Monday, May 7, 2012

VICTORIAN FAIR

On Saturday, May 5 I got the opportunity to demonstrate lace making at the Victorian Fair at the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum in City of Industry California

It was a wonderful day with lots of sunshine and gentle breezes.  We were positioned on a lovely tree lined promenade and as all of the visitors passed I had lots of people stopping by to ask questions about the lace I was working on.  I had chosen to do a very simple insertion in Torchon Lace.  Mostly made up of half stitches with a rose point ground.  This enabled me to work confidently while answering questions throughout the day.  It was interesting that one of the main questions I received was that people wanted to know "exactly" when and where bobbin lace started.  I don't believe that it has a specific location or date.  Like so many other things it just developed.  Its development was mainly along trade routes and primarily in Europe.

While I was there, Emile and India got the opportunity to visit the homes and actively participate in all that was available to them.  India made some crafts, they watched a fashion show, ate snow cones and had the most amazing ice cream bar on a stick.  It was a great time for me to work on lace and a great Daddy/Daughter Day for them.