Dear Friends,
A non-lacemaking friend of mine was in Turkey and bought some lace which was sold as 'handmade'. When she gave it to me she said that she had bought it for me because it looked interesting, but was not convinced it was hand made. When I opened the tissue I saw two small pieces of Oya lace, I assured her it was hand made. She beamed with joy.
Earlier this year my sister Christine also went to Turkey and I gave her some money to buy me Turkish lace. She was very nervous about it and told me that her tour guide said definitely not to buy it in the big markets as that would all be Chinese IF it was hand made at all.
In the end she got some, but when I unwrapped it, lo and behold, there was a lovely doily in Azores Crochet!! In fact I had the exact pattern here at home, but didn't dare tell her.
David in Ballarat, AUS - 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/
