Dear Lacemakers, There is quite a lot on our Arachne archives. Just put "Sri Lanka" in the search box at: _http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/index.html_ (http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/index.html) On my embroidery trip to England in 2007, we went to the Jane Austen house (a very commercialized re-creation) in Bath. In the shop, I purchased some Sri Lanka lace to "support the cause". One item was a tiny lady's silky bobbin lace reticule purse (a pouch, with draw strings). Quite expensive, and would barely hold a small apple. (I think a commission order would be quite expensive, even from Sri Lanka.) I have a set of small doilies that are used under pretty little Victorian-era chocolate cups, and they do look wonderful displayed this way in a mahogany cabinet. They are just edged with old machine-made lace. I suggest leaving word in one of those shops in nearly every town in England where money is raised for good causes by selling donated items. Perhaps they keep a list of wanted items. The next time lacemakers are demonstrating in your area, invite the uninformed who think money can buy anything! Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
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