In a message dated 12/12/2007 11:31:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What may not be challenging for someone who has been making lace for ages may be a massive challenge for a beginner. Unless you know the level the maker is at how can you tell whether it was much of a challenge or not? The one thing that the fair insists on is that the name of the person be hidden, so that you are not influenced by knowing that information. But, I guess what I mean is that, since you are judging many pieces of lace by many people against each other, rather than assessing whether a piece is a personal best for the individual who has made it, how much credit should someone get for choosing a more challenging, in a universal sense, piece of lace. The Dianna Stevens scale includes 10 points for complexity of the piece. So you might pick up some points for complexity while losing some for workmanship. Of course, one variation that has occurred in our contest is that the local group has devised a bunch of special categories, like "best piece for persons making lace for less than a year" so that the same people don't win all the prizes. I think this is an excellent idea. It encourages more people to enter. Devon **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
