re: [lace] html on lists
Hi everyone and Brian While our e-mail lace list is not set up for pictures, the web message boards are, such as The Lace Forum. This is a sneaky segue to let you know I've posted another part, and a few more pictures, about the recent Pacific Northwest Lace Conference. go to: http://lace.jasidog.com/index.php and find my 'conference report' at The Lace Cafe. bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) who ought to write the last installment of her conference report... and by the way, thank you everyone, for the nice things said about PNWLC :) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace fillings
I haven't seen any replies to Toni's request for books on fillings, so here are the 3 books that I use: Cook and Stott. The book of bobbin lace stitches. London: Batsford, 2nd ed. 1982. ISBN 0-7134-3883-5. (This is the hardback version, which has been reprinted many times. The paperback is not as complete.) Hawken, Christine. 121 Honiton lace fillings. York: Elviston Press, c1997. ISBN 0-9522709-4-3 Dorsett, Joyce. Honiton fillings: A collection from eighteenth century Honiton lace. Stourbridge: The Lace Guild, c1995. Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Fish bones and thorns
Hello, Can anyone imagine actually pushing small bones of fish into a hard, straw-stuffed pillow?? Psssh. OTH, it is pretty well verified that thorns were used as pins to close clothing a couple of centuries ago. There are bushes that have very long and slender thorns that are suitable for that, but I have a hard time imagining being able to place them closely enough and precisely enough for the purposes of the fine laces made at the time. (I have actually used them -- my husband grew a bush of the appropriate sort, just so I could try -- in my reenacting days) Just out of curiousity, I wonder what lace traditions in other countries say about it? Do the authors of lace history in Italy, France, and Belgium say that this kind of a pin was used? Anyone know? Carolyn Carolyn Hastings Stow, MA USA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 1:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] Fish bones and thorns From Lace and Bobbins, T.L.Huetson 1973 The making of pillow lace requires the use of pins, and when the art of making lace was brought to England these were very expensive. Consequently the workers had to improvise their own, long thorns being used in the midlands and fish bones in south Devon. The lace-makers along the coast of Devon, where fishing was their livelihood, were in the ideal position of having plenty of fish from which to choose good strong slender bones of suitable length. His bibliography includes Thomas Wright and Palliser, neither of which I have, so I can't follow it back. In 1987, when I was doing City and Guilds at Camberley with Ann Day, one of the other students did some research trying to find suitable bones (and I think thorns as well); from what I can remember without much success. Perhaps they are now reading this and can recall the results better than I can. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Needlework clamps pictures by request.
Brian from Cooranbong, Australia wrote : I have 5 pictures that I will send anyone to their personal email address. They will be sent in HTML and will take approximately 25 secs to download (with a 56 kps modem) A little more with a slower modem. Please send me a personal email to request the photos. [EMAIL PROTECTED] And they are yummy, particularly the hummingbirds - but the winder/netting tool is my favorite. Toni in Seattle - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Fish bones and thorns
(snip) . . . suitable bones (and I think thorns as well); from what I can remember without much success. Perhaps they are now reading this and can recall the results better than I can. Jacquie Fishbones are 'not in my experience', but thorns ? Yes, indeed, the 'right' ones are long - the one I remember was the length of a five-year-old's finger - , they are strong, and they are sharp !! 63 years later I still remember not being able to pull out a thorn embedded in almost the exact center of my *heel* - I'd been running around barefoot and stepped on the thorn which was attached to a bit of broken-off branch. My sister had to pull on the stub of branch and listen to the wailing while she 'investigated' and the shrieking !! while she was pulling. But there were some good things - she was not squeamish, the thorn stayed attached to the branch stub, and there were no tetanus germs or I'd not be here - once the thorn was out and I'd limped back to the house, the foot was washed, I was given a cup of *real* tea ! with milk and sugar as a reward for 'being brave' - at which, of course, my sister sneered and rightfully so - since we'd been far enough away that the adults hadn't heard the goings-on . . . Toni in Seattle - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Roller pillow
