Hi
There are copies of the book about Rachel available but the only way of paying
for them is with a cheque made out in pounds sterling.
For anyone interested the book costs �2.50 + 50p postage and packing making a
total of �3. With only 50p for postage I don't think they will be winging
their way around the world by air.
The cheque should be made payable to:
'RBKS Collections', Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire, England.
BB12 8UA
Of course if you wished to give a donation towards help with the collection I'm
sure they would be very pleased.
I'm sorry it isn't easier to buy the book.
I'm still finishing off a box of 17th century needlelace. There was one super
piece of Point de France and some very good pieces of Venetian Gros Point.
When looking at the lace you can tell they have all been recycled. None of
them are in their original form. But they were so expensive when they were new
they had to be reused many times. When Gros Point was at its peak the courts
of Europe were all broke with everyone buying this exquisite lace. It was the
gold and diamonds of its day.
Some of the fine pieces are now quite worn but you can still see how
magnificent they must have been.
While studying some of the pieces of lace you can see that the motifs are made
by different people and assembled to form a whole.
I have been told that the collection of lace pillows has been left for me to
catalogue and on some there is work in progress with all the bobbins still
intact. Yum! I wonder how many boxes I have to complete before I get the lace
pillows.
I also have boxes to bring home to sort out. There is a mixture of all sorts
in them and I have to identify what they are. There won't be anything in them
that is outstanding but there are some interesting little pieces.
Regards
Dianne Derbyshire
in Preston, England's 50th City
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