[lace] designing/making lace

2009-04-08 Thread Catherine Barley
that my first few designs are real clunkers, duds, yuk. But I don't let myself be stopped by these failures. I just keep slogging away at it until, eventually, I get good at it. I don't want anybody else to be intimidated or think there is some kind of magic that people are born with. Lorelei

Re: [lace] designing/making lace

2009-04-08 Thread Clay Blackwell
The harder I practice, the luckier I get... EXCELLENT! Thanks for that one! I also like the analogy with the violin. You don't need to say more. Clay Catherine Barley wrote: that my first few designs are real clunkers, duds, yuk. But I don't let myself be stopped by these failures. I