Hello all, I have a student wanting to buy a roller pillow. Any suggestions on where to go? Thank you, Cherre Galena, MO _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Lace fillings
Thanks, Margot ! I'll be 'at the library' as soon as I'm done with posting today ! and thanks, too, for the 'tip' about the paperback . . . Toni in Seattle - Original Message - From: Margot Walker Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 4:17 AM Subject: [lace] Lace fillings I haven't seen any replies to Toni's request for books on fillings, so here are the 3 books that I use: Cook and Stott. The book of bobbin lace stitches. London: Batsford, 2nd ed. 1982. ISBN 0-7134-3883-5. (This is the hardback version, which has been reprinted many times. The paperback is not as complete.) Hawken, Christine. 121 Honiton lace fillings. York: Elviston Press, c1997. ISBN 0-9522709-4-3 Dorsett, Joyce. Honiton fillings: A collection from eighteenth century Honiton lace. Stourbridge: The Lace Guild, c1995. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Roller pillow
Cherre Bybee wrote - I have a student wanting to buy a roller pillow. Any suggestions on where to go? Hi Cherre, Obviously it depends on how much she would like to spend on it but there are choices. Snowgoose sells a foam bases unit called the One and Only that can convert from cookie to roller at http://www.snowgoose.cc/cgi-bin/miva?Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=PRODStore _Code=SProduct_Code=O3Category_Code=P1 Lacy Susan sells the same pillow already covered at http://www.lacysusan.com/Pillows/pillows.html Tracy at The Lacemaker carries some nice roller pillows. The web site is currently being redone but you can contact her at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I also sell a medium priced pillow at http://www.bobbinmaker.com/rollerpillow.html *** Kenn Van-Dieren Bobbins by Van-Dieren 2304 Clifford Avenue Rochester, NY 14609-3825 Tel: 585.654.5711 Cell: 585.750.8842 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: www.bobbinmaker.com * - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Raffle winners
I had 56 names in the shopping basket for the pattern booklet raffle, and Paige picked out the following winners: Pam Thompson in USA Jeanette Fischer is South Africa Jill Treeves in Heathrow UK Sorry there couldn't be more winners. Would those three people please send me their postal addresses so that I can send out the prizes. Brenda http://users.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/ Supporting the [EMAIL PROTECTED] campaign - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: IOLI competition
On Saturday, Jun 28, 2003, at 00:45 US/Eastern, Kenn Van-Dieren wrote: It is nice to hear that others are sending in entries. Indeed it is; the more, the merrier. If you lose, there's the consolation that you weren't the only one; if you win, the pleasure is so much plumper... :) But, most important of all, with a lot of entries (especially the original ones), Debra Jenny (the Bulletin's Editor), won't have to worry about material for the next issues -- she shouldn't be short of either patterns or colour photos; shortage of original material is always a problem to an editor of a lace publication (and I've worked with several now) Which brings me to my pet bee-in-the-bonnet... IOLI claims the first right to publication for competition entries -- I think that's the reason they request that the pattern and instructions be included with the lace. To me, the request suggests that those are *a part of the entry*; you send a piece of lace into the Original Design category, the whole thing ought to be ready to be published -- pattern and full instructions for reproducing the piece are part and parcel of the entry. Naturally, as a recipient of the Bulletin, I'm most interested in seeing, published, patterns for the laces which had won the competition -- at least the first 3 and the public's choice (and, with luck, they'll each be in a different technique, thus providing a broader interest base for all readers). These are the best, aren't they? Yet, that's not *always* the case; sometimes, the first prize only gets a photo, and the published patterns are for pieces which hadn't even placed, and which -- or so I should think -- would be used only as a second line of defence, when the Editor is scraping the bottom of the barrel for material. What's the reason for that??? If the instructions are too complex/long to be printed in full, then, perhaps, the author would be willing to supply them to individuals on request, with a notice to that effect published