We all know lace experts who keep secrets.  That is not my ethic, or how I wish to be remembered.   The greatest gift we could receive this holiday season is to be reading something silent Arachne subscribers have to share about lace.   Please.  There is a need for the types of lace information you and I share.  I do not care who republishes my words, so long as they do not change anything or cut content I felt was necessary at the time of writing.  Please.  Here is a private challenge to all:  I have given you examples - for 22 years - of what some people would like to know and are not getting from other sources.  It does not require great intellect.  I dropped out of university after completing 2 years of business-oriented courses - nights.  If I can do this, so can many of our members who have more academic qualifications and career credentials.  Please.  It is not fair for just a few of us to be shouldering the responsibility of bringing lace art and history to 21st Century lace makers via a free source.  Everyone has to start somewhere, and as you write (or ask) more and more, you will gain confidence.  Sometimes, I must accept corrections.  That is OK.  We all learn from them.  Please.  You might discover you like to write, and can build on that skill in other aspects of your life.  I write as if I were talking directly to one of you, and try to imagine what you might feel needs to be clearer.  I remember you are from different nations and have different lace backgrounds.  Surely, you would not pass by an opportunity to personally talk with a Jean Leader (Scotland), a Alex Stillwell (England), a Devon Thein (U.S.), a Ilska Thompson (Germany)?  Note they are listed alphabetically, and if more names were added to the list, they would be, as well.  Not to exclude others, but do you remember when Susan Hottle bravely began posting questions?  There is no such thing as a dumb lace question.  Susan has enhanced our appreciation of lace, and she has learned a lot from replies.  Now, she is setting up library lace exhibits that educate others.  You can do this.    Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center Â
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