RE: [lace] Re: IOLI lace contest rules

[Carolyn Jeremy]

Well said.  When I first heard the theme, at IOLI Denver, I felt excited
(not for myself -- I couldn't design an exit out of a paper bag) because I
love table settings so much.  But the rules are so excessively restrictive,
I worry that a lot of people won't bother to try.  And if they do, surely
the format will unduely limit the scope for creativity.

I guess the answer will be something along the lines of, It's **their**
contest, they can do as they like but it won't be much of an answer.  I
would surely love to see what the rational is beyond that, if any.

Regards,
Carolyn

Carolyn Hastings
Stow, MA USA 


(most of Tamara's message removed for brevity -- refer to her original
message if the above isn't clear, please)

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 On Behalf Of Tamara P Duvall
 Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 1:19 AM
 To: lace Arachne
 Subject: [lace] Re: IOLI lace contest rules
 
 
 Just to reassure everyone I'm still alive (if busy), and to vent my 
 Marplish suspicions...  :)

 
 But the other requirements struck me as funny, in how narrowly they 
 were set...

 

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RE: [lace] RE: LAce history - US

[Carolyn Jeremy]

Yes, but at least we can all agree that Ipswich was ***not** in any of those
M states, it was and is in another M state -- Massachusetts!  VBG Anyway,
I hope that the thrust of the message got through, which should be to find
out what was happening in the area and time you represent if you are doing a
historical demonstration.

Regards,
Carolyn

Carolyn Hastings
Stow, MA USA 

Always geographically challenged! (but I do know I live in Massachusetts --
I think)



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 On Behalf Of Lynn Carpenter
 Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 2:24 PM
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 Subject: [lace] RE: LAce history - US
 
 
 John Slinn  Carolyn Hastings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 Either this suggestion (Native American lace), or even the 
 Montana lace 
 (at the Billings house) would be more appropriate than 
 Ipswich lace.  
 Ipswich lace was made only during a very narrow period, in a very 
 specific place.
 
 I'm pretty sure Michigan wasn't even settled by anyone except a very 
 few frontiers men (French -- but definitely not Ipswich lace 
 makers!) 
 during the 1790's-early 1800's.
 
 Wow!  First Minnesota, then Montana, and now Michigan!  I 
 know they all start with M  (actually, there are 8 US 
 states that start with M), but they are not all next to each other.
 
 Even if I started at the Michigan border, in New Buffalo, 
 where I could almost put my toe over the Indiana border, it 
 would be over 450 miles (724
 km) to drive to Minneapolis, Minnesota, from here.
 
 Don't forget, the US is a *big* place!
 
 Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA
 alwen at i2k dot com
 
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