Just want to thank you all for the fascinating discussion of lace museums.
I have had the joy of visiting a number of these places and am looking
forward to trip late spring to England so I have been furiously taking
notes. What a wonderful community this is!
Barbara in sunny and too dry
Someone was looking for this tool for eels - definitely not for lace! I got
this email from a friend.
This might help:
http://www.antiquetools.co.uk/eel.html
http://www.country-gallery.com/eelspears.html
When I was a kid we gigged eels in a salt water tidal stream. We got .50 an
eel from a
I'm poking my head out of lurkdum to share some information about pillow
storage. I have a Target wreath box that works well for 2 pillows, but it
is rather bulky. I also use the Ziploc bags - they are called Heavy Duty
Big Bags, hold up to 30 lbs, and measure 24x21 inches. I found them at a
Thanks for the info on the LACMA exhibits - I will definitely return to the
museum in the next month or so - the delight of living near LA. The
particular piece of Halas in the Arts and Crafts Exhibit was a collar of, I
believe, 4 repeated patterns of peacocks. Not only was it beautifully
In response to the question about our lace class, we do have 25-20
students. However, many of the ladies are very experienced lacers who do
beautiful work and come more for the camaraderie.
One table is set aside for newbies who all start on a similar pattern.
The rest of us work at our own
The price for the adult school lace class being discussed is typical of
California classes. Clearly it is well under-priced for the value. I have
been in this class for a few years. The teacher is incredible and we have
25-30 students every week. Many of the students are very experienced
