Today at work (Tourist Information) I took a call from a lady wanting to know where she could buy a Bedfordshire lace hanky! Now we are not too far from Bedofrd and just across the border from Bedfordshire but it's still the first time that one has ever come up in the 5 years we've been open! I asked if she wanted 'handmade' lace. 'Yes' was the reply. 'My Great Aunt will be 100 years old next month and came from Bedford. I thought it would be a good gift.' When I told her the only hanky I'd seen for sale was in Bedford Tourist Information Centre at a cost of £60 she was shocked - 'That much!' I said I wouldn't do it for that but otherwise didn't let on that I make lace! 4 weeks is a bit short notice to 'do' a beds hanky and that price was a good few years ago. I suggested they may have trinket boxes with lace in the lids or brooches, gave her the telephone number and said that they may know some lacemakers who could do a hanky but it would take a while! I think she was fairly lucky I answered the phone as my colleagues would not have known the answer! Meanwhile we are doing our annual demonstration at the Baldock Festival this Saturday. Come and make yourselves known to us - we'll be in the Community Centre dressed in a variety of medieval costumes! I must make those posters up - lacemakers do it on pillows - come and see how!
Lynne. Lynne Cumming Baldock, North Herts, UK email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig." - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