with it (that's what happened with my '91 butterfly; it got 1st, but the instructions were pages and pages long. And the current entry is not likely to be much shorter, what with 3 diagrams and 10 *different* braids g). Alternatively, a limit can be set on how long the instructions *can* be... If the instructions are not fit for print -- ie so abbreviated (or non-existent) that it's not really a *pattern* which can be reproduced by another lacemaker, then the entry has not met the requirements. However spectacular the *lace*, it's not really a legitimate competition *entry*; at least not as the requirements are now stated. It should either be relegated to the non-competitive display where everyone can still enjoy looking at it, or else have points taken off for the gap. Under no circumstances should it be able to win one of the first 3 ribbons... Either that, or the requirement for including the pricking/instructions should be removed from the entry form; we provide the lace (for the photo-op) *only*, and don't sweat over the rest. The above is not addressed to this year's (or any particular year's) IOLI Convention organisers; it's aimed more at the current powers that be (I know at least one is on this list): can anyone enlighten me on the *precise* criteria for judging an entry? Or even on what *constitutes* an entry? If a *publisheable* pattern (ie with all necessary instructions) is a part of it, then the lack of that part should also be judged. If it's not, then why require it at all? I admit to having a personal interest in the whole thing; illustrating (diagramming) patterns and writing the text is *the* most time-and-effort-consuming part of producing a piece, and the one I like the least; if the requirement were dropped, I probably wouldn't bother. OTOH, if I *do* bother (because it's required), then I'd like to compete against others who suffered to the same extent... - Tamara P Duvall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Horn Bobbins
I have a horn bobbin, and it is semi- translucent. It is a fawn-y sort of colour, with a darker streak in it, and is not as hard (stiff) as wood or bone. There seems to be a tiny bit of flexibility to it when it is warmed from handling. I have no idea where I got it from. from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, where it is a grey, wet day, but we need lots more rain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: Madeira (metallic) thread
On Saturday, Jun 28, 2003, at 12:30 US/Eastern, Lynne Cumming wrote: They are meant to be identical ie same number but the threads look totally different in colour. [...] does anyone know why the thread has changed colour?? Don't know *why*, but sure know the colours do change, especially in metallics, and not *only* in Madeira :) I have three spools of Sulky series 142, each with the same number (7054), which is described on their website as red. Each is a totally different shade, and two have a slightly diffrent (harsher) texture as well... When I got a metallic (jewel colours) selection from Madeira and, on that basis, made choices for the full-size spools, they all came in different shades from the original... And the variegated (again, in more than Madeira) are even worse though, *sometimes* it's not so much the change of *colours* as it is the change in the way the thread is wrapped on the spool, which makes it look diffrerent... But it sure as sure makes one's life exciting; you can't buy a spool without seeing it (and taking an old one to compare), and, quite often you can't buy it in a *shop* either... It's all catalogue or website. Trying to publish a pattern recommending specific threads for a particular effect is almost impossible... :( The cottons seem to be a bit more stable, if it's any consolation g - Tamara P Duvall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Convention meeting of Arachneans
Dear Lacemakers who will attend Convention, I am sending this information update to the list, so that lots and lots of correspondence can be avoided, especially on the overseas servers.. A volunteer to coordinate and work on this project has written to me. She has offered to write to the Arachne list in a few days, after she has sorted out the details with the Convention Committee. Kind regards, Jeri Ames in Maine USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re: lace-digest V1 #3662
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[Fwd: Re: [lace] Fish bones and thorns - LONG
