"Weavers Words" Vol. 3 Iss. 60 Date Sent: October 24, 1999 Web Page: http://www.iei.net/~davidc/ Subscribers: 1214 David Collins 408 North Devon Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46219 Phone: (317) 899-5747 Fax: (520) 222-0391 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 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% The Basket Bookstore Stop by "Weavers Words Basketry Bookstore" for a great selection of basketry literature & save up to 40%. Over 40 titles to choose from. The address is: http://www.iei.net/~davidc/book.html %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Attention New Subscribers You can search Weaver's Words web page and back issues by going to Weaver's Words web page (http://www.iei.net/~davidc/) and entering your search criteria into the PinPoint search box. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Attention AOL Subscribers For some reason some AOL subscribers haven't been receiving Weaver's Words through email. If you are one of these subscribers, or know one of someone who has not been receiving Weaver's Words, you can get all of the issues on the Weaver's Words web page. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Various Stuff Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 01:31:00 -0400 (EDT) From: mdcamcd@ix.netcom.com To: davidc@iei.net Greetings to all and a belated Happy Birthday to David who keeps us all together!! I'm just about finished my first twill basket (which is also my first basket using flat oval reed or a wooden base.) The weaving was challenging... as someone said at the class "I'm having trouble counting to two!" The flat oval rim pieces have been sending clothespins flying across the room, but I bought spring clamps today; hopefully that will solve that problem! Ah, the joys of learning a new technique and using new materials.... lol I keep telling myself that even the most expert weavers went through this stage! And luckily, baskets don't break when you sling them across the room.... I'd also like to ask your help with two things. First, I'm trying to find a pattern for an octagonal basket w/handle that I can turn into a lamp. Does anyone know where I can find one? Second, my daughter and I have gathered a bunch of pine branches that I would like to use to try a coiled basket. I have found information on how to coil, but not on HOW to wash and prepare the needles. Is there a web site with this information, or could someone tell me how to do it? The needles are still mostly green and the branches are leaking sap like mad..... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cass McDonald, from wet and chilly Maryland, where the night temps are threatening the garden, but the leaves are getting beautiful and it's time to plant next spring's bulbs. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: Staining baskets Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 02:27:24 -0700 From: ROY LEA To: David Collins I've just noticed a curious thing on a large quilt tote that I sprayed with stain last year. Things have apparently loosened up a tiny bit, and those tiny spots that didn't receive the spray stain stick out like sore thumbs all over the place! What a bother! This basket has a wide ash strip woven in, and it has slipped/shifted just a tad horizontally, and there is an unstained strip that shows beside each spoke now. In addition, the filler spokes, which come up on the outside and are then tucked in after several rows of weaving, also show light spots where they have slackened up a bit. I know I can spray the basket with stain again or apply stain with a brush, but the annoyance factor is high. I sprayed the basket quite heavily when I stained it, and I thought I had done an adequate job. Obviously not. I was quite fond of the spray stain until I had this happen, but I'll be digging out those cans of stain and making my own concoctions to brush on again. I bought a can of odorless mineral spirits today hoping to minimize the odor of the stain mixes. I used to think brushing rather bothersome compared to how fast it is to use the spray stain, but I like Sandy Atkinson's use of a basin to catch excess stain, and I think I'll be doing more of that now. Apparently it does allow the stain to cover the baskets better. Thanks to everyone sending info regarding steaming handles. Not something I've tried yet, but always glad to learn through your experience. Usually when someone asks a question, the answers are helpful to many more of us as well. Judy, I looked at your web site, and your baskets are beautiful. I know Tony's are, as well. Tony - What a hoot for you to see your Dad's booth on TV! And a project done with items purchased from him. What fun. Belated Happy Birthday wishes, David. Hope it was happy. Sign of the fact that DH and I are getting old and grey: Roy was carrying our seven-year-old son on his shoulders, and Ian said, "Uh-oh, Dad, some brown hair is peeking through on the back of your head." ROTFL, but true, too. My condolences, Carolyn, on the loss of your mother. Diane in AZ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: basket pasta Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 09:46:19 -0400 From: John Miles To: davidc@iei.net I would love to have the address of the shop where the basket pasta was purchased in Ohio. What a great Christmas gift this would be for my basket weaving buddies. I could either write or call the shop and have it shipped. Thanks for your help Judy Miles %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: kudzu Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 10:27:22 -0400 From: "Angie Wagner" To: "David" Hi all, Shirley - Kudzu is very weavable, make sure to weave very tightly as it will shrink. Maybe if we all start weaving with kudzu, we can get it under control and save the South! :) Whoever saw the article that kudzu is growing in NY - keep us informed. It would be scary if it could grow this far north. I'd like to have some around to weave with, but not if it would take over. Crown vetch is bad enough up here, we don't need kudzu to go with it. Angie weaving like crazy in PA The Country Seat http://www.countryseat.