of yourselves and try not to overdue and stress out!!! Dee in sunny and 85 degrees Florida. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 2 I. 65 Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:22:32 -0800 From: Sharle Osborne To: David Collins The warning about the email message erasing your hard drive is a hoax and it is a shame it got on this list. An email message cannot erase your hard drive. Sending this message around just creates more trash mail. I have gotten it before. There is even a web site about this kind on hoax. You can see how it escalates with everyone sending it on to everyone they know, and it is always with the best of intentions. Sharle Osborne sharleo@orca.esd114.wednet.edu http://www.olympus.net/personal/skoehler/bskt.htm %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: Christmas Card on Dec. 9 Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 20:41:37 -0700 From: Pamela Bass Organization: @Home Network To: David Collins References: 1 To: Whoever did the Christmas card. It was really cool. This is my first message that I'm writing to Weaver's Words. I do have one question. I'm planning on the going to the next Michigan conference. I know its not until Nov. 1999, but I have a frequent flyer ticket that I have to purchase by the end of the year. What I need to know is what city is closest to the conference to fly into. I hope someone can let me know. pambass@home.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Virus myths Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 23:56:28 From: Eileen To: davidc@iei.net Peggy, and anyone else out there here is a web site where you can check out to see if the info that you receive is a true virus or just a myth. Most of these aren't true viruses, just someone wanting to panic folks and jam up the email lines. The one you listed, "JOIN THE CREW FOR PENPALS" is a hoax. http://kumite.com/myths/ There are other sites out there to check out these phony viruses. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: WW Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 22:38:08 -0800 From: hannah To: "'davidc@iei.net'" Hi to all of you!!! Just a quick Thank You to Leslie Johnson for the nice words that she said about our products. I am hoping that you will all give us a try. We have changed servers so that we can get the shopping cart to work, and the pictures are not showing up, and some of you caught us in between the move and got an error message that said the Directory Listing is Denied. I have the pages back up, but the pictures I am still working on. Please be patient with me. This computer stuff is mind boggling at times. I am getting the hang of it, slowly, but surely. Anyway, you all have a very nice holiday season and know that each and every one of you are in my prayers. With many blessings to you all, Pam Feix In southwest OH, where it did finally get cold, in the 20's last night. Brrrrrr!!!!! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Ooops!! Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 22:46:38 -0800 From: hannah To: "'davidc@iei.net'" I forgot to give you my website address. Here it is: http://www.feixbaskets-crafts.com Please check it out. Thanks a lot. :):):) Pam Feix %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: A Christmas Present Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 12:30:13 -0500 From: martyhln@juno.com To: davidc@iei.net Hi David, and World Basketmakers...I hope you all like this story. A Christmas Present This is what the holiday season is all about: It's just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so. It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas---oh, not the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it's-overspending...the frantic running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and the dusting powder for Grandma---the gifts given in desperation because you couldn't think of anything else. Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth. I reached for something special just for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way. Our son Terry, who was 12 that year, was wrestling at a junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church, mostly minority. These youngsters, dressed in sneakers so ragged that shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, presented a sharp contrast to our boys in their spiffy blue and gold uniforms and sparkling new wrestling shoes. As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear, a kind of light helmet designed to protect a wrestler's ears. It was a luxury the ragtag team obviously could not afford. Well, we ended up walloping them. We took every weight class. And as each of their boys got up from the mat, he swaggered around in his tatters with false bravado, a kind of street pride that couldn't acknowledge defeat. Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, "I wish just one of them could have won," he said. "They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them." Mike loved kids, all-kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball and lacrosse. That's when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church. On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and in succeeding years. For each Christmas, I followed the tradition---one year sending a group of mentally handicapped youngsters to a hokey game, another year a check to a pair of elderly brothers whose home had burned to the ground the week before Christmas, and on and on. The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents. As the children grew, the toys gave way to more practical presents, but the envelope never lost its allure. The story doesn't end there. You see, we lost Mike last year due to dreaded cancer. When Christmas rolled around, I was still so wrapped in grief that I barely got the tree up. But Christmas Eve found me placing an envelope on the tree, and in the morning, it was joined by three more. Each of our children, unbeknownst to the others, had placed an envelope on the tree for their dad. The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. Mike's spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us. May we all remember Christ, who is the reason for the season, and the true Christmas spirit this year and always. God bless---pass this along to your friends and loved ones. This story so touched my heart, I thought others might like it. When we all get so taken with the things to buy for others. I hope we will all take time to remember those who are truly in need. If not with money at least with kindness and prayers. Please pray for America. I love you all. Happy Holiday Season to all. Warmest Regards, Marty Holihan. Filnt, MI...dholihan@gfn.org or... martyhln@juno.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: aloha Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 08:45:46 -1000 From: The Keener Clan To: davidc@iei.net Aloha fellow weavers, I think it is winter in Hawaii--rain, strong breezes, and lots of overcast skies....I had to dig out jeans and socks last week---- Once again, I am woefully behind for Christmas and as soon as this is posted, I*m out the door to look for the Nintendo game "Rogue Squadron" which I feel is going to be most difficult to find...speaking of Christmas, we got rid of our big, full artificial tree (yes, we do have live trees in Hawaii, but they are shipped in by a ship, arrive the day after Thanksgiving and go on sale immediately and we have no idea how old they are when we get them--therefore a fake one for the Keener fam.) and bought a folk tree--about 7ft. tall with a large bark covered trunk (my, don*t the cats love that!) and small, fairly compact branches. I like it so much, it will stay up all year, minus the Christmas decorations, of course... I was reading the current COUNTRY ACCENTS yesterday and there is an article on Simplifying Christmas and it made me laugh as the author says a way to simplify the holiday is to decorate more than one tree with different themes. So putting up a tree in each room simplifies the holiday? Am I missing something? I tried fabric softener and didn*t like it--the smell bothered me after a while and I found no difference in the reed or my hands...I just use a lot of hand cremes and hemp oil after weaving. The taking baskets to a party idea sounds neat, but a few things to consider are: Can you trust this person to be honest with sales? Who is responsible if an item is stolen or damaged? If you are selling other places, how do you price? If you sell a large market for $35, in order to stay in the same price range, do you therefore make less profit selling through her (after she takes a cut?) Will she use your baskets for display purposes? There was, at one time, a craft fair here at a local military housing area and the people who ran it set up a room and made it look like a country shop. The biggest complaint was from the basketmaker who said her baskets were used for fillers and to prop dolls against--and people didn*t realize they were for sale. It sounds like a good idea, but definitely needs research. Is it possible to find someone who sells through her to question? Oh, the NC Convention booklet came yesterday and it is absolutely amazing!! Hopefully some year I*ll get there..... Mele Kalikimaka and Hau*oli Makahiki Hou, Lois %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 12:22:38 -0500 From: "Joan Culler" To: Hi, I've been a lurker for a long time now but I thought I would offer some information for anyone who wants it. A couple of issues ago there was a warning about an ingredient in shampoo. I didn't think it sounded too logical so I did some searching and found a website that lists many hoaxes that are being sent around the net. Sure enough this one was listed there. You can check it out at http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/ There is a long list of hoaxes at http://home.miningco.com/compute/ There are certainly some creative people out there who like to get people shook up. Thanks, David, for all the work you do to bring us this newsletter. I really enjoy it. Right now I'm frantically weaving to get my Christmas presents all done. I would guess that several other readers are doing the same. Happy Holidays! Joan from Ohio %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Wool Wax Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 21:20:08 -0800 From: hannah To: "'davidc@iei.net'" Hey there WW pals, Just one question, where do I get wool wax from? Thanks for all of the information regarding my hands. I don't dress up very often either, but would like to not be embarrassed by my hands, if ya know what I mean. See you all later and thanks again. Pam Feix http://www.feixbaskets-crafts.