In a message dated 10/06/2009 23:12:52 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
> "thank you for the beautiful silver frame" I have a similar story. My bestest friend, who no longer makes lace, had had a really bad back problem and as she was recovering was with me on a Honiton lace weekend tutored by Beryl Moore. My friend was making a little Honiton swan, and was struggling as her back was still not comfortable. By Sunday lunch time she had done the beak and head and was negotiating the turn into the neck. Shall we say it wasn't the best piece of lace she had ever done! On her rounds Beryl stopped and obviously felt she needed to say something, so she hesitated, studied the lace, and finally announced "What an exquisite eye." We both collapsed with laughter, that the only bit she could find to compliment was the hole. Eventually the swan was finished (and now we get to the point of the story) and it was framed in a little silver frame. At that time my friend had a mother-in-law who was a good Liverpool Catholic, and she took said swan as a gift for her. It was placed on the sideboard and while friend was still there a couple of nuns came to visit MIL. She proudly pointed out the little gift she had just been given and it was duly admired with the comment, you guessed it, "What a lovely frame". At which point friend collapsed with laughter all over again. To this day, we still describe things as 'an exquisite eye in a lovely frame'. Jacquie in a damp Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
