Last Thursday’s meeting was a lot of fun – a good turnout and lots of discussion. We missed our regular attendees Irene and Trudean and hope they’ll be back with us soon. We welcomed Pat, a new member, who is involved with Lenka and the annual “Lace Heart Art” competition.
We also welcomed back long-time member Ivan Sayers, who always shows up with some interesting show-and-tell. This time he brought something only the Victorians would ever have designed or made – a curtain from the late 1800s, a bold combination of heavy crochet in imitation of different patterns in Reticella lace, edged with a number of different accessories, from tassels to crocheted curlicues, and a background of matching knotted net, all in a deep golden brown.
We also received two books donated by Paula Shore: the Shire book “Pillow Lace and Bobbins”, and Pat Earnshaw’s book “Lace Machines and Machine Laces”, a very interesting new addition to our collection. We thought that in some future meetings we will spend some time studying a piece of lace for our own education; Ivan will provide the lace pieces for identification and discussion.
We thank the members who brought treats to go with our tea. Next month Ruth will be celebrating her birthday on our meeting day, and she will bring a cake, so no need to bring treats to the March meeting, which will be on March 28th. We hope you’ll be able to come!
