On Aug 7, 2005, at 15:35, Dagmar Machyckova wrote:
I couldn't possibly justify going to the entire convention and so I at
least persuaded my newly-wed husband, that Colorado is the perfect
place for Honeymoon.
Indeed! And congratulations on your powers of persuasion - the earlier
you start training them, the better :)
We really enjoyed all the vendors, but were surprised at how few
people there were. It seems that in Europe the lace days are much
bigger.
Quite likely; there are more vendors in Europe than there are in
Northern America (US and Canada). And for European vendors to come here
and haul their stock is not especially profitable, especiallly with the
dollar in the doldrums. Some of them do it if they can combine teaching
and selling, but not many come just to sell.
Since this was my first IOLI convention I was wondering if this one
was above or below average??. Is 25 pieces in the competition a lot?
and how come if there is so many IOLI members there weren't more
lacemakers willing to compete??
<VBG> 25 pieces in the competition is a very respectable number
indeed... I remember submitting an entry in '91 and getting first in
BL. Only after I stopped jumping up and down in glee (I had been making
lace for 18 months when I submitted the piece) I looked at the number
of competitors... I think I got first out of 4 or 5 entries, which
neatly pricked my self-important balloon :) Though I never told DH that
(like Carol and her "won in the raffle" <g>) - my ribbon was my
passport to more time spent at the pillow without having to listen to
the catalogue of un-done domestic chores... :)
And, speaking of competitions - now that y'all are homing back... I got
an invitation to judge lace entries at the Virginia State Fair - again.
And have accepted - again.
It's a 2.5-3hr trip (one way) for me, $20+ in gas, with a packed lunch
gobbled hastily at a rest-stop... So, please, please send some entries?
So that I don't have to spend 5-6 hours driving and 15 minutes judging?
You don't even have to be a Virginia resident to participate...
details are available:
http://www.statefair.com/arts_and_crafts.asp
and entries are due Sept 2; just enough time to get your ducks in a row
and finish that project which had been on your pillow for ages...
Hoping to be at the next convention for a whole week
Yeah, so was I, but I just heard that the hotel room is 180 Canadian
dollars per night. At the current exchange rate it's (almost) 150 US
bucks; much too rich for my blood...
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Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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