Hi everyone - while it is quiet on the list, thought I'd share: Probably I'm not the only one to whom this person has sent the following questions. They write that they are a student in the 'Southern of California' doing a research paper on lace-making in Ireland and they are to interview 'an expert.'
Apart from the viri a-plenty these days, and that my inbox is full enough with e-mails that I do want to receive, I am not going to respond to the message as I'm not an expert on lace-making in Ireland :~] anyway, arachnes, I'll sign off, Bev in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) and here are the questions for your interest: 1) Are you an expert (have a PhD or some sort of degree) to give me useful information in lace-making in Ireland? What credentials do you possess? 2) What is the original method involved in lace-making? By hand or machinery? 3) What technique is easier? By hand, Needlepoint lace or Bobbin lace? Why? 4) Is machinery ever superior? Nottingham, Leavers, or Pusher machine? Barmen machine? Embroidery machine? 5) How much money and time does one spend making a lace tablecloth, say 2 meters by 3 meters? 6) What has a higher monetary value, through out the years, lace-making by hand or machinery? Why? 7) How do people in Ireland learn these techniques? By relatives (ancestors), friends or themselves? 8) What tests can be done to prove that lace is made by hand and not by machinery? 9) What is the material used to make lace-making by hand and machinery? Linen, cotton, acrylic or any other synthetics? 10) Is there important brand names one should look for in Irish lace? 11) Finally, is there any other useful information that I forgot to mention which I could use in a school research report? - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
