Clay wrote: <As far as our own Lace Day events go... (and this was also brought up just a day or two ago...), I suggest that as we are at the mercy of venues which also bring in "the public", (and who knows... perhaps our own members?), we need to be careful about how we display our hard work. While it is a sad reality, the fact is that our beautiful lace may be irresistible to a very small number of viewers. Therefore, I suggest that it be contained in large and difficult-to-conceal items, such as scrap-books or framed pieces, or items of clothing that would be difficult to spirit off in a handbag.>
When we demonstrate at an outdoor local event we put our display on a table and lay the flat lace such as bookmarks, doileys and hankies down. We then cover it with a decorating drop cloth. You can buy very thin clear dropcloths from Home Depot or the like. We pin the dropcloth to the tablecovering over the items. 3-D items such as framed pieces go on top of the dropcloth and are harder to pinch. I usually have one of my very first torchon bookmarks pinned to my pillow so that anyone can handle the lace. It is hard to believe people will steal bobbins off pillows if they have no use for them, but harder to imagine other lacemakers being so mean. We had a beautiful display room a convention in August and the laces were pinned in place to avoid sticky fingers, plus there was always at least one person on duty keeping watch. I would like to thank all those who brought their lace to display for us because the room would have been pretty empty without their donations. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com www.landoflincolnlacemakers.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
