Dear Spiders I received the email below yesterday from a young lady, which is self explanatory and if anyone can help her with the information for her dissertation, please email me privately and I will send you her email address. She has given me permission to do this and I do recall someone in France being commissioned to make bobbin lace for a fashion house. I can't remember the details but do recall though that it was beautiful! Many thanks Catherine Barley
Sent from my iPad Catherine Barley Needlelace www.catherinebarley.com Begin forwarded message: > From: "SimpleSite Customer Service" <[email protected]> > Date: 6 January 2016 at 16:25:08 GMT > To: [email protected] > Subject: You have received a message from your Contact Page. > > > > > If you do not wish to receive service emails from SimpleSite you can unsubscribe here. > > > > > You have received a message via the contact page on your SimpleSite website. > > This message was sent to you from this email address: > Email: [email protected] > Name: Marianne Stanley > > This is the message: > Dear Catherine Barley > > My name is Marianne Stanley and I am currently in my final year at De Montfort University studying Contour Fashion. I am gathering research for my dissertation which I have titled âWhat is the future for British handmade lace?â As part of my research I am looking into the history of lace, the different types of lace and what types are currently used within Britain. I initially chose this subject as my grandma makes bobbin lace as a hobby, she creates beautiful pieces (despite being still a beginner herself) and so I was inspired to find out more about it. > > I would be very grateful if you could help me with some information regarding lace making? Specifically, I was wondering if any of your members/associates get commissioned to make couture pieces for designers as the popularity of lace appears to have increased for both lingerie and outerwear. > > If so, have you any idea of the numbers of lace-makers that receive commissions and if any of them would be happy to drop me an email letting me know the types of work they have been commissioned (for example the size of the piece and the time it took them to make). > Also, have you an estimate of the numbers of people in Britain who make handmade lace (presumably mainly as a hobby to make items for themselves or family and friends). Have you noticed an increase in the number of members or people wanting to attend your courses due to the increased popularity of lace and are many of these younger people? > > Thank you very much for your time and I hope I have not bombarded you with too many questions! I would be grateful for your help or if you were able to forward this email to another member of your team if you feel that would be more appropriate. > > Thank you again. > Yours faithfully > Marianne Stanley > > > If you do not wish to receive service emails from SimpleSite you can unsubscribe here. > > Toldbodgade 31, DK-1253 Copenhagen, Denmark. > > > > - 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/
