For those who haven't heard the British expression of "clever clogs"
before, it is defined
as "an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable
". But when it was
said to me on Saturday (18th July), by Pat Matthews from Shropshire, I'm
sure that she
meant it in the nicest way, as a complement, when I said that I had made
the headband
& dress that I was wearing. Pat had visited Estonia in 2006 & I remember
reading an
article in Lace #126 describing her visit with her daughter. We enjoyed
each other's
company all afternoon until I had to catch a bus back to Tartu at 5pm.
This year's competition was "Apron" & there were some wonderful items
entered.
I was thinking "small" & made a doll's apron with a Bucks point ground
edging designed
by Alex Stillwell. Photos of just some of the lace on display that day,
can now be seen at:
http://niplispits.edicypages.com/fotogalerii/2009-aasta-naitus-parnus
Scroll down, & you can see my apron near the bottom, to the right of the
butterfly.
Pat was asked to be one of the 3 judges, & she was a little reluctant,
but I gave her a few
guidelines in what to look for - cleanliness, how the lace was attached
to the fabric, etc.
A Russian lacemaker had been invited to teach a workshop but I decided
not to participate
as I had shoulder trouble & couldn't carry what I would've had to bring
for two days. So I
was able keep Pat company, & after having a cup of coffee we walked
around the touristy
part of Pärnu, and then sat in the nearby park named after Lydia Koidula
(For more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Koidula). A group of about 16
lacemakers had travelled
from Sweden to participate in the workshop. We were surprised to find
that one of these
ladies was originally from Scotland.
Two other ladies who didn't have entries in the competition were asked
to be the other judges.
They were asked to look at all the entries & agree on 3 pieces that they
all liked. The other two
ladies chose my doll's apron, maybe because Bucks point ground is an
unusual. lace. When my
lace pieces were returned to me on Tuesday evening, I received as 2nd
Prize a gift certificate
from a local bookstore & a membership badge from Pat's lace group, as
well as a certificate.
Now I'm looking forward to the end of August, when I'll be going to
Tallinn to meet an American
friend & lacemaker from Connecticut who is going on a cruise which is
holding knitting classes with
Nancy Bush. I hope that it will be a sunny day for us while we wander
around the Old City.
Warm regards from
Pene in Tartu, Estonia.
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