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: WWV.21.65 Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:40:24 -0800 From: boitnotl@sensible-net.com (Larry T. Boitnott) Organization: Larry T. Boitnott To: davidc@iei.net Hi Everyone, The weather here is getting colder. It has been it the 20's at nite and 30's in the daytime. Still no snow. The gourds on my deck are starting to mold nicely. The bark on the willow is turning darker in the cold weather. This is a new experience for me. I usually harvest in October right after the leaves drop. But thanks to Ron & Bobbie I am waiting patiently this season to harvest. Sharle O. - Thanks for sharing the info on the book on twining. Always interested in new sources of info. Cindy D. - I have been doing in home basket sales for 4 years now. I call them Basket Showings rather than party because I do not do any ice breakers or games. I keep it simple. I send out invitations for the hostess and if she is willing I give her a basket filled with baskets to "cash and carry" before the showing. It really does create interest, offers the hostess a way to increase sales along with the $ benefits for me. I set up my baskets and when the guests arrive I thank the hostess for opening her home to me and present her with a small basket woven especially for that hostess. I tell the guests a little about myself and my weaving and invite them to shop. I also make a small basket for a door prize. The hostess receives 15% of total net sales in the form of a discount off her order. I do not have a special line of baskets for the hostess and I do not give any form of credit to the hostess if anyone books a show. I do take special orders and will fill the orders w/in 4 wks. of the showing. My husband created a pamphlet about my business for me to use as a handout. I also have a portfolio that I can give to the hostess to show some examples of baskets that I weave. I like selling my baskets this way for several reasons. When people come to a showing they know that baskets are what is being sold. I am not competing with other crafters/artists for a share of the dollars. Takes less time to set up. I used to sell Home Interiors, so my logic was: Who better to sell my baskets? I enjoy meeting people and sharing with them one on one about baskets. I have never received a bad check. It doesn't take long to set up or pack up and I am as close to home or as far away as I choose to go. I like setting my own schedule and not having to book on the weekends. Peggy L. Thanks for info on virus. Always good to be aware of what is out there. Pam F. I use Lotil cream that I purchase via mail from The Vermont Country Store. Their # is 1-802-362-8440. Lotil cream is billed as "Fast relief for sore and cracked fingertips by the tube or by the jar. It heals, soothes and softens. Christine R. - Thanks for the pattern. I am always on the lookout for ways to use up scraps. Kathey E. - I buy my lamp parts from: G & J Enterprises - Wholesale Lamp Parts. Phone # - 317 831- 1452. Mooresville, In. Judy - Hope you were able to complete the braided border on your snowmen. Kristin - While I'm e-mailing I want to thank you for your support. No, I am not familiar with the Nature Center. I'll check out their web site. You are so kind and generous!!! Linda C.- Hi to everyone in the Kalamazoo guild for me. Everyone, this lady is crazy about Weavers Words. Peace filled days, Sue Ann %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: Help has arrived for snowman!! Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 08:26:10 -0500 From: jbenner@juno.com To: davidc@iei.net This list is great! I thank all who have replied with help for my snowman (men). Actually once several people repeated the same instructions it became quite simple. As they said it would be-g. So, I thank you one and all!!! NOW I see why the spokes are so very long on the bottom. Another question, though this one isn't quite as imminent. Has anyone here ever made "The Promise" basket which is the Noah's Ark? I've instructions for the med. sized one and would like to make it after the holidays. Is it hard? I know, I know... probably for the one who couldn't figure out a braided border... also where does one get the wood pieces for it? I have one more basket to make for the daycare workers at the granddaughters daycare, and a couple for neighbors and family. Didn't send out my Christmas cards yet... didn't buy the Christmas dinner yet... haven't bought the adult children's gift certificates yet... better get my butt in gear and get going on these. But first, off to work. Thanks so much for the help!! Judy Benner jbenner@juno.