Although I can't speak for people with strong religious beliefs, I see no reason why a Sunday wouldn't be a possibility for a lace day - except that possibly some potential suppliers and speakers consider it a rest day. I'm sure that other religions who celebrate their beliefs on days other than Sunday would welcome the chance to go to a lace day.
But playing devil's advocate, a lot of things have changed since the heyday of lace and the full-up-and-as-many-on-the-waiting-list lacedays, not least that Sunday opening is now in force. Surely most things that you once could only do on Saturday can now be done on Sunday as well, so the need for Sunday lacedays is not so pressing. It also depends where you hold your laceday. School caretakers might want extra money for opening up on Sundays and church halls would be out of bounds. All in all, I think that the fall off in attendances is because of increasing age, a general fall off in interest in lacemaking (a cyclical phenomenon - cross stitch is on the wane, card making on the up, it will be our turn again soon) and most recently the fuel cost increases. I know the Lace Guild are concerned about the poor attendances at the convention, even though they move it around the country to try to make it 'local' for each area in turn, it still seems to be the same core of people travelling the length of the country to attend, with relatively few from the nearby groups who don't have the overnight stay costs to find as well. And of course the fewer people that go, the fewer they have to count on as they budget the cost of the large venue, and the more expensive it has to get per head. Don't forget you don't have to be a Lace Guild member to go to it (although you will save a bit if you are) and if the venue could be packed with people as they were in the 'good old days' it would have the knock on effect would be fantastic. I would love to see the same enthusiasm at an English lace day that I saw in Malaga - I've never before encountered the same sheer joy in the company of other lacemakers that was there. Jacquie in Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
