Thank you Jacquie. It is so nice to hear someone praising other skilled persons.
On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 8:15 AM, <laceandb...@aol.com> wrote: > Talking about Point Ground Laces, which we were as Jenny has just started > doing Bucks Point, this month's Artefact of the Month picture from The Lace > Guild (free to everyone who asks) is a beautiful black machine lace > Chantilly > shawl. > > Absolutely stunning and it demonstrates that we shouldn't turn our noses up > at lace that's not made by hand. Don't forget that humans designed it and > programmed the machines to be able to make it (punch cards are not a new > thing), operated the machines and almost certainly did a lot of hand > finishing > before to was ready to be sold. Different skills to ours maybe, but highly > skilled none the less. > > To receive the artefact of the month send your email address to > off...@laceguild.org. You do not need to be a Lace Guild member > (although we'd love > you to join us), and the photos will be send to you near the start of each > month. They all feature lace from the collection and can be anything from > antique to contemporary, from a grand piece like this to a small motif. A > lace > surprise present every month. > > Jacquie in Lincolnshire > > - > 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > -- Hugs, Lin and the Mali *I just realized I am so old, I have forgotten I have been there and done that.* - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