snip...His bibliography includes Thomas Wright and Palliser, neither of which I have, so I can't follow it back Quote from Palliser (reproduction of 4th ed published in 1911 - she died in 1878) (pp294) Lace now seems to be called indifferently purle, passamayne or bone-work... The origin of this last appellation is generally stated to have been derived from the custom of using sheep's trotters previous to the invention of wooden bobbins. Fuller so explains it, and the various dictionaries have followed his theory. The Devonshire lace-makers, on the other hand, deriving their knowledge from tradition, declare that when lace-making was first introduced into their county, pins, so indispensable to their art, then being sold at a price far beyond their means, the lace-makers, mostly the wives of fishermen living along the coast, adopted the bones of fish, which, pared and cut into regular lengths, fully answered as a substitute. This explanation would seem more probable than that of employing sheep's trotters for bobbins, which, as from 300 to 400 are often used at one time on a pillow, must have been both heavy and cumbersome. Even at the present day pins made from chicken bones continue to be employed in Spain; and bone pins are still used in Portugal. Footnote to above: It is not know when brass wire pins were first made in England, but it must have been before 1543, in which year a statute was passed in which the price was fixed not to exceed 6s 8d. per 1000. Quote from Pillow Lace Bobbins by Jeffery Hopewell (Shire Book 9) The pins used for lace-making are always brass, because they do not rust. In the early days of the industry, pins were expensive, 6s 8d per 1000 in the 16th century, so the poor workers made their own from fishbones, in Devon, and thorns, in the Midlands. The pinhead was made separately and fixed on to the pin until 1824 when the solid headed type was invented Hopewell quotes Palliser, Wight, Earnshaw, Whiting et al in his bibliography. Quote from A Dictionary of Lace by Pat Ernshaw: A necessary part of the making of bobbin lace. In the sixteenth century pins were very expensive and the country folk are said to have used fish bones or splintered chicken bones as substitute. Gertrude Whiting has a whole chapter on The Humble Pin in her book Old-Time Tools and Toys of Needlework: The original pin may have been split from the shaft of a bird's feather, for the root word - pinna from the Latin - means feather. A thorn in Latin is spina. Early pins were of thorns, spikes or fish bones (page 135).We are told that the term bone-lace comes more probably from fish-bone pins, trimmed to regular lengths, than from sheep's trotters used as bobbins; for a quantity of trotters on a pillow might prove very clumsy and heavy. The Devonshire lace-makers, living as they do along the coast, and descending mostly from poor fisher familities declare that they could not in those days afford the necessary number of the newyly introduced wire pins, but that there were fish bones a-plenty. An elderly Honiton worker told Mrs. Palliser that she recalled using bone pins in her youth, but that they had been given up on account of their costliness - showing how wire pins had gradually become cheaper. One wonders, however, what fish bone of earlier days could have penetrated the necessary heavy lace prickings and firmly stuffed pillows without snapping in two. Quote from Old Handmade Lace by Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson (first published 1861) Pin - an instrument used for the temporary attachment of one piece of material to another. Sharpened bones were used in bobbin lace-making before the 16th century, when the modern pin was invented; hence the term Bone Lace. And from The Dictionary of Needlework by Caulfeild Saward - Bone Point - The first pillow laces made in England in the 16th century were called Bone, by reason of the bobbins being formed from the bones of animals, and sometimes the pins made of fish bones. The word Point is, however, an incorrect term to use for Pillow Laces. and Pin - An appliance used for the temporary attachmetn of one piece of material to another, before it is basted. The original pinwas a thorn. Sharpened fish and other bones were also in use before the modern metal pin was manufactured. The date of the latter in England is doubful, possibly the 13th century. Bristol is credited with being the seat of the manufacture. Malvary in Ottawa, where we had a hot day and my team came 3rd in a lawn bowls tournament - yippee! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Horn Bobbins
Yes, I have a horn bobbin too - mine came from a spinning/weaving place in Dapto, just near Wollongong N.S.W.Way out in the country, in an old farmhouse, no other shops nearby, it was a most surprising place to find lace bobbins for sale. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) Elizabeth Ligeti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a horn bobbin, and it is semi- translucent. It is a fawn-y sort of colour, with a darker streak in it, - Yahoo! Mobile - Check compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Lace Forum
