----- Original Message ----- 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 ........... ------------------------------
I have to put in a good word on our state fair. All lace exhibits are in locked glass cabinets. There's no way for a viewer to touch or pilfer. Our fair also works very hard to get qualified judges in every category. Our local lace makers have no qualms about entering their items in our fair. In the case where someone has a most outstanding item, and it doesn't get the top award, it's usually because our fair has a rule that the same person can't win the top prize two years in a row. (We have a fabulous male tatter who usually wins every other year. The other years, he has to settle for a first ribbon.) On a direct lace note.... I have finished a lappet/scarf that has been in process for several years. The pattern came from the Prague OIDFA pattern booklet, and was worked in black thread. It think it turned out very well, and I look forward to showing it off. Alice in Oregon ... where we're supposed to have the warmest day of the year, so far, and I have some plants to get in the ground. - 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