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 2 I. 65 Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 17:24:45 EST From: froggestow@juno.com (Roberta R Comstock) To: davidc@iei.net References: 1 "Weavers Words" Vol. 2 Iss. 65 Basket related stuff: Sharle - I recently bought a copy of the book you recommended (_Weft Twining_ by DW Fraser). I got it at another source because when I was looking at Amazon, they had a 4 to 6 week wait on it & I really needed it sooner than that. (Sorry about that, David - I do try Amazon first through WW website when I need a book). It is definitely worth the bucks! It deals with twined fabrics as well as twined basketry. Just a note of interest for those of you who might not know, Mr. Fraser is now the head of the Textile Museum in Washington, DC. Cindy - I would be somewhat skeptical of the home craft party offer unless there were some solid endorsements by people you know and trust and the seller could give you a copy of the insurance policy they carry to cover loss or damage to your baskets. Have you contacted the Better Business Bureau to see what they have to say? If you want to just try it and see for yourself how it works out, don't start by giving them a lot of your work. I would also want some sort of a written contract. Ruth - Using nails for beginners in lieu of awls is a great idea. I've been wanting to make some specialized tools for myself and I think nails will be the answer I was looking for. I'm going to do some grinding and pounding and shaping and then mount them in handles of some kind. Thanks for the tip! Sue Ann - Thanks for telling us about your trip to the Harrison's willow farm. What a wonderful time! Kay Harradine - I really enjoyed hearing about the basket show. It must have been awesome and inspiring. Christine R. - Thanks a bunch for sharing your little ornament basket pattern(s) with us. Do you know the source and author of the 'Semper Fi!' poem? Judy Benner - Most instructions for braided borders that I've seen look horribly complicated when you just read them. If you just take it one step at a time and don't try to remember it all in one fell swoop, you may be pleasantly surprised at how well it will turn out. If you have anyone who can show you as you go, that will be easier yet. Sometimes, just having someone else working along with you can help a lot - two heads being better than one. Try it on a 'practice' basket first if that will make you less anxious. Good luck. Kristin - Won't make it to the convention this time, but love your idea for a reed ribbon pin to identify WW folks. This could be the start of something big! Do you mind if I make myself one for future use? Bert Comstock, off to a Christmas luncheon with former co-corkers in North Kansas City, MO. (No, I haven't moved, I still live in Independence.) And now 2 pages of Non-Basket stuff: Peggy Lawson - I apologize to everyone on WW for the space this information will take, but believe it to be necessary to stop the spread of spam in the form of bogus virus warnings. Please, folks, check with an expert Before you clutter the Internet with warnings of things that don't really exist. Be especially leery of messages with no date and no signature of the originator. The PenPal virus scam is Not a new thing. Here is the debunking information I received nearly 2 years ago: Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 18:52:23 -0500 (EST) Subject: PENPAL GREETINGS IS A HOAX!!! honestly, THIS IS A HOAX!! Please Please get the facts before perpetuating hoaxes!!!!!!!!! Please read the following text concerning the penpal virus. please. I understand that the people forwarding this mail have good intentions, but you really need to check the facts before panicking people. See http://www.umich.edu/~wwwitd/virus-busters/ Before sending any mail about viruses. Know the facts!!! Nytewind (= Bert's sister Stacie) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The "PENPAL GREETINGS! Virus" Is A Hoax by Bruce P. Burrell (bpb@umich.edu for the U-M Virus Busters (virus.busters@umich.edu) Last Modified: 10 December 1996 This information can be freely reproduced in any medium, as long as the information is unmodified. Yet another email hoax: PENPAL GREETINGS! "virus" As usual, we see another batch of silliness similar to other hoaxes like the "Good Times" nonsense. General rules: 1. The more exclamation points in a message, the more likely it is to be bogus. Of course, one can write a hoax with no exclamation points too, but it -is- a tipoff. 