To clarify a few points from Devon's earlier posting November 29, about the lace project at Plimoth Plantation:
I think that lunch is included, but not overnight > accommodation. Lunch is included, and very good at that. Not historical meals, but cooked especially for the volunteers and **not** the usual mass-produced food one might expect in the setting. > I myself am quite interested to see what they manage to put in the kit, > and > to get my hands on some hand produced spangles. Spangles for the kit **are not** handmade. Sorry, but with thousands (literally) for the village blacksmith to produce, they couldn't manage the handmade ones for the kits. They are very nice, however, from Kreinik -- but more like sequins. The number of the handmade ones, BTW, include all the tiny oes that need to be produced for the embroidered part of the jacket. >From the blog, http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog): "The lace in the kits is not the Laton lace from the jacket. The kit lace is shown in the photos here. The kit lace is similar to the Laton lace, and uses many of the same techniques. Each kit will contain: - 110 spangles - 24 yards of 90% silver 9 grm tambour - 12 yards of gilt 9 grm tambour - needle to thread spangles - complete instructions, color diagrams, and pricking for lace - Photograph of finished lace The materials included are enough to complete the sample (about 6 inches in length and 1-1/4" in width) and a second full sample for the lace maker to keep. The cost of each kit is $40.00 plus $5 shipping, which includes a $20 tax-deductible donation, which will directly support the jacket project. To order a kit, please call Kathy at 508-746-1622 X 8114 or email at [EMAIL PROTECTED]" The big worry right now is the difficulty in procuring the stock for the handmade spangles -- no chance of starting the lace until the spangles are in hand. The embroidery directions are very > clear, it > seems to me, and there is a CD, No CD for the lace, I'm afraid. I hope that the other written materials, especially my directions, do credit to the reputation that Plimoth has now as a result of the wonderful embroidery directions. Those directions are published-book-quality. > > I have put my name on the list of those to be notified when the kit is > available. It sounds like a fun project, and frankly, in the US, how > often does > the opportunity arise to recreate something from the 1620's? Not very often. I'm told that the kits will go out around the first of the year. The plans were to make up an initial 25 kits to judge interest, and I've heard that there are already 25 names on the list. Not including my own, which I need to add. If anyone has any further questions, or if you'd like to be put on the list to get the kits, you can contact the museum at [EMAIL PROTECTED] And of course I'll be happy to try to answer questions that you might have. Best, Carolyn - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
