Hi All
It is with sadness that I am writing to say that another Great Lacemaker has
gone to join her thousands of friends in that great Lacemakers Forum in the
sky. Sheila Brown from Essex passed away on Friday morning.
I got a call from her daughter a short while ago and volunteered to let people
on Arachne know. I know that many of you met her on here as well as in
person, and will no doubt share your rememberances of her. I can remember
doing the proverbial 'open mouth, insert both feet' I was a new lacemaker
at the time (some 10 or so years ago), and was put in touch with Sheila via
email regarding some lacemaking equipment and books she was selling for
another lacemaker that had 'joined the Great Forum'. During the course of the
email conversation I suggested she try lacemaking... sent the email and went
to look up some of the books on SMP Lace site.
The first thing to come up were... books written by Sheila! I then found her
phone number and called! Her reply? 'Oh well, Sheila Brown is a common name
isn't it?'
A week or so later Agnes & I drove to Essex and had lunch with Sheila and
Alan, and returned home with a boot full of lace equipment, books, beads and
bobbins! It was the start of a great friendship. We have driven to Walsall,
and a number of other places to meet up, look at lace and chat! I was also
privileged to be able to attend Alan's funeral, which although it was a sad
occasion, gave a number of us the opportunity of sitting and discussing 'all
things lace' at the do afterwards! The last time I saw her was a couple of
years ago in Solihull at the Christmas Fair. She crept up behind me and made
me jump!! Much to her delight of course! I've done Christmas Exchanges with
her, and am probably among the last people to receive something from this
wonderful and 'missed already' lady, having got her name among the Christmas
Exchange in 2016.
If anyone wishes to send their condolences I do have her daughters address,
and will pass it on privately if you email off list. If you wish to send by
email, please email me privately, and I'lll print them out and pass them onto
the family on your behalf.
Regards
Sue in East Yorkshire
My Tatty Blog http://pigminitatty.blogspot.co.uk/
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