Re: [lace] (lace) Ex-pat lacemakers - an apology and a question. (Rather long)

2007-06-04 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Hello Hazel, Do I understand right you are looking for posibilities to find lacemakers on your way you will traveling. In my opinion the situation in my country isn't the same as in the US or in UK. But i am sure if you ask before starting your travel on the list there will be some posibilitie

Re: [lace] (lace) Ex-pat lacemakers - an apology and a question. (Rather long)

2007-06-04 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Hello Shere'e I had one person tell me that because my favorite type of lace is torchon (I really like the geometric shapes and angles of it) that I was not a "real lacemaker" What a nonsens, for sure you are a real lacemaker. In my opinion Torchon is one of the most variying laces with all it

Re: [lace] (lace) Ex-pat lacemakers - an apology and a question. (Rather long)

2007-06-04 Thread Shere'e
On 6/4/07, Hazel Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello All I will try not to be too long-winded but some background is needed. Where I lived in the UK there were to my knowledge at least four lace groups within a 12 mile radius of our house. If I wanted to go to a lace day there were likely to

Re: [lace] (lace) Ex-pat lacemakers - an apology and a question. (Rather long)

2007-06-04 Thread Sue Babbs
Firstly I must apologise for the wussy, self-pitying message I posted the other day on this subject. I must have been having a bad day. don't worry - we all have days when we feel sorry for ourselves, and then up-days. Glad you're feeling cheerier now! yes, lace-days and groups are easier to

RE: [lace] (lace) Ex-pat lacemakers - an apology and a question. (Rather long)

2007-06-04 Thread Carole Lassak
Hazel-- Don't know how far you are from Apeldoorn, but that is where Yvonne Scheele has her studio. While she doesn't offer the type of lace days that I think you are talking about--more informal, come make lace and enjoy the day--she does have workshops and classes. You can see her teaching sched

[lace] (lace) Ex-pat lacemakers - an apology and a question. (Rather long)

2007-06-04 Thread Hazel Smith
Hello All Firstly I must apologise for the wussy, self-pitying message I posted the other day on this subject. I must have been having a bad day. In general our life here is idyllic and although making contact with local lacemakers has not been as easy as I expected that's a very small minus to pu