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I am not willing to put
hundreds of hours of work on display on a table where the public can
touch (and in the worst case, pilfer?). I am not convinced that the
jurors in state fairs know anything about bobbin lace ...
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Dear Clay and Others Concerned about Public Lace Displays,
Displaying lace in safe conditions is nearly impossible, if not undertaken
by a museum with appropriate practices and insurance. I've been through
this problem for the past 30 years, and would only associate with two
museums (in
I am currently working an Antwerp lace pattern, and have taken a couple Binche
classes. I can see the Binche style of thread movement in my edging. The
motive shape is made by the switching of workers and passives. The modern
version has some pins through the middle, but I can see how it
Obviously, I don't have any experience with other state fairs, and it's
very good to hear that some are really quite good with regard to display
and competent judges! I shouldn't have painted all fairs with the same
brush. But my reasons for not competing are as they are. Another very
big
Liz,
The next time you have this conversation you can mention that if she were to
enter a quilt that was made with a sewing machine into a show she would be
expected to enter it in the machine made category. At least that is how it
works for most quilt shows in the USA.
Liz Redford
Raleigh,
Hi!
Although I am mostly a lurker on Arachne, I feel compelled to put in a plug for
our state fair! The Rocky Mountain Lace Guild many years ago became frustrated
with the lack of knowledgeable judges for the lace competition at the Colorado
State Fair, and since then has been providing the
In the North Carolina state fair the lace is not exhibited in glass cases. It
is simply placed on a table. The table is placed out of reach of fair visitors
and is watched by a fair volunteer. However that does not prevent damage. I
picked up a lace edged hankie for a friend who had won a
From: Trudy Scholten scholt...@comcast.net
To: lace@arachne.com
Sent: Wed, May 4, 2011 5:35 pm
Subject: [lace] Re: state fair exhibit
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...this helps us to convince the fair organizers that we really do need
at least 10 categories of lace!
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This is an area
Hello Vicki and everyone
One fair I attended had 4 categories for bobbin lace: the lacemaker's
original design; adapted from an existing pattern; made from an
existing pattern (purchased, from a book, etc.); a category relevant
to the theme of the fair.
It wasn't a large fair but they did permit
The Oregon state fair had a change of officials a few years back, and a
representative came to our lace meeting. She asked us what categories and
judging rules we wanted. We wrote them out right then... and the fair actually
used them. They were very similar to my county fair.
The state
Our state fair has had glasses display cases for as long as I can remember, at
least 30 years. They provide cash prizes and shops who supply for that
particular medium, also up the ante with cash or store gift certificates
(usually around $50, give or take). I only go rarely, just to see the
Yesterday I received my copy of Piecework - this being a special Lace
issue I had been looking forward to it. I just browsed through it quickly as
I'm busy proofreading a dissertation that has to be finished today.
There are several interesting articles - one about Marian Anderson's
Bobbin Lace
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