Wednesday 5 October 2011

Mid Downs Lace meeting

Last Saturday I went to the Mid Downs Lace meeting.  It was a unseasonal hot and sunny day and I was amazed how many members turned up.  Our speaker was Rosina Robinson and her talk was 'Lace through the ages'.  She gave us a lovely short history about making lace, unfortunately she ran out of time. 
  One of our suppliers on the day was one of our members, Janet France.  Not only does she make lace, but also makes beautiful pictures with machine embroidery.  I bought these two booklets with her handmade covers.  They will be lovely presents. 
  I didn't make any lace on the day, but wound bobbins for my next project.  The duchesse piece is almost finished.