(Forgive me if this was mentioned back in April, it has been a stressful year! I even sent this message first time around from the wrong email address so I don't think it got through first time ...)
My family tend to save newspaper cuttings for me whenever they think I might be interested. I collected the latest batch when I went back to England a few weeks back. One of them, dated April 22nd 2006, from the Telegraph Weekend, was about lace makers in Sri Lanka. (See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2006/04/24/eflace22.xml for the web version of the article itself.) The article is all about how the lace makers suffered during the tsunami and how the UK costume designer, Andrea Galer, is trying to help them. Apparently their work is being featured in several UK TV and film productions. They are also selling a special wristband for £5. It would be interesting to know how much they tend to sell at the prices they are charging. Anyway, to find out more check out the website http://www.powerofhandsfoundation.co.uk It is good to see lace making a comeback in fashion, helped of course by the costume designers like Andrea, and that some people still see the value of handmade items. I hope that this trend continues and that it encompasses all types of lace - I am a particular fan of the wire lace made by Lenka Suchanek :-) and have even been known to wear some of her lace myself! (To see her latest stuff then check out the website http://www.lenkas.com ) All we need now is for someone like Lenka to make a successful connection with someone like Andrea and I will know that lace is truly back in fashion ... Helen (in sunny Vancouver, BC, on the west coast of mainland Canada where the lovely weather continues even into October) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