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: WOOL STRIPS Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 12:19:07 -0400 (EDT) From: ebernier@webtv.net (Evie Bernier) To: davidc@iei.net Thanks to all for the helpful hints. Will let you know how my samples turn out. We are about to leave for AZ for the winter and will not have access to the web until we land in dec. certainly will keep you posted. THANKS AGAIN EVIE %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 3 I. 59 Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:28:41 -0700 From: "Jan Putra" To: "David Collins" Hi there! I love to read the messages from everyone that takes the time to send ideas and so forth to Weaver's Word. I do have a bone to pick-well just a small one. I am still learning about weaving. When I feel I have mastered a technique or shape or type of basket I look for a challenge to make a different type of basket. PLEASE basket pattern makers make your basket patterns as clear as possible. I just started a basket with a Williamsburg D-handle and I couldn't make heads or tails of how to lay out the base. The instructions just made no sense. Is the pattern beyond my capabilities? I really don't think so. The pattern was sketchy, assuming a lot. Am I expecting too much? I don't think so-I guess I think about how I would write a pattern or any instructions and I try to make them dummy proof. I wouldn't expect a pattern to include every little step to making a basket like marking the center of each spoke unless I really looked for pattern super simple for beginners. Another bone is when the pattern uses a specific type of handle not readily available (or other materials) and doesn't give a source for the materials. I guess I take a chance on ordering patterns through the Internet or a catalogue without reading the pattern first. And I do appreciate phone numbers so I can call the pattern maker (which I have done more that once) but it kind of frustrates me. Well I appreciate the opportunity to "vent". It is a minor complaint. I will say I have purchased wonderful patterns that are very clear. I guess I just have to take my chances or perhaps order patterns from someone I know produces clear instructions. Thanks much Jan in Wisconsin %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 3 I. 54 Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 17:23:55 -0500 From: Roberta R Comstock To: davidc@iei.net "Weavers Words" Vol. 3 Iss. 54 Hello Weavers' Words! Whew! What a week! I'm back from Arrowmont -hard to believe it was only 2 weeks ago that I left on that trip & I've already been home over a week! I'm here, but still not back to earth after the euphoria of living baskets, baskets, baskets day and night for4 and a half days. Met dozens of wonderful inspiring people, including many from WW. Saw dozens of exciting baskets: in classes in progress, in the invitational show, in the juried show, and in the slide lectures and personal exhibits. Got lots of great ideas, took the best workshop I've ever had (3 days with Leon Niehues working in white oak), and came home with the finest basket I've ever made! I am extremely grateful to the Handweavers Guild of America for sponsoring such a wonderful and productive event! To get back to reviewing the status of Basket Swap and reporting to all of you about how it went: I have had reports of all the swap baskets being sent out (although not always from the senders). There are still17 people who have not reported to me that they have received their swap baskets. I will be sending individual messages to each of them to check. If you sent me an unsigned report or only signed your first name and have an email address that gives no hint of your last name, I could have gotten your report but didn't have time to go through my address files to figure out who you are. That may be the case with several of the missing reports. If I couldn't tell who you were, I probably didn't get your basket received slot marked on my chart. (The time I have spent trying to track basket sending and receiving could have been cut by at least two thirds if everyone had simply followed the clearly stated directions. Sigh!) Lois - One of the things that was discussed at the HGA basketry conference was a way many in the art world control the problem you've had with students turning around and teaching your baskets nearby is a document called a 'non-competition agreement'. When the artisan teaches a class, each student is required to sign one of these forms promising not to teach the specific form learned in the class within a certain distance of the teacher's area and not to sell the same product in the area where the teacher sells theirs. I haven't seen one of these, but it might help. Really enjoyed our brief visit while you were in KC for the GS convention! Jill Green - I was also at Arrowmont, but