Hi All, Thank you for writing about this article Devon. I went to my library and was thrilled to see lace on the front page of the Wall Street Journal (most prominent financial newspaper in the US)!!!! I'm afraid I photocopied it for my own personal use and read it as I went about town doing my errands (I walk most of the time and the sidewalks were pretty clear of ice <G>).
I thought she did a great job. NL is really impossible to explain in one sentance so that was a dud but the rest was quite good. She had the BLers weaving and braiding their fine threads and we've certainly read worse than that! The major center does seem to be about as far away from Sulochona as it could be (down at the tip of India) (did anyone say yet that this is about lace making in India?). But I thought one of the women lived in Calcutta and I think Sulochona gets there sometimes. Anyway, I was also interested to read about the things we discuss here - an 18" long piece of NL taking a woman 200 hours to make, where do you sell the lace, how do you generate interest, etc. And the author was careful to make the distinction between this commercial venture and people making lace as a "hobby" (obsession seems more apt to me <G>). I hope it generates some interest at the shop in New York City! The part about hiring a specialist in home-textile marketing I found of interest too. She suggested using lace as framed art and adding items aimed at the Christian market like Bible covers, bookmarks and lace crosses to broaden the market. I'm thrilled to have lace on the front page of the WSJ!!!!! Good work Devon on the Campaign for Modern Lace!! Jane in Vermont, USA wishing you all a Happy Valentine's Day!!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
