Yesterday I received my copy of "Lace" #140 & I enjoyed looking at
photos of this year's competition entries. Congratulations to all the
winners who came up with some innovative ideas.
I was surprised to also read the article about the Canberra Lacemaker's
Association celebrating 30 years of existence on page 12. I was a
participant of that group for a few years when DH & I lived there in the
early 1980's.
Sadly I found the article a little disappointing in that not a single
member's name is mentioned. My cousin Jenny Rees, whose wattle flower
design was used to design 2 sets of jabot & cuffs for use at the
Australian Parliament , is only refered to as a "local lacemaker" & no
photos of the jabot & cuffs are included. I googled the group's name &
couldn't find a website at all. I'm hoping that there will be a more
informative article with photos in a future issue of 'Australian Lace'.
I might even have to search through old issues.
I was a newsletter editor for the New England Lace Group for 6 years, &
I always made sure that names were included & spelt correctly in any
article that I published. But whenever I receive the "Australian Lace"
there are articles written where the lacemakers are only referred to by
their first names.
I feel that I have to ask "Why do they do this?" I can understand the
need for privacy, but these lace magazines should be regarded as
historical documents & therefore include as much information as
possible. What do other lacemakers think?
I'll step down from my soapbox now.
Pene in Tartu, Estonia
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