Lace and longevity sometimes go hand-in-hand. Petronella runs circles around others half her age, double difficult because she is well under 5 feet tall. We walked back to the hotel after the OIDFA banquet in 2008 - well, I walked, she ran. A native of The Netherlands, she immigrated to Australia 60 years ago. Her life has revolved around community service, lace and embroidery. She made the embroidered clothing she wore to OIDFA. When she walked into the hotel lobby or breakfast room, everyone knew her! In 2008, Petronella was still traveling long distances, and teaching lace classes. She mentioned teaching in Ireland, and perhaps there are Irish lacemakers on Arachne who will remember her. At an earlier OIDFA Congress, she showed me pictures of a lovely lace depiction of a bell tower in Florida that she had made. For more information and inspiration, do a search of Petronella Wensing, Canberra Australia. Liz, or others in/near Canberra, the next time you see Petronella, please give her my congratulations and a big hug. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center -------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 6/15/2013 11:44:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Over here in Australia, a lacemaker was awarded an Order of Australia in the Birthday Honours - Petronella Wensing who lives in Canberra. She has some lace on (?)permanent show in the national museum.
I had the privilege of going to a 2 day workshop she gave here in Melbourne about 5 years ago.... It was a most enjoyable weekend, and she is a great teacher. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
