Don't forget Them Westhope Group who were all Guinea Pigs, as they were named,
being a small selection who were the first to sit the City & Guilds Lace
examination. One had to be invited to join the group and numbers were limited
to the number of beds available at Anne Dyer's residence. I
I was one of the early members of Lace 98, joining soon after it started. I
think at least initially it was by invitation and was a group of
contemporary lacemakers in the UK. After moving to the US, it became very
difficult to be part of the group as I couldn't get to the residential
