November 25 is a day in lace history that only a few celebrate, but which we all should know about. And, since we often pick up new members within a year's time, this is especially for you. St. Catherine, our patron saint, was tortured on a wheel. A depiction of that wheel is the logo of The Lace Guild (U.K.), and you can do your own searches to learn about her on line and in our archives. Are there any special observances, or has anyone made the Cattern Cakes (named for her) this year? Our early archives seem to be lost. Some of us could band together to find out why and if we can find a foolproof way to preserve what remains! We need to be able to read memos of our no-longer-here lace makers. It would be nice to hear from our Arachne founder and supporter, Liz, on this subject. Perhaps this is an activity we can take on in St. Catherine's name? Perhaps a 20th birthday effort for our celebration of the April 12, 1995 founding of Arachne next year? Do we have computer experts out there who could work on this? In 2000 I printed a posting from the late Betty Ann Rice that converted English recipe weights to American measures, and put that in my 1987 "Cattern Cakes and Lace" book by Julia Jones and Barbara Deer. This is an example of what we have lost - I searched 3 ways for that old memo of Betty Ann's in the archives before writing this memo. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
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