Comments on: 31 Days to Get Organized: Organizing Your Craft Books, Magazines, & Pattern Books http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-organizing-your-craft-books-magazines-pattern-books/ Follow Owners Kathy & Steve Through Their Adventures in Yarn And Life Tue, 21 May 2013 18:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Joyce Owens http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-organizing-your-craft-books-magazines-pattern-books/comment-page-1/#comment-14087 Joyce Owens Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:44:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12980#comment-14087 I love my books! I organize them alphabetically by author and also have them listed in my Ravelry library. I mark my favorites on Ravelry and look up patterns on Ravelry and then pull the book and copy the pattern for my knitting bag. I love looking through them for inspiration too. I love my books! I organize them alphabetically by author and also have them listed in my Ravelry library. I mark my favorites on Ravelry and look up patterns on Ravelry and then pull the book and copy the pattern for my knitting bag. I love looking through them for inspiration too.

]]> By: Diane Wolter http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-organizing-your-craft-books-magazines-pattern-books/comment-page-1/#comment-14078 Diane Wolter Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:03:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12980#comment-14078 If I'm keeping the pattern for my use only and not copying it for others, it is not breaking any copyright laws --- as it wouldn't be if I copied it and used it as I was knitting the item. I often donate the books or magazines I don't want to keep to the library for their used book sales. That is not illegal, either. If I’m keeping the pattern for my use only and not copying it for others, it is not breaking any copyright laws — as it wouldn’t be if I copied it and used it as I was knitting the item. I often donate the books or magazines I don’t want to keep to the library for their used book sales. That is not illegal, either.

]]> By: kelli ann http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-organizing-your-craft-books-magazines-pattern-books/comment-page-1/#comment-14075 kelli ann Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:56:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12980#comment-14075 Hah! I was *gonna* say that the post's photo reminded me of Dena! (the ultimate reference for me in all things organizational). I love how many different supports I can have my patterns on; I do find it a challenge to keep my stash of patterns organized. thx for sharing the tips. Hah! I was *gonna* say that the post’s photo reminded me of Dena! (the ultimate reference for me in all things organizational). I love how many different supports I can have my patterns on; I do find it a challenge to keep my stash of patterns organized. thx for sharing the tips.

]]> By: Gail Donaldson http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-organizing-your-craft-books-magazines-pattern-books/comment-page-1/#comment-14074 Gail Donaldson Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:51:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12980#comment-14074 I use Ravelry. too. I have all my books, magazines and patterns listed there with my favourites marked and I will often browse through Ravelry first using a few search terms to find, say, a cardigan pattern or something specific, rather than look through all my books. But I do also have sticky notes as flags in some books and magazines. I haven't found that they mark the pages yet and some have been in place for a while, maybe because they are the not-too-sticky sticky notes. The ones sold as page flags are stickier, I think. Some of my magazine subscriptions are digital on my Nook tablet and with those I flag any page that catches my eye for a pattern or article and they get summarized into a list of 'bookmarks' that I can refer to later. I use Ravelry. too. I have all my books, magazines and patterns listed there with my favourites marked and I will often browse through Ravelry first using a few search terms to find, say, a cardigan pattern or something specific, rather than look through all my books. But I do also have sticky notes as flags in some books and magazines. I haven’t found that they mark the pages yet and some have been in place for a while, maybe because they are the not-too-sticky sticky notes. The ones sold as page flags are stickier, I think. Some of my magazine subscriptions are digital on my Nook tablet and with those I flag any page that catches my eye for a pattern or article and they get summarized into a list of ‘bookmarks’ that I can refer to later.

]]> By: Rowena http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-organizing-your-craft-books-magazines-pattern-books/comment-page-1/#comment-14071 Rowena Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:01:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12980#comment-14071 If i give away a book because it only contains one pattern I want to knit, you can be damn sure I am keeping a copy of that one pattern. & so would anybody else. There is a certain point beyond which copyright law becomes unrealistic, & I say that as a published author. If i give away a book because it only contains one pattern I want to knit, you can be damn sure I am keeping a copy of that one pattern. & so would anybody else. There is a certain point beyond which copyright law becomes unrealistic, & I say that as a published author.

]]> By: chrisknitz http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-organizing-your-craft-books-magazines-pattern-books/comment-page-1/#comment-14070 chrisknitz Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:16:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12980#comment-14070 I sort my books and magazines by shortest to tallest. I am so OCD about it I struggle when two books don't line up right on the shelf! Another thing that throws me are the books that are long and stick out way past the others. LOL I sort my books and magazines by shortest to tallest. I am so OCD about it I struggle when two books don’t line up right on the shelf! Another thing that throws me are the books that are long and stick out way past the others. LOL

]]> By: SpicyKnitter http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-organizing-your-craft-books-magazines-pattern-books/comment-page-1/#comment-14069 SpicyKnitter Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:04:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12980#comment-14069 I don't flag my pattern books (yet!) but I do flag stuff in my how-to books so it's super easy to refresh your memory on techniques you don't use that often. I highly recommend it! (Sally - good point about the adhesive sticking to the pages over time.... I don't really care about that myself, since I don't ever intend to un-tab the books, but it's good to know!!) I don’t flag my pattern books (yet!) but I do flag stuff in my how-to books so it’s super easy to refresh your memory on techniques you don’t use that often. I highly recommend it! (Sally – good point about the adhesive sticking to the pages over time…. I don’t really care about that myself, since I don’t ever intend to un-tab the books, but it’s good to know!!)

]]> By: Dena Childs http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-organizing-your-craft-books-magazines-pattern-books/comment-page-1/#comment-14067 Dena Childs Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:44:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12980#comment-14067 I wasn't aware of this. I'll remove it from the post. I wasn’t aware of this. I’ll remove it from the post.

]]> By: Janice http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-organizing-your-craft-books-magazines-pattern-books/comment-page-1/#comment-14066 Janice Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:37:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12980#comment-14066 This is not my original idea but I thought a good one. I know someone who takes her favorite books to a stationary store and has them spiral bound. Easier to work with and not stepping on any copyrights. This is not my original idea but I thought a good one. I know someone who takes her favorite books to a stationary store and has them spiral bound. Easier to work with and not stepping on any copyrights.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.yarn.com/31-days-to-get-organized-organizing-your-craft-books-magazines-pattern-books/comment-page-1/#comment-14065 Anonymous Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:29:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=12980#comment-14065 If by "get rid of the book" you meant throw it away, you would just keep the original pages, wouldn't you? When you advocate photocopying or scanning patterns, aren't you also advocating breaking copyright laws? If you are giving the book to someone else, you have no right to keep the copies. It is just as much a violation to keep copies and give the book away as to give someone else a copy from a book or magazine which you are going to keep. The only way copies are legal under fair use laws is if you retain both the book and the copy, for instance a copy to take with your knitting rather than carrying the whole book around. If you later give the book away, you should include or destroy any copies you've made. If by “get rid of the book” you meant throw it away, you would just keep the original pages, wouldn’t you? When you advocate photocopying or scanning patterns, aren’t you also advocating breaking copyright laws? If you are giving the book to someone else, you have no right to keep the copies.

It is just as much a violation to keep copies and give the book away as to give someone else a copy from a book or magazine which you are going to keep.

The only way copies are legal under fair use laws is if you retain both the book and the copy, for instance a copy to take with your knitting rather than carrying the whole book around. If you later give the book away, you should include or destroy any copies you’ve made.

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