The annual lace contest at the International Old Lacers Convention has been garnering some pretty impressive entries lately. Also the judges are knowledgeable. Devon In a message dated 5/3/2011 6:23:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Joepie, I have to agree with you completely! However, (gloom and despair!), what pleases one does not please the other,and so... you have a very broad definition which includes the string vest and the sock with a hole in it. I, for one, have long since stopped putting my work in competitions. If it pleases me, that is enough. The eternal "State Fair" which occurs in the US in every state (I think?) in the union, has opportunities for exhibiting lace and competing for ribbons. I am not willing to put hundreds of hours of work on display on a table where the public can touch (and in the worst case, pilfer?). I am not convinced that the jurors in state fairs know anything about bobbin lace (although I know that for a number of years, our own Tamara Duvall donated her services for this). I'm always pleased when I hear that a lacemaker has taken a ribbon at a fair, but the risk isn't worth the prize for me. Sadly, I don't know of exhibits/competitions that rival the splendors of European exhibits which focus completely on lace and/or fine embroidery. I'd love to know about them if they exist!! Clay On 5/3/2011 5:18 PM, J-D Hammett wrote: > Hi all, > > According to the definitions given so far a string vest or a sock with > a hole in it could be lace. I feel the phrase 'and should be > aesthetically pleasing' should be added;-)) > > Joepie > > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
