Before I went away on a trip to Hong Kong in 2000 my DH and I made our wills. In mine I stipulated that my children get to keep whatever of my lace equipment they want (they can all make lace - even though they don't at present), then my lace students and friends get to select what they want and then it gets sold or passed to a Lace Guild for sale and proceeds to the Guild. I decided that was the best way to ensure that it got to people who wanted it and would use it. I have had several sets of equipment passed to me from the local community centre. They take bric a brac for sale and sell at a very low price. As I have taught there ( and taught one of the staff) they pass on lace equipment and I use, pass on to students and set up new lacemakers with it. We pay something for it and pass back to community funds or to a lace guild. The lady I taught who works there gave me all her equipment when she decided not to make it anymore and we sold it off between the class and a local laceday. Some items I have kept for new lacemakers to borrow/buy when they start out and quite a bit went to our latest youngster. Yes do think about it - a friend has an extensive collection of bone bobbins - all antique which she uses. I used to have nightmares about her pillow being stolen!!
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