2. It is IMPOSSIBLE to get a virus merely by reading email --a virus must execute to infect. Note 1: Some email programs allow one to run email attachments automatically -- for instance to launch an application or load a document into Word. This is a Bad Idea; do not allow your email reader to do this. You should scan all files you receive (or just delete them, if you weren't expecting to get them) with an antivirus program first. Note 2: As far as I know, no email program has as the DEFAULT the option to launch as in Note 1. Some do have it, though; cc:Mail has the option, but it is *not* the default (in the current version, anyway). Note 3: As far as I know, no email program in common use at the University of Michigan even has this option; Pine certainly doesn't, and I don't think Eudora or MailDrop do either. More on this when I know for sure. 3. If you get a copy of this hoax by email, PLEASE reply to the sender to let him or her know it is a hoax. Provide our web address too, if you would so we can help stamp out this plague.: (http://www.umich.edu/~wwwitd/virus-busters/) Thanks! -BPB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the Penpal virus: The Wall Street Journal, today's edition (Wednesday, 18 December 1996) mentions that the Penpal virus is null, void, nonexistent, just another urban rumor, and totally a rumor. Alban (End of anti virus message forwarded by Bert Comstock) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BJCRAFTS@aol.com - I think the most valuable thing people can do to take precautions against being scammed or tricked into a dangerous situation is Use Their COMMON SENSE! What parent do you know, for example, who would leave their baby alone outside if it wasn't breathing? They would obviously carry it with them when seeking help! Doh! Remember the basic rules you learned as a child about not taking candy from strangers, etc. If it sounds too good to be true, or too easy a way to make $100, it probably is. See previous notes about not spamming the internet with bogus warnings, please. Bert Comstock Independence, MO %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: KMC BASKETS--UPDATE Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 13:35:30 -0500 From: "Kathleen M. Calvert" To: "rcal@concentric.net" Just stopping in to wish you all a Happy Holiday Season! I also wish you all Good Health and some relaxing time to weave in 1999!! I would like to say a special thank you to all who have been so supportive and loyal during my first year in the basketry supply business. Thanks to you, my inventory has quadrupled and my warehouse space is being expanded. It has been quite a year! Your patience awaiting the new re-edited catalog is much appreciated-----I assure you it will prove worth the wait. I have reformatted the catalog into a folder style with pages on three hole punch paper. This means I will never have to re-do the entire catalog again (whew!). I will only have to re-type and mail pages that have major changes once a year and/or slip them in with orders. You will be able to add and delete changed pages in the same catalog. Pattern photos (color!) along with photos of many accessories will be found in the back pocket of your catalog folder. These will also be easier to change when necessary. Again, thanks for your patience. Announcements: Closed for Mail orders--Dec. 15th to Jan. 15th. Please submit all last minute orders as quickly as possible. New 1999 office hours.....Although all email, phone calls and mail orders are always responded to as quickly as possible, if you need to speak directly with me, it will be best to reach me on Mon, Tues, and Wed. from 10:00 to 2:00. I am now teaching classes and am trying to reserve Thursdays and Fridays for class scheduling. New shipping fee policy: Actual shipping costs are calculated on all orders, however the minimum shipping fee is now $4.75. When calculating a mail in order, calculate 10% of your subtotal or $4.75, whichever is greater. A packing fee of $2.00 is applied only to orders with a subtotal under $50.00. Website and online store.....Opening end of January 1999. Will open with a partial on line catalog and will be adding items daily. Here you will find special promotions and announcements. http://www.kmcbaskets.com will be a "secure" site with a convenient shopping cart system. New Items..... Pat Richter stationary Tin Punch panels Basket Buckle (TM) pottery--best prices and quantity discounts! New wood bottom patterns and frames Hickory hoops are in! Adjustable cotton pack straps---all sizes 5 x 10 Painted Birdhouse handle--double bottom D Ash handles being added---some in stock now Lots of new patterns in stock with all accessories Price reductions and best quantity discount policies in the basketry supply industry "Reed of the Month"---starts Jan 1999 $4.95 per coil no minimums!! January reed is 1/4" flat Order now to insure January delivery---will not be billed or shipped until Jan. 15th That's all for now.... Kathi Calvert KMC Baskets & Folkart 13 Mayberry Dr. tinton Falls, NJ 07724 732-389-0832 rcal@concentric.net http://www.kmcbaskets.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% If for any you would ever like to cancel your subscription, simply send me a message with "unsubscribe" as your subject.