I've now spoken to Sue Gude's husband - Suzanne is already in the U.S.A. Her
husband suggests that anyone with queries would be very welcome to ring her -
blow! now I've forgotten the room number!!! But the hotel switchboard should
be able to locate her for you. She's in the hotel where the
I am taking a reticella class with Suzanne Gude of Australia at the IOLI
convention. One of the materials required for the class is a 20 x 20 piece of
calico.
In the US, calico is a printed fabric with little flowers all over it that
the pioneer ladies wore when they traveled west in wagon
Devon, In Australia, calico is a strongly-woven, off-white plain material -
often used in the past for lining curtains, perhaps for trying out a new dress
pattern before committing to sewing it in expensive material, etc. It is very
cheap, but very strong. Not having done any reticella, I
