Did anyone read my reply to Robin in Canberra on the 9th that included the "Lace in Fashion" exhibit that will be at the Fashion Museum in Bath England for a year? You'd think there would be some excitement.
http://bit.ly/2j7AG9Z _https://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/news/fashion-museum-bath-stage-%E2%80%98lac e-fashion%E2%80%99-exhibition_ (https://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/news/fashion-museum-bath-stage-âlace-fashi onâ-exhibition) No pictures? Does anyone have a website address of a photo of the 1660 "silver tissue dress made from fine silk, woven with silver thread and trimmed with parchment lace"? This is described as "a rare survival of parchment lace, a delicate fabric made using tiny strips of parchment or paper, wrapped in silk and incorporated into the design of the bobbin-made lace." A g**gl* search for "parchment lace" brought me to a craft magazine. Our own archives brought me to parchment lace prickings/patterns. I would like to know more about this: the thread and how it was made, the bobbin lace technique, and what the reference to "parchment lace" really means. It would be an interesting subject to discuss on Arachne, and for you to share with your lace friends. My source for this lace news was an American. Did 1,000 of our members hear about this exhibit already? Is my AOL service so bad that I did not receive the news earlier, and you did? The article says they had assistance from some expert volunteers from *The Lace Guild*. Are those volunteers reading this memo? Article also mentions Australian input. It is troublesome that after 20 years of trying to "show by example" when it comes to distributing lace news as soon as possible, I have failed. Efforts to bring more Arachne members into the "lace conversation" has bombed. There is no viable industry for handmade lace in the 21st C. It relies on those of us with a love for this textile to promote it in whatever platforms exist, or ones we create. Thank you again, Liz, for Arachne. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - 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/
