Dear Friends, I have just come back from a meeting of The Lace Guild Collections Sub-Committee with news and requests for help. Firstly thankyou to those of you who have lent us lace for the Brilliant Bucks Exhibition. It will be put up next Saturday, (not tomorrow) and the following Monday, so if you would like to come and see it please do. It is a good idea to ring The Hollies before you come so you are expected. Friday is the preferred day but other weekdays can usually be agreed to. Secondly we have been given some lace that belonged to a Polish gentleman which included some lace we didn't recognise and we wondered if anyone could shed any light on it. All the labels were written in German. The lace looked like Valenciennes from a distance and it has a row of holes round the motifs but it also has a gimp which Flemish Valenciennes doesn't have. The ground was like a point ground but with more than usual twists in it. I think there were two straight pairs in the foot. When Valenciennes was in fashion it was made in lots of lacemaking centres. Does anyone know any German speaking areas where this might have been done? Have you seen anything like it? Thirdly does anyone have Consiglia Azzopardi's email address please? We want to contact her about some Maltese lace we have acquired with George Crosses on. The population of Malta were awarded the George Cross, the highest British civilian bravery award for their bravery in the Second World War. We think this is quite a rare piece of lace which the Maltese lace makers would like to know about. We do have some lovely Maltese lace at The Guild including a large collar we accessed yesterday. Best wishes and thanks, Ann Day
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