Sorry about this - first attempt only sent first two paragraphs. In Issue 56, February of 2014 of "Sew - Home and Style" theres a 3-page article about lace (starts on page 28) entitled Laced in History. Its a UK publication and therefore only deals with the UK. The first page is about Honiton lace by Margaret Lewis of Allhallows Museum, who finishes by directing anyone who wants to learn how to make Honiton lace to on-line tutorials or to classes at Allhallows Museum. The second page is an interview with Gwynned Roberts of the Lace Guild, mainly about the work or the Lace Guild, and who apparently suggests "simply look around for someone to teach you". Theres a sidebar discussing the Duchess of Cambridges wedding dress and the lace of Queen Victoria. The third page has a side bar about the Aragon Lacemakers in Bedfordshire, a paragraph about the Gawthorpe Hall textiles collection, but the rest of the page is about learning to make lace. Their suggestions are The Lace Guild Summer School, Allhallows museum or teach yourself using the House of Crafts ghastly lace making kit (which consists of a small polystyrene cylinder in a cardboard box with the poorest plastic bobbins imaginable and plastic beads), quote ideal introduction to lace making with clear patterns and tools for creating a selection of pieces including a flower decoration,bookmark and lace edging. Guaranteed to put anyone off lace making. Theres no mention of just how many lace makers there are in the UK and around the world, of contacting the Lace Guild for information in teachers, and lace groups in a particular area, of looking on the internet for lace groups on-line or in a particular area of the country, of going to the library or searching Amazon for instructions books. I wasnt impressed, but I think Id probably be wasting my time pointing out to them what theyve omitted in their suggestions on how to get started, and especially telling them how awful the House of Crafts kit is. Jean Nathan in Poole, Dorset, UK
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