Other parts of Devonâs meassage have already been addresses. This part: âIs this hobby something easy to pack away (so my kids canât
get their hands in it) and something I can pick up and leave as my free time permits? I have some experience in crocheting but beginners level.â Honestly, my answer would be ânoâ. Yes, you might be able to pack it up and put it away out of reach of 2 toddlers, but is it as easy as packing up crochet? No. But more importantly, if her free time is so very limited and sporatic then I seriously question that she has the time to devote to the early stages of learning bobbin lace. In my experience a beginner needs to devote a fair amount of âconsistentâ attention to learning lace, and if not you will easily find yourself a few weeks later asking âwhat is a cross?â Maybe after she gets comfortable and familiar with the basics THEN someone might be able to âpick up and leaveâ, but this doesnât happen with most beginners for quite some time. Of course there are always those that pick ut up right away, but then she has only âsome experience in crocheting at a beginner level.â I would suggest that she continue to pursue that hobby as it is more easily picked up and put away. My personal story.... my first lace class was with Betty Aldeson of Snowgoose at a stitching conference. It was on a Saturday outside Chicago. My husband, 10y daughter and 21mo son came along. While I was in class DH took the kids to the zoo. After I got home, I made one more bookmark. As a working mom, everything got âpacked up and out of the wayâ. It didnât come back down for 3 years when I found a local community college and the Doris Southard Lace guild. Still was a working mom. Didnât devote much more time to lace until I left my job and my son was in school. So the reality is, that just because you want to make beautiful lace NOW, it doesnât mean it wonât happen later. I also do understant the desire to find a fulfilling hobby for your prescious free time! Anita Hansen In cold but sunny Iowa! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