don't think I got to meet you. There were so many people to meet that I can't begin to remember the mall. If I did meet you, please refresh my memory. I haven't been to the web sites yet, but agree that ethics is a topic worthy of discussion. James Bamba - Welcome to Weavers' Words! I am not familiar with Chamoru basketry. Please tell me more about it. Do you collect and process your own materials? What kinds of techniques do you use? What are the traditional functions of the various baskets? It's a stretch to compare a yucca plant to a pineapple plant, but I'm not at all familiar with what pandanus looks like. Yucca leaves vary depending on the species. Yucca glauca, which is the one native to western Nebraska where I spent time when I was a kid, has stiff narrow leaves with sharp needle-like tips. They are very fibrous, thick and quite stiff and seldom get to be 3 feet long. Yucca filamentosa, which is a common ornamental planting in the Kansas City area had broader more flexible leaves, still fibrous, but not stiff and about the same length. I don't know how many other yuccas there are. Thanks for giving the scientific names of the plant you use! I haven't had time to see your web sites yet, but am looking forward to them. You may be able to find yucca when you are in Texas (if you have any free time!). :=) Nan G. - I have never seen antlers used in historic Native American basketry. It seems to be a modern phenomenon, rather than a tribal one. As for using them for handles, consider the drilling that we do before attaching the ribs. Now that I think of it, I don't know of any Native American rib baskets either. But I think that antler had more important uses in early cultures than being an ornamental part of a basket. It was often used for tools and tool handles. Emilie Springer - You might be able to find the information you seek by visiting Susi Nuss's basketry pages at www.about.com. She has a lot of great information and many links to other basket sites. I'll be in Des Moines this weekend. Hope to visit Basket Class while I'm there. Bert Comstock, still walking on air in Independence, MO %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 3 I. 55 Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 17:25:47 -0500 From: Roberta R Comstock To: davidc@iei.net "Weavers Words" Vol. 3 Iss. 55 Kim - Sorry your show got flooded out. I think if I had been approached by the photographer I would have laughed and said to go ahead. After all, publicity is publicity. Someone might have recognized you and sought you out next time. But then, I'm not particularly photogenic anyway. Debbie Czerwionka - Some of the WW swaps have themes, but most don't. We have never done an all-naturals swap on this list, but there's another list that does. Watch for the next swap to be announced. The coordinator will explain the requirements and rules. Have fun with it! Bert %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 3 I. 58 Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 17:30:02 -0500 From: Roberta R Comstock To: davidc@iei.net "Weavers Words" Vol. 3 Iss. 58 S. Naess - There is a basket shop at the historic village at the historical museum grounds in Columbus. I can't remember the name of the site, though. In German Town (south a bit from the downtown area) there is a bookstore (possible called the Book Loft?) that has scads of discount books. I found several good basket books there last time I visited. You can probably find both of these places in the yellow pages. There may be a tourist brochure on German Town (German Village?), which is an old neighborhood originally settled by German immigrants. The main branch of the Columbus public library has a good gift shop which also sells used library books. Kay Janke - I haven't used fox tail grass in my baskets, but used to include it in my braided circlets to hold a medieval veil on my head. I would bend the seed head into a loop and catch the tip in the braid. It's a nice decorative touch. I also used red leaflets from smooth or stag horn sumac, bent into a loop. The leaflets don't have stems so they are strictly ornamental while the grass stems provide the structural component in addition to their decorative seed heads. These braids can also be made for use as bracelets or leis or table decor. Since I make different ones, according to what's available each season, I have sometimes used them to wreath the vase of a basket centerpiece on a mantle or table. At the recent HGA Basketry conference in Gatlinburg, I wore red ribbon (for Weavers' Words) plus purple ribbon (For the Willow &Naturals list). A number of others did too. It's a great way to identify yourself as a WW subscriber. I urge those of you who consider yourselves lurkers to do likewise. I did meet several readers who weren't wearing ribbons, but certainly could have met more if they had had them on. Traci - It is common practice when making oak handles to work with freshly split green wood which can easily be bent to shape without steaming. After bending, The handles are tied or taped to hold the desired shape while they dry. Mary Hooper - LOL is computer shorthand for Laughing Out Loud. If something is Really Funny you may see ROTFLOL< which means Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud. There are a number of similar abbreviations that are commonly used in email and internet chat rooms, such as YMMV (your mileage may vary), IMHO (in my humble opinion), and IIRC (if I recall correctly). There's also a series of sideways facial