Re: [lace] Royal Train (Gawthorpe Hall)
Dear Jeri What I wanted to write about is the CD of the quilts. This type of product is not as permanent as a book. I hope there will be books about the collection? I think at the moment it is one step at a time. The most important thing at the moment is to get each item in the collection catalogued and on to a database with its photograph and each item put into archive film to protect it. Once that is achieved people will then be able to see the work and examine it without causing too much harm to the pieces. Once that is achieved other avenues can be explored, but it all comes down to money; when you have the cash anything is possible. I think a CD was the easiest way to get pictures of the collection out to people who wished to view them. I do not want CD's to take over as source materials or as a topic of discussion (again) on Arachne. Rest assured, I'll not be reading memos about CD's. It's a waste of effort to convince me. I'm sure I would much rather curl up in a chair and look through my books than sit glued to my computer screen all evening. Each has its place, but I cannot imagine being without my books. Dianne, is the 42-page booklet about Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth by Canon G. A. Williams still available? I think there are people on Arachne who would love to read about this remarkable woman who was so involved in the beginning years of the Girl Guide movement and The Embroiderers' Guild. The last photo in the booklet is of Rachel K-S With students at Gawthorpe. She is shown at a lace pillow, with three young women. If the booklet is available, perhaps you could gather purchasing info and put it on Arachne? The booklet is still available. I probably will not be able to find out all the information for you before the middle of January but I will let you know all the details as soon as I can. Rachel was a remarkable woman. I have a copy of the book by Canon G A Williams and I read it from time to time. She taught lace and had lots of small samples sewn onto fabric to illustrate lots of different types of lace. We are unpicking them off the fabric for cataloguing. Some have got rather grubby. Rachel often wrote comments about pieces of lace - not all complimentary! But some are very factual and interesting. All her little cards are being photographed so that they will be on the database with the picture of the item concerned. Regards Dianne Derbyshire Preston [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page Try My Yahoo! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Royal Train (Gawthorpe Hall)
Dear Dianne, The booklet is still available. I probably will not be able to find out all the information for you before the middle of January but I will let you know all the details as soon as I can. So we will patient and wait til you are ready. Thanks a lot. Greetings Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Royal Train (Gawthorpe Hall)
In a message dated 12/10/04 1:22:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At the moment the Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth collection is unavailable to be viewed because it is being catalogued. They have received a lottery grant to help get all the items in the collection catalogued. All the quilts have been done and there is now a CD on sale with pictures of the quilts. It is hoped to have everything done by October 2005. The house is open to the public between Easter and the end of October each year and there are a few rooms with some of Rachel’s collection on display. Please do not try to see the collection yet because it is unavailable and there are very few people doing the job. They get upset at having to turn people away but it must be finished. If anyone is interested in hearing more from time to time I can keep you informed. Dear Dianne, YES! Thank you so much for this updated report. I hope, some day, to return to Gawthorpe. It won't be soon, as the cost of travel from here to there precludes that. Instead, I buy books (even though they have gone up in price to about two-times the American dollar once the postage is added). What I wanted to write about is the CD of the quilts. This type of product is not as permanent as a book. I hope there will be books about the collection? Recently, a large collection of samplers in Haslemere, England, was reviewed in a embroidery magazine. A CD-Rom for $89. I would not order for my library because it will degrade over time, equipment for viewing will change, etc. Many of us are not going to keep buying equipment, and we will not know about the time-damaged CD's until after the damage has happened. I already resent having to replace a computer every few years. While Arachnes will quibble about CD's, please let's not get off the topic of lace and how best to bring it to students. I do not think any CD can make that claim, and I do not want CD's to take over as source materials or as a topic of discussion (again) on Arachne. Rest assured, I'll not be reading memos about CD's. It's a waste of effort to convince me. Just like the fact that natural fibers have withstood the test of time, books have done so if printed on proper paperstock. I am still referring to a needlework book given to me 55 years ago. It even still has the paper jacket! Dianne, is the 42-page booklet about Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth by Canon G. A. Williams still available? I think there are people on Arachne who would love to read about this remarkable woman who was so involved in the beginning years of the Girl Guide movement and The Embroiderers' Guild. The last photo in the booklet is of Rachel K-S With students at Gawthorpe. She is shown at a lace pillow, with three young women. If the booklet is available, perhaps you could gather purchasing info and put it on Arachne? Cherish the Past, Adorn the Present, Create for the Future - from the cover of the booklet. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
