In our case, since we do heritage demonstrations and try to depict the lifestyle and products of that certain time period, many of the modern materials(plastic and some of these nice displays that have been mentioned) we are not able to use for our display. We have(or are encouraged) to use period materials for all our display. What we do is pin(they had them back then! HAHA) on a fabric board that is framed or pin the individual items to the table cloth. We do this out of necessity as well, because gusts of wind have thrown our pieces way too many times. I have used glass pieces from old frames to set over flat lace items(they had glass back then too) so that no dirty fingers would find their way on my lace. The public is usually really good about respecting how we have our items for display. Some parents don't pay attention to what their kids are doing. But being the person I am(one who likes to touch and see with my hands like a kid in a candy/toy store) I fully understand. I will let them touch some of the lace IF they don't have any noticeable food or crud on their hands. I can't resist the excitement on their face. This goes for the lace that I am working on at the time of the demo. Right now it is black Bucks Point edging. Black hides better than white ;) And I am not too concerned. It is for demo purposes.
But this is just how we handle display situations. FWIW -- Mark, aka Tatman website: http://www.tat-man.net blog: http://tat-man.net/blog Magic Thread Shop: http://www.tat-man.net/tatterville/tatshop/tatshop.html email: tat...@tat-man.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TatmanBobbin - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
