The IOLI competition rules allows lace to be framed but without glass or acrylic in front.
I remember my very first entry where I did not know that frames were allowed. I mounted my piece on some matt board but the convention was in a hotel where air conditioning was not available in the display room. That summer was unusually humid and my piece started to curl up at the corners, releasing any tension I had on the lace as I had only tacked it down around the edge. Disaster. Ever since then if I make a flat piece I put it in a frame if I can, just to make sure it arrives flat and is displayed that way. The judges can easily remove the backing to see how it was mounted if I have covered the back. I remember a piece being disqualified one year because it was mounted between two pieces of acrylic and totally enclosed lace is not allowed. I have not entered my local county fair as it always seems to coincide with the IOLI convention, but the piece I mentioned above did win Best in Show when I entered it. By then it was in a frame. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - 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
