Evidently lacemakers aren't that keen on gold-plated pins ;) However in the broader textile field, there would likely be a market for them among those who need pins for a single purpose, rather than 'using' them e.g. for display, for presentation, to make a special item, for a 'special occasion.' (scrapbooking even???)
Maybe a person has a fancy pincushion they would like to decorate with gold-plated pins, or to use in a pillow with a lace in progress on long-term display. hmm, if they are well-made pins but look distinctive, they could be used as marker pins throughout a pattern. The more I think of it, a box of these would be handy; not necessary but nice to have. Does this help? On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 4:11 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ... So they are proposing the make a gold plated > pin which they claim will stay bright and untarnished for years and years. > They say but are not fixed on it yet, the price would be similar to say > our > Torchon pin but you would get say 250 as opposed to 400. I have told them > I > don't think British lace makers would pay the differance. But then I > thought of the ladies who have to replace their pins so now I don't know. > They > are a good kind family companya and I don't want them to waste money on > some > thing that won't sell. What do you think? Vivienne > > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
