Elizabeth, Congratulations to your mother on her Highly Commended! I remember the Crinoline Lady, and it was very good. I hope the seahorse goes well too. I'm impressed at the way people can make lace in spite of various physical problems - I always assumed you had to have dextrous hands and very good eyesight, but apparently not. I'm grateful for that myself.
I was quite inspired by the pieces on display, and considered joining DACA myself as an out-of-county member and trying to produce something to enter. My mother has entered embroidery before but couldn't this year as she was in hospital on the day you were supposed to take the entries to be judged. I was born and brought up in Dorset (in Weymouth), and am interested in Dorset crafts. I bought some materials from one of the traders there to make Dorset buttons. Many of them are fascinating. And I remember being taught Dorset Feather Stitchery at school - I made an apron for my mother that she still has. (I know it doesn't really count as a traditional Dorset craft.) Regards, Annette, London <<I was really surprised how few names I recognised at DAC, and certainly no one from the list. However there is one that I must tell you about. It's my mum. She saw an embroidery pattern of a crinoline lady and wanted to make it in lace. Muggins here translated the outline to bobbin lace that is within her capabilities. After all, she is 83 and practically blind in one eye. (The other eye has now been affected by shingles so she is really frustrated at present not being able to see very clearly.) She didn't start to learn lace until she was about 70, after my dad died, and I needed an extra student to keep the numbers up in my Adult Ed. class... I managed to find a simple seahorse pattern for her, ... She's planning to enter it next year. I think that gaining a Highly Commended certificate for the crinoline lady has given her a boost.>> - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
