At 08:26 AM 8/24/2005, you wrote:
I did a quick Google search on "table ribbons" ...............
All appear to be a "German" tradition. Other web sites had a plain satin
ribbon as the example of a "table ribbon."
The sites Beth listed showed ribbons that were embroidered on fabric, but a
lace one would be lovely. Some of them were wider and longer than the
sizes listed for the contest. I'm sure the planners took into
consideration the time factor we have available for creating our own table
ribbon. It has taken me most of a year to do a 4" x 31" piece of lace for
a special purpose (in between other activities.) If I had been working for
a specific date, it could have been done faster.
A piece under 5" wide and about a yard long is 'do-able' in the time we
have. Whether you create your own pattern, or search out an existing
pattern that you can adapt to the project, it takes preparation time, plus
the actual making time.
However, it's a project that CAN be done in much less than a year if you
put just one hour a day on it. It's also a project that can be carefully
and easily rolled up and mailed in a small package or tube for a small
amount of postage.
Do I need a table ribbon in my home? No -- but it would look lovely on
display at a demo. Would I use it if by an unlikely chance I did serve a
formal dinner? Probably not, since I would forget about it until too
late. But I might use it on the coffee hour table at church when I take my
turn. Depending on the design and style, it might even be used to decorate
the altar one Sunday.
If a person is ambitious, it could late be an insert in a linen
tablecloth. My imagination can come up with several uses for a strip of
lace, depending on the design, etc. If it's made of two or three separate
sections, and sewn together for the contest, it could be separated
afterwards for other uses.
The contest specifications are designed for a starting point for your
imagination, NOT a limitation. As with all contests, it is your *option*
to participate. Some lacemakers will decide that "this one I can do". For
others, it's not their "cup of tea". I hope there are enough "I can do
it" people to have a fabulous showing in the exhibit hall in Montreal.
Alice in Oregon -- sunny but not so hot for a day or so.
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