After seeing the grand's of Anneke Reijs doing the Bobbinlace pajama dance on You tube I decided to share a little lace story with the list For 11 years I attended International Lacecamp on Manitoulin Island Canada ,which is a good six hours + drive from where I live ( or alteratively four hours driving and two on a ferryboat ) In 2002 Several Lacemakers who also regularly attend International Lacecamp, and who live within a reasonable distance from myself, decided to get together for Lacemaking ,other than once a year at International Lacecamp ,this resulted in the formation of the Simcoe County Lacemakers,and therefor I sign off my Arachne postings " Member of Simcoe County Lacemakers Simcoe County township of Springwater" Canada" In 2006 an e-mail arrived from Anneke Reijs who lives in the province of Limburg in the Nethelands, inquiring if I lived near a town where she and her DH intended to spend the summer, which we do. Soon more e-mails were exchanged and when Anneke and her husb.came to spend the summer in Simcoe County we enjoyed a most pleasant visit, Anneke is a student and friend of sister Judith de Kreijger and the author of the Sluis Withof Duchesse Lace Manuals, b.t.w. Anneke's DH told me that in the days Anneke was writing the manuals she spend so much time wtth sister Judith for to gather material for the manuals, he began to wonder if Anneke had entered the convent. <g> It is of note that Sister Judith celebrated her 92 nd birthday in 2007 Anneke's webpage and information on the Sluis Withof Duchesse manuals can be found at http://www.lokk.nl click on links and Websites van LOKK kringen / Leden While vacationing in Ontario Canada in 2006, Anneke attended the Simcoe County Lacemakers Laceday and gave a very informative talk on Sluis Withof Duchese Laces ,and in 2007 while in Canada,she attended another Simcoe County Lacemakers Laceday , held to celebrate the 5th anneversary of the Simcoe County Lacemakers . How nice that being on Arachne has "woven a web" of friendship between Anneke Reijs in the Netherlands and the Simcoe County Lacemakers in Ontario Canada Hoping to see you at Laceday again Anneke, meanwhile whenever possible, keep those grandchildren , bobbinlacing and dancing .
Hendrika Member Simcoe County Lacemakers township of Springwater Ontario Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
