It looks as if the article is about competition judging, I think? Did anyone have a clue why the awards that you mention went the way that they did? I do know that many people attending the fairs where lace is exhibited love the "pictoral" lace (for want of a better term). I'm talking about the lace that shows a face, or a person, or even a scene. They can relate to that sort of lace, and really don't have the knowledge to appreciate a lovely piece of Binche or Bucks. Rather sad, but then again if you take the attitude that we are basically taking the opportunity to advertise lace, how can you loose?
Carolyn H. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Carol Adkinson > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 7:23 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [lace] RE:judging > > Hi All, > > It seems that Devon is probably comparing two contrasting things - the > Lace > Guild proficiency assessmemts are just that - proficiency assessments, > so > people have to know what they are supposed to be capable of doing for > each > level. > > The competitions are also just that - competitions, where we are > competing > for 'best in show' , a red/gold/silver ribbon. Honourable mention etc - > so I > think in a lot of cases, especially where sometimes the judges of lace > classes have absolutely no idea of the difficulty of whatever lace is > shown, > or the proficiency of an entrant, that judge will just go for whatever > pleases him/her the most! I can remember one County Show I went to, > many > years ago, where a beautifully made and displayed Miss Channer's Mat, > came > third to a torchon parasol, very small, and a Bedfordshire bookmark! > It > subsequently caused an outcry in a lot of the local classes and > organisations, but any grumbling was too late, and wouldn't have > achieved > anything! > > I have since been of the opinion that, instead of hoping for judges who > make > lace, and know what to look for, we just enter our lace as an > advertisement > that lace is alive and well, and out there are classes waiting for the > interested onlooker to join. > > Carol - in Suffolk UK > > > On the other hand, the English Lace Guild in its proficiency > > certifications > > tells you exactly what skills you need to demonstrate > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