expressions called emoticons which are "drawn" with punctuation marks - such as :-) (a smiling face); :-( (a sad face); or 8-) (A smiling face with glasses). Evie Bernier - Is your wool in the form of woven strips? Try applying some of your stain to some scrap pieces to see how it affects the wool. I suspect it will become a bit crusty, in addition to taking the color. Some stains might make the wool seem sticky or gummy if they are slow to dry. Bert Comstock, in cool and colorful Independence, MO %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Tote Tip Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 14:27:48 -1000 From: Joanne Howard To: "Collins, David" Hi you all, It is windy and very rainy here in Honolulu. I wore long sleeves to class this morning. I have to admit I was still a little warm, but considering my age it could have been something else!! I have a tip to share about toting stuff to basket class. I found a canvas tote at artistclub.com. They sell paint supplies and this is really a tote for painting class. That is what I initially bought it for. I found that packing it for basket class was relatively easy as well. I fit a dish pan 3 pounds of reed, tools, books and still had room for things. It was great to just fling the bag over my shoulder instead of carrying 18-gallon Rubbermaid containers back and forth. One note of caution. One of the gals in my weaving class this morning, said she washed hers and it shrunk. She couldn't remember if she had washed it according to the laundry instructions either. I love it. It reminds me of a gardener's tote but the pockets and inside are bigger. You can view a picture on the artist club web site if you wish to take a look. When using binder cane to cross-stitch over 7/8 or one-inch reed, does anyone know of a good size to use. I did a cross-stitch in Lois' class awhile back and I can never remember how to order cane. I've looked in catalogs and notice superfine etc. and I don't know what that means!! Carol Kaeding, thank you so much for the awesome service you have provided. I love the cable ties you just sent. If you haven't tried to rim and use cable ties instead of clothespins or clamps to hold your rim before lashing then you haven't lived. Whoever suggested that on WW, I thank you so much. It was a great idea. I love it. Well, off to make chili. It is actually cool enough and over cast that I feel like a cold weather dish. Now if we can just get the hibiscus leaves to turn color I might feel like I am on the mainland!! Oh, I am grieving over the Mets loss in baseball last night. Lois was doing the Atlanta Braves winners dance at class today. It was pretty funny!! Aloha, Joanne %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 3 I. 59 Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 22:32:34 EDT From: CMGARDNER@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net David... Hope you have a wonderful Birthday! Thank you for everything that you do for this list. You are our super hero! Molly Gardner %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Where to find out of print books Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 19:45:13 -0700 From: "Allen Keeney" To: I have found several obscure basket books through bookfinder.com it is a web site that catalogs the offerings of many book dealers world wide. Allen Allen's Basketworks %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: New Web Site Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 23:41:33 EDT From: BasketsbySharon@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net Hi everyone: I just signed up to by on Weaver's Word and am excited to learn there are so many of us out there. I just had my new web site completed and thought I would send it to all of you. You can reach it at: http://www.galfridays.com/basketsbysharon.html. I am located in Tallmadge, OH - about an hour south of Cleveland. Anyone out there close to me? Thanks, Sharon Klusmann BasketsbySharon@aol.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 3 I. 59 Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 11:29:15 EDT From: Luman4804@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net Hi David! Would like you to post "my very plain web site" (I'm new at this" for my basketry business in my home. Address basketry site is: http://hometown.aol.com/luman4804/myhomepage/business.html Also, would like anyone to respond who lives near the Ft. Pierce, Fl area! Thanks so much!! Love & Blessings, Sherry Dial (Luman4804@aol.com) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: baweaver6@webtv.net Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 17:07:41 -0500 From: Verna Wilkin Organization: Home PC To: David Collins Hi David, Could you please contact this person and have her email me. I have some information on the books she is looking for and they are on an Ebay auction that will close in 3 days. I have tried to email but seems I'm classified as "spam" and can't get through. Thanks, Verna Wilkin %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Decorating with seashells Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 22:25:27 EDT From: Weavekat@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net I need some help on using seashells on baskets. I've seen information on how to drill them safely but can't seem to retrieve. All I can really remember is there is some type of substance that the shells are "pressed"(?) into so they are secure while being drilled for holes. If anyone can advise me, I'd appreciate it. Either post here on WW or e-mail personally. Thanks, Kathy %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: "Weavers Words" V. 3 I. 59 Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 20:50:44 -0500 From: "purrx3@stlnet.com" To: "David Collins" Dear, dear David, How can you think of 30 as old (ah, the lack of knowledge in the young!)