I got my IOLI Bulletin yesterday and have had a bit of time to glance through it today. I see Arachne is well represented again with the cover going to a beautiful needlelace fan by Aurelia Loveman and the back cover has the Southern Afternoon fan that Tamara entered in the fan competition about 4 years ago at convention. I was disappointed that it was not featured in more detail at that time and suggested to Debra that I would like to see it in closeup again. Both patterns are featured inside. BTW, Debra did a nice job with the covers using white Point de Venise lace on a pink background behind the photos of the lace. Inside I saw a torchon pattern by Kenn Van Dieren that he entered in the competition in 2003 and got second place in the Technical Proficiency section which features a spiderweb on the ivory centerpiece. I had an idea it was his piece and maybe he was after the popular vote featuring a spidersweb so prominently knowing a number of Arachne would be at conve ntion. ;-) There is a Bucks Insertion from Ruth Budge that looks like an interesting pattern drawn from an old christening bonnet. Nice job Ruth, bet you used Lace 2000 for that one!! Devon Thein has an article on the language of fans and although it doesn't say it, the guy holding the fan must be her DH. Kate Henry has a little article on the background lace that Debra used with closeup picture. If I have missed any other Arachne I apologise because I then got engrossed in the selection of workshops for the next convention in Harrisburg. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, IL
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