Do you know of any other laces sales coming up in the near future?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne Cumming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 8:56 PM Subject: [lace] Lace for sale > Today at work (Tourist Information) I took a call from a lady wanting to > know where she could buy a Bedfordshire lace hanky! Now we are not too far > from Bedofrd and just across the border from Bedfordshire but it's still the > first time that one has ever come up in the 5 years we've been open! I asked > if she wanted 'handmade' lace. 'Yes' was the reply. 'My Great Aunt will be > 100 years old next month and came from Bedford. I thought it would be a good > gift.' When I told her the only hanky I'd seen for sale was in Bedford > Tourist Information Centre at a cost of £60 she was shocked - 'That much!' > I said I wouldn't do it for that but otherwise didn't let on that I make > lace! 4 weeks is a bit short notice to 'do' a beds hanky and that price was > a good few years ago. I suggested they may have trinket boxes with lace in > the lids or brooches, gave her the telephone number and said that they may > know some lacemakers who could do a hanky but it would take a while! I think > she was fairly lucky I answered the phone as my colleagues would not have > known the answer! > Meanwhile we are doing our annual demonstration at the Baldock Festival this > Saturday. Come and make yourselves known to us - we'll be in the Community > Centre dressed in a variety of medieval costumes! I must make those posters > up - lacemakers do it on pillows - come and see how! > > Lynne. > Lynne Cumming > Baldock, North Herts, UK > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig." > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
