I have read several books in recent months about the lace industry and it got me wondering: how many of us have a working background that we practice to this day? I can think that people may continue with farming, nursing, teaching, Vet. Surgeon .......
Hand made lace working died out when machines were able to make lace quicker and more cheaply. Many makers around the Olney and Stony Stratford areas were cottage industries, so Grannies, Mums, Aunties, children - worked long hours often in dark houses around the tables to produce beautiful handworked lace. Only to find when they took it to the person who had ordered it, that they refused to pay full rate or to not buy it at all
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Watching Huw Edwards - coal mining. Do any of you have a mining background? Or slate production? Anyone from The New Forest with a background of and there's a special word: which escapes me : where they have mining rights across the area. Raising native ponies even, fishing?
Rambling - can you tell there's little to watch on TV
My background: farming, in service, painting/decorating, teaching - 1 of my cousins followed my Uncle, the rest of us branched out . I wanted to be a Vet., but can't add up
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