In a message dated 2/24/2008 4:00:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
There are bobbin and tatting lace books published purely in Japanese - I have a beauty, ISBN 4-579-10822-1, brought back from Japan by a friend, and she has several others. And a Google search of "bobbin lace Japan" and go to the end of the list for all Japanese script sites will bring up some of the most startlingly beautiful lace. So there's got to be a fair few lacemakers there. Dear Census takers, When I went to OIDFA in Lund Sweden, there were many Japanese lacemakers in attendance. Perhaps they were planning OIDFA 2010 that far in advance! Anyway, I found this so interesting that I counted the number there from each country. I found there were as many Japanese lacemakers as lacemakers from the UK, where the next OIDFA (Nottingham) Congress was to be held. The Japanese lacemakers have exhibited beautiful laces at all recent OIDFA Congresses I've attended. Further, one recent year they were the featured lacemakers at the annual meeting of Hungarian lacemakers in Kiskunhalas. So, think about what I found on a casual basis, combine that with the fact OIDFA 2010 will be in Japan, and guess/estimate. Jeri Ames Lace and Embroidery Resource Center **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
