I was unable to find the "tern" auction as it was over, but did see the heron one. I agree with Devon that the price could conceivably be for the frame rather than the lace which is beautiful and should be appreciated.
When I used to make small lace items in frames for friends or local sales, I would add a label on the back which showed a lace pillow with the bobbins and add the words "Hand Made by" and my name. Friends that acquired them, treasure them and even have Christmas pictures on view all year round, but when my friends are no longer around, who knows what their ancestors will do with them. I had the pleasure of making them and seeing that they were appreciated. I like to think my family will keep my lace or at least put it on eBay at a price that is worth the work. Doubt that as far as my son is concerned. When I asked him to scan my Beds giraffe, he gave me the copies and said "here's your big lace thing"! I also saw the basket that Susan Hottle posted. What a lot of work! Gil Dye is teaching this summer in Sacramento at the IOLI convention, so if anyone wants to learn how to make 16th/17th Century lace, they should check out the IOLI website, Conventions, Classes, and click on the subject to see samples of the laces. http://www.internationalorganizationoflace.org Classes are filling. AP001 Lauran Sundin's wire lace class is full, as are P202 Bedfordshire, Jean Leader, P204 Milanese with Louise Colgan,and P208 Floral Bucks/Thomas Lester Beds with Holly Van Sciver. Spread the word around your lace guilds that if you wait to enroll, you might miss your favorite teacher. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
