When my Post Office burned to the ground on Feb. 21, 2017, the only mail I knew was lost were the end-of-January Lace magazine from England and a PieceWork magazine. Very rumpled sooty waterlogged copies were delivered to me. Certain magazines are so important to documentation of the present that my guest bedroom has 20th - 21st C. publications in bookcases and boxes that fill the room.  In this case, I went to a bookstore and replaced PieceWork, and then phoned The Lace Guild in England to order a replacement, plus calendars for the following year (gifts that are fun to give), and renewed membership. All in one call. So fun to speak with someone in the office.  The bonus for lace scholars who visit here is that they sleep in the library, surrounded by 4,000 + books that tell of the history of needlework in many nations since the beginning of researched time. It is a real celebration of the talents of unknown and known women. Guests probably have interesting dreams. At the least, it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The librarian here has read all the books that are in English. Other languages are represented and shelved by nation instead of author name. Research goes much faster when you have her experience to draw on.   If you are a member of IOLI, there is a photo of my research library on page 33 in the Spring 2018 bulletin you just received. It is in the article by Jane Atkinson, of the U.K. What a surprise! Jane took pictures, but I did not know how she would use them. There are still many IOLI members who do not know about this library, because they are not subscribed to Arachne, so thanks for sharing, Jane.  NOTE: If you are receiving this in a round-about way because my AOL and Gmail and the Arachne server are not compatible and if you send me your Gmail address, I will add it to my bcc list, so you can receive posts directly from me. Please tell me a little about your lace connection when you write.  Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center  ----------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 4/26/2018 7:50:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, mous...@live.co.uk writes:
Lace is due out at the end of April, Liz. It is published four times a year, on the last day of July, October, January and April. This issue will be the last of the current membership year, so should have the renewal forms in it.  Jane Partridge ________________________________________ The UK Lace should be out soon, too, - shouldn???t it? Regards from Liz. In Melbourne, Oz. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
