What happens at Convention stays at Convention? ;-) Seriously, it's a subjective experience, and hard to put words to it. The vendor table that sent me reeling with delight might only warrant a ho-hum from somebody else, while another person might have found the perfect thread they've been searching for forever while I walked right by it. It's not that there aren't stories, but that there aren't stories worth broadcasting. I thought the food was really good but somebody else might not have liked it so much. I liked the spread-out nature of the venue but many of the ladies really aren't pleased at having to walk very far. So what can I say?
I could tell you about the crazy lady in my class who drew an entire pattern with the point ground going sideways, but she might not want that spread around. (It's all right, it was me. I confess, but I recovered well.) I could tell you that I bought lots of books. Buying books and supplies is one of the reasons I love going to Convention. I had books in mind when I went there (Hello, Alex Stillwell) but then I saw other books I hadn't heard of and bought them too. (Best to go with a bit of room on your credit card.) Plus I bought some threads and some really cute Stuart Johnson jaspe continental bobbins. I ate very well, at the restaurant in the hotel, at the restaurant across the street, and even at an emporium called "Smashburger" that I ran into when I ventured out into the hot hot sun to find the local Barnes & Noble. I could tell you I enjoyed the evening lace activities, like the Tat-Off, the presentation by Karen Thomspon on War Lace at the Tuesday luncheon, and the closing banquet, where items from Lia Baumeister's lace collection were paraded around the room by a bevy of models while Mrs. Baumeister told us the background of each piece. Plus the lace display room was really fantastic. All that and I got to take classes. If you have been to a convention before, you know what it's like. If you haven't, maybe you could start saving your pennies. The locations of the next 3 years of conventions are on the IOLI website - you could start planning to attend one of them now. Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) On 2014-08-11, at 5:16 PM, Celtic Dream Weaver wrote: > I saw there were like over a thousand people at the convention. There has > to be more tell all stories. Please take pity on those of us that could go and > weave your convention stories and put some smiles on our faces. Please with > chocolate brownie with vanilla bean ice cream., chocolate fudge sauce, > cherries, and a dish of your favorite chocolate candy on the side. > Sherry > New > York, USA - 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/