? I was invited to my 30th high school reunion not too many years back. Wish I could've gone - it was at the White House, as Hillary Rodham Clinton was in my graduating class. What famous people are in your high school class? Bet none of them as over 1200 (mostly) women running to check their e-mail each day to see if there's a message from them. Tell your classmates you correspond regularly with 1200 (mostly) women and see their eyes light up with envy (or greed)! Happy birthday! The birch bark classes sound like they were wonderful and I love the idea of trying some more of this (I made one basket with birch in it at the MO convention in June). Are there going to be classes with these people anywhere else next year? I'd love to travel to Country Seat next year, but for two reasons it's likely to be impossible. Reason number one is work - all IEPs (for almost 100 students) need to be done by the end of Oct. and I chair over 1/2 of them (ugh!). The 2nd reason is expensive fun- we're going on a cruise to Alaska with my mother-in-law next summer and I won't be able to afford to travel anywhere else. What about using Weavers Stain clear on the wool in baskets? I've done that in baskets with yarn in them and while it does stiffen the yarn a bit, it doesn't make it hard and certainly didn't affect the color. To Carolyn, my sympathy (though you didn't ask for it) on the loss of your mother. One of my best friends has been battling leukemia for almost a year. She's a very upbeat, optimistic person usually, but the treatment and all has left its mark. I hate to think your last memories of your mother were of her pain both from the disease and the treatment. May your memories of your mother as she was before her illness console you. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: retayne Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 12:26:04 -0400 From: cyousey@northnet.org To: davidc@iei.net Dear David, Awhile ago you listed where one might get Retayne. Could someone please give the info again or email me with it. Thanks, Connie %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: (no subject) Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 19:41:11 EDT From: Llihanit@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net Hey, y"all! My very favorite magazine, Coastal Living, has a wonderful article on Nantucket baskets in the Nov. Dec. issue. Great pictures and history. Tina in Williamsport %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: German basket site Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 06:48:52 -0400 From: "Mary Hooper" To: I never did get to Germany to see the Lichtenfels/Michalau area but Lynn Pawley sent this site address to me while I was researching a trip Hope it helps Pattie, whom I met at NCBA this year. http://www.puk.de/eck/98/index.html">Willkommen beim 19. Korbmarkt in Lichtenfels Cheerio, Mary Hooper mjhooper@mitchell.main.nc.us %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: out of print books Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:55:43 EDT From: HiLowJack@aol.com To: davidc@iei.net This is for Jennie in VA - Out of print book sites: www.hamiltonbook.com www.abebooks.com www.barnesandnoble.com I tried pulling these up today, and couldn't get the Barnes and Noble one. I may have the wrong e-mail address for them. I have bought from Hamilton Books via their newspaper, and have checked their book lists out on their web site. Ms. Bev in Rhode Island %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Weaver's Words Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 15:55:35 -0500 From: mlower@mail1.aeroinc.net To: David Collins Hi everyone, I had someone email me who is trying to find Martha Wetherbee's email address. I used to have her new one, but can no longer find it. If you have Martha's email, please let me know. I will forward it on. Thanks. Mindy mlower@mail1.aeroinc.net http://www.aeroinc.net/~users/nantucket %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Subject: Re: [Fwd: baweaver6@webtv.net] Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 20:01:59 -0400 (EDT) From: baweaver6@webtv.net (j ladew) To: davidc@iei.net (David Collins) David - I have been out of town and I missed the e-bay deadline for the books - and I did try Amazon and they wanted 30$ and some for the books that e-bay was selling for 6$ each - and one of the other WW people e-mailed me to look at used books under Barnes and Nobel - I haven't done that yet - but I did get lots of responses and I thank the people for that - some even said they had just bought them at a yard sale recently - wonders never cease - hopefully I will find them again -please thank all of the people who gave me helpful hints - I now at least know where to go in the future - Jennie from VA who just got back from a fun weekend with the NC Basket Seminar East in Mt Olive - they have a neat winery in the area - got Xmas gifts and the year 2000 wine glasses to go with the Christmas Wine %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% If for any you would ever like to cancel your subscription, simply send me a message with "unsubscribe" as your subject.