I've moved this from Lace. I checked out The Lace Forum mentioned by Bev, and looked at the new registrants messages. One said she'd joined After all the trouble on [EMAIL PROTECTED]. and there was a response from another saying Looks like you have joined for the same reason as me!!! Maybe this will be a safe place to visit other lacemakers. What a pity they feel like that. Lace-chat had always been a safe place to visit other lacemakers until the recent short-lived problem which has been sorted out with Avital generously giving her time freely, so that it will always continue be a safe place to visit. They obviously don't appreciate what she's doing. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] luggage allowance
One thing to remember about heavy luggage, it may not arrive when you do. As the weight of the plane has to distributed correctly (within reason) the heaviest bags are generally removed first if the plane is over its limit. Makes sense, fewer bags for the handlers to move. And with the airlines tendency right now to use smaller planes (with smaller baggage areas and limits) the chances increase that a bag will remain. One of the reasons I spent the first three days of the Indianapolis IOLI convention without product was because I loaded my bags within a pound of the limit in order to have more product to sell. I left Amsterdam on time but the bags stayed on the tarmac. *** Kenn Van-Dieren Bobbins by Van-Dieren 2304 Clifford Avenue Rochester, NY 14609-3825 Tel: 585.654.5711 Cell: 585.750.8842 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: www.bobbinmaker.com * - Original Message - From: Sue Babbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 9:05 AM Subject: [lace-chat] luggage allowance I was concerned at the reduction in baggage allowances on American Airlines, as we are making two trips in the next couple of months, so just to clarify what Tamara said about luggage on American. The 40lb max is on carry-on baggage. You can also have 2 checked pieces each weighing up to 50lb. International allowances vary according to the country to which you are flying. Contact an American Airlines representative at 1-800-433-7300 for specifics. The following was cut and pasted from the American website: For flights wholly within the United States and between the United States and Canada The maximum amount of baggage each ticketed passenger is allowed free of charge is: 2 pieces checked and one carry-on Please note that one carry-on personal item (see Carry-on Allowance) does not count toward the free bag allowance. The size limitation of your luggage is calculated by adding the total outside dimensions of each bag, that is, length + width + height. Two checked bags at 62 in/157 cm each One carry-on bag at 45 in/114 cm The maximum weight per checked bag is 50 lbs/23 kgs. The maximum weight per carry-on bag is 40 lbs/18 kgs. Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Harry Potter
Our Ford Anglia was a maroon coloured one! We too had a Ford Anglia. Well, two actually. Both white. It was the first car my parents bought and it was such luxury. We took it to Sweden for a holiday in 1967 and there were 5 of us! My mother packed our clothes in big plastic bags so we could fit more in as we were away for three weeks. It was a great adventure as not many English people went to Sweden then although we were assured everyone spoke English!! well, yes, their English was way up on Dad's attempts at Swedish from the teach yourself book!! I still remember those cars with great affection. We'd ,moved onto Cortinas by the time I learnt to drive. Now I'm back on two wheels on my trusty scooter!! Lynne. Lynne Cumming Baldock, North Herts, Uk Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] luggage allowance
Kenn - Luggage being left behind at Amsterdam may have very little to do with its weight, especially if you are flying KLM. It came out in a British surgery as almost the worst one for leaving luggage behind. On my 1999 trip to America (Cardiff/Amsterdam/Boston) I arrived more than 24 hours before my luggage. There was a long queue of us reporting the non appearance of our cases and the womwn at Boston was thoroughly fed up with this daily occurrence. The KLM baggage handlers are not at all competent with fast transfers. On my 2002 trip my case was plastered with labels indicating it needed urgent transfer and I was fine in both directions. But on the Amsterdam to Cardiff flight of the return journey the pilot announced just before landing that the luggage of 20 of the passengers was still sitting on the tarmac at Amsterdam. Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
re: [lace-chat] Lace Forum
