Wow, Jeri I had not given it such in depth thought but you are so right
about the electronic record keeping. Back in 2005 I stopped doing genealogy
so also stopped upgrading the electronic files. NOT a good move as the old
floppy drives are almost a thing of the past (have one on an old desktop
computer I use as my spare) and the file formats - well suffice to say I am
going to have to get creative if I want to access the data files. Even Word
does not read the older .DOC files without an addon :-( Note to self -
convert them to TXT files
Hmm, I have just entered all my bobbins into a Access database - need to
print out the report (with pictures) so that I have a paper copy too. Thank
you for such a timely reminder.
Hugs
Jenny B
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From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of
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Sent: Wednesday, 27 November 2013 3:18 AM
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] 2013 Christmas exchange - Label new laces!
Lucky you, Jill! People like Sheila Brown will be remembered for years
to come as one of the women we esteem for encouraging the revival of lace
making after WWII. She and Alan, republished four 19th C. reports by Alan
Cole, so we have access to very good information about the lives of English
and Irish lace makers from that time.
A suggestion for everyone, even for a small piece of lace: Make a little
tag on which you write the maker of the lace, type of lace, country where
made, and year. When you put lace away, loop the tag (soft cotton thread)
through a secure section of the lace (not over just one thread), with a
knot that can be untied easily. I use a orange Micron 005 pen, which
contains archival ink. It is waterproof and fadeproof. If a orphan tag
turns up somewhere (happens when decorating or putting away things), I know
it goes with lace (because of the orange).
We can give lace lovers in the future something we do not have -- maker's
name(s), lace type(s), place(s), and year of laces made in the 21st C. We
may think our laces not worthy of documentation, but must realize that our
numbers are decreasing relative to world population, and in the future our
laces may be treasured beyond imagination.
I am now reviewing a documentation-less lace collection acquired in recent
years. It is difficult and requires skills and reference materials few
people have. If you ever bought an old lace, you know what I mean. If you
collect now, please add a tag on which you write source of the lace,
identification information, date of purchase, and the price you paid for
the lace.
Some people think they can use a electronic device for this documentation.
I must warn that 100 years from now it is absolute that information on
that device will be generations beyond retrieval and the laces will have
separated and traveled. It is possible that only the wealthiest museums
will have religiously updated documentation records of today. A few
labeled laces here and there may matter in ways we cannot foresee.
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
In a message dated 11/26/2013 4:51:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
j...@myhawkins.co.uk writes:
I received a lovely Christmas card from Sheila Brown yesterday, together
with a wonderful Torchon bookmark in Christmas colours with a sparkly
gimp. Jill
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