>From memory, Colorado has a nice selection of classes: Torchon lace Continuous lace NOT torchon (bucks, beds, etc) Non continuous (Honiton, duchesse, etc) Holiday ornament Mixed media (lace must comprise at least 51% of the item) - this can be a combination of lace and something else, like ribbon embroidery or a combination of laces, like NL and BL combined. Needle lace Tatting - thin threads (from about an 80 up I think) Tatting - thick threads (up to about a 60 cotton?) Other lace - includes limerick, Carrickmacross, teneriffe, etc.
I think there's one I'm missing, but can't think what it is. RMLG Judges are usually armed with some 'special' RMLG ribbons that they are at liberty to award to items of note outside the lace classes. When I've judged, my partner and I have gone cruising amongst the entries and if we've seen something outstanding that's 'lace' in another category, we'll attach one of our ribbons to it. It's not just the knitting and crochet that catch our eye - I've looked at the dressed dolls, the hardanger and embroideries (some nice whitework shows up), even the sewing machine made 'lace' - one lady in CO is known for her sewing machine lace and she'd made a fabric bowl one year - blew my mind. Framed pieces can be a challenge to judge. I'm not sure I'd DQ a framed piece entered if the rules didn't specifically state no frames - but that's me. In some ways, a framed piece is no different to a piece of lace that is completely tacked down to a display backing, thereby preventing appraisal of the reverse of the work. Both prevent the judge/s from seeing the back side of the work. I had a piece displayed at the Royal Melbourne Show one year (last century :-) ) and the people doing the displays stuck a huge 'hedge stake' pin through a leaf to anchor the piece to the display board. I was livid. I've also seen people's work where the stewards have attached the entry tag to the lace, rather carelessly (in a lacemaker's opinion), and the heavy tag pulls on the fragile work - even worse if the ribbon is also attached to the tag. Sometimes, that's when it's good to have a piece attached in one corner to a backing - then the stewards can attach their tags to the backing (hopefully) and not affect the lace. Helen, Duvall, WA - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
