Dear Tamara and Spiders Way back, before I started making bobbin lace, it was suggested to me by a friend - another counted cross-stitch enthusiast - that I enter a class at her local show, which was open to anyone. I decided to enter a cross-stitch picture of a cat sitting among some delphiniums - bearing a remarkable to a cat I used to know called William. I made it from a kit, which I wouldn't have bought if I had realised how fine the count of the material was (at least 32, I think) and that most of the work was done with a single thread of stranded cotton. I won something like 75 pence, and came first. And I never heard from them again the next year - although my friend did - so I assumed they didn't want their ~Big Money prizes leaving the district again!
So I know exactly how you feel! Ann in Manchester, UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tamara P. Duvall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lace Arachne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 3:35 AM Subject: [lace] Re: fair winnings ...But, in my case... I entered once in my local (Rockbridge County) fair. There is no separate lace class/category/division/whatever, so I entered in the Holiday Ornament one (with the Partridge in a Pear Tree; (also on my website). I got first for that one also, but no joy; it felt like kicking someone who was down already - not quite honourable... - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]