Hello All, I am a little behind in reading my lace news so this is
probably at the tail end of the discussion of 'sGravenmoer lace. On
the weekend of Feb 17 - 19th, the Lacy Ladies of Arizona hosted a
workshop with Susan Wenzel (Lacy Susan) teaching 'sGravenmoer.
There were 10 ladies who took the workshop. We had it at my house
which is on the very far west side of the valley. Lacemakers
converged from all over the valley and one even came from
Flagstaff. She had a long drive up the mountain Sunday evening!
Everyone felt the workshop was very successful and we all agree Susan
is a wonderful teacher. I don't know the technique of the half
stitch well enough to quote how to do it right off the top of my head
but I have finished my bookmark that we started in the workshop and
it is beginning to come together in my head just how it is done. I
think it is quite interesting how the pin is not closed until the
next row worked and then it is not closed in the manner we have been
taught. It takes a bit of looking at your lace while you are working
it to begin to recognize how the threads lay on your pillow. I am
fixing to wind some bobbins with colored thread (my first bookmark
was in white and gold GoldRush) and try a new pattern. If any of
your local guilds are thinking of having a workshop in s'Gravenmoer,
do keep Lacy Susan in mind.
Best Regards,
Carol Melton
Arizona, USA where we had a few sprinkles yesterday. Perhaps we
have broken our no rain spell. We have gone since October 18, 2005
since we had measurable precipitation at Sky Harbor airport. That's
where the official weather is sampled for the valley.
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