Hi All,
I think it is a commonplace problem! When I first joined Essex Lace
Makers, about thirty years ago, we had (and still have!) the Open Lace Day
in October. We used the largest village hall in the country, had loads of
suppliers, and sold 250 tickets - with a long waiting list for unwanted
tickets. Nowadays, we are lucky to get 100 - 120 people at the Lace Days.
Similarly with Suffolk Lace Makers. We also used a large school hall, sold
about 150 tickets, lots of suppliers, and had a waiting list. As I
haven't been able to attend the Suffolk Open Lace Day for several years, I
don't know the exact figures but, from friends who do attend, it seems that
their attendance is down too. But - I don't think this is anything at
all to do with the lack of enchantment of lace, but more to do with the fact
that there are very many more lace groups in the UK now than there were, and
consequently, far more Lace Days are organised by all the groups. If one
looks at the Lace Day ads in the Circle and the Guild newsletters, one could
attend a Lace Day every weekend, if one had the wherewithal - and the
stamina! - to travel all over the country, so maybe we all choose to attend
the Lace Days where people are more congenial, the suppliers are who we like
and not the same old, same old, every time, and we haven't heard the speaker
umpteen times .... Or maybe its just the price of the petrol in the UK
which is a deciding factor.
Carol - in Suffolk UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wendy Davies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:59 PM
Subject: [lace] Lace Day
Hi Anne
I noticed this as well at our lace day in May, there was half the number
there
than last year.
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