Jean N. wrote: What a pity they feel like that. Lace-chat had always been a safe place to visit other lacemakers until the recent short-lived problem... Bev points out: Those messages were posted at the peak of the annoyance on this list, before the list-owner made some changes. It is nice to have a choice, on the internet, for lace and non-lace discussion with like-minded people. There was a yahoo group mentioned a while back that I haven't investigated, and I do like the Lace Forum format. Among other features on the message board, you can read through to very beginnings of threads (months back in time, even - if the board isn't particularly active) post publicly or to each other privately without using e-mail directly. I like the ability to post a picture. It's great to be able to visit all lace 'places' bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: [lace] html on lists
(snip) As for the text, I had to keep mousing the little thingie at the bottom, left to right and back again to read the entire line, which made me get the heck outa there before I finished reading the first paragraph... definitely not my cup o'T; not 'puter-idiot-friendly enough :) Tamara Web page designers all go through the 'learning curve' of 'how-to' - some welcome feedback, some say 'let 'em eat cake' or whatever the equivalent would be in Web surfing. But scrolling horizontally garners the most negative feedback, and low- contrast colors (between the background and the text - blue print on a black back, for example, or yellow print on white) seems to be second . . . Toni in Seattle To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] surprises
During my months of being confined to hospital, home just being able to get into town I would read through all the information that I had, then keep lists like where exhibitions would be and when. Sadly very few lace exhibitions, for instance I know that going to the V A you will be lucky to see more than a couple of items changed over the last 12 months. Many items would have been on display for many years. So last Thursday I was asked where do you want to go, one place was Hall Place in Bexley, This building is quite old, it is very large, full of oak beams, wooden panels you could just imagine Henry V111 walking around. What I could not believe was that it is free to go and see this lovely building and grounds, rose garden, topiary, a whole row of teddy bears all in different poses. They were holding a display of City Guilds Embroidery, Machine Embroidery, designing with the computer, sadly when we arrived on the last day of the exhibition all the exhibits for designing for the computer had been taken home a day early. We had a marvellous time looking at this exhibition, it was nice to be able to ask students about their work etc. Then upstairs where there was a display of work from people who had passed their C G years ago, or not so long ago, many of the pieces were for sale. Then when I got to one corridor I found a glass cabinet full of lace, so down on my hands and knees I was looking at the lace, tell DH hey this piece is a lovely piece of Milanese, reminds me of Pat Read, next thing I know I have people standing around asking me questions about the lace, where was it made in this country, how long ago, suddenly DH says hey Jean this exhibition is all Pat Reads doing, he had found a leaflet about classes that Pat gives. Then two days later I was taken to East Berkshire College Windsor. I had wanted to go to this exhibition as quite a few of my friends had told me that is was one of the best to go to, they were right the work, it was hard to discribe, all their working notes were on display, I felt I needed a couple of days there to take it all in. Windsor, they had exhibitions of City Guilds work, Embroidery, Quilting, Pottery, Silver Jewellery, flower arranging. Plus there were suppliers there as well, Oliver Twists had a large display which was rather nice to see. No if you are going to ask they don't do C G Lace. But I was asked questions when I went into the college what was I interested in, did mention that I did needlelace, stumpwork, oh we have Ros whose sitting over there she makes lace, so being me, I go over and make myself known by saying oh you are a lace maker, no I make needlelace, I am Ros, the penny dropped, it was Ros Hills who has been teaching at East Berkshire College for one year. What a lovely person she is, did mention I had a friend who found one of her books in Perth, WA for me. Ros is the only person who has a piece of needlelace on exhibition at the V A. which has been on display for many years. Today is the last day of the exhibition. Windsor, I am so glad that I have been able to get to both of these exhibitions. Hope I have not bored you. Jean in Newbury UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
