In a message dated 7/29/03 4:54:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< You're right - this book is exquisite! I bought a copy of it for my sister a couple of years ago, and now wish I had a copy myself. They sell it at the Fan Museum in Greenwich (London) for �30. Annette >> --------------- Dear Lacemakers, Perhaps the editor of The Lace Guild's bulletin is reading the memos on this subject, or someone will forward this note to her. Conservation begins with the process of selecting all the appropriate materials to be used in creating an item, like a fan. Fan makers in past centuries served a lengthy apprenticeship. Therefore, the methods have, in the case of exceptionally fine fans, been time-tested by professionals. May I recommend that someone who is conservation-minded in England write an article about lace fan mounts, and in the process of doing so - contact the Lace Museum and inquire if their conservator could be interviewed? Surely, they have the *most experience* as to what would be the preferred method for mounting a fan for a long safe life! They can explain how it was done in the past. There might be an opportunity to take close-up photos, without flash. They probably have a library about fans, and documentation about how they have been conserved or restored. Ideally, the article should list books on the subject of lace fans, including some that are rare. For the members of Arachne who are hearing about the Fan Museum for the first time, go to: http://www.fan-museum.org This is a delightful, off-the-beaten-path, small museum housed in a city mansion. I visited in 2001 with Sandra Arnold and Sue Hanson. (It occurs to me we have not heard from these lace experts for a long time.) At the time, the exhibit was Japanese fans. Quite lovely, but no lace. The space open to the public that day equalled about 3 rooms. Nice place to Christmas shop. One of the items they were selling as gifts was a tea towel on which lacy fans are printed. There were also nice handkerchiefs with tasteful embroidered fans in one corner. It is up to you to add the lace edging. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
