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MEMORABLE WOMEN OF LACE

Here are the details of the "Memorable Women of Lace" collection.

There will be a set of 12 hand painted bobbins (you do not have to collect all 12) The bobbins will be made from Lemonwood, Ebony or Bone in Midland and Honiton styles and in Lemonwood and Ebony in Continental or Flanders styles and finished with the same protective lacquer I use on all my painted bobbins. Each bobbin will have on it, in three lines, 1st line, "20th Century" 2nd line "Memorable Women of Lace" and on the third line the name and award they gained, e.g. "Elsie Luxton MBE" The flag of their country will be painted at the top of the bobbin.

The list of names are:

ENGLAND
S.E. Dawson. MBE
Elsie Luxton, MBE
Winifred May Millar, MBE
Pamela Nottingham, OBE
Doreen Wright, 

AUSTRALIA
Norma Benporath, OAM
Rosemary Shepherd , OAM

FRANCE
Odette Arpin, Chevalier dans l'Ordre National du Mérite
Mick Fouriscot ,  Legion of Honour

NETHERLANDS
Lia Baumeister-Jonker, Knight in the order of Orange Nassau

CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Emilie Palickova  Distinguished Artist
Elena Holeczyova  National Artist

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The prices are:

Midland or Honiton bobbins
Lemonwood £5.50
Ebony £5.50ea
Bone £7.95ea

Continental , 11mm Flanders, Binche, Bayeux, Long Square, Short Square & Square Pear.
Ebony £6.20ea

You could collect these bobbins on a bobbin a month basis, click here  for more details

Delivery time 4-8 weeks

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There was a lot of other Lacemakers names put forward. I will do these under the heading "Influential Women of Lace" all details and designs are as above click here to see the list of names.