I am afraid I do not post often these days.
I have been making lace since 1983 and this October/November will be 40
years since I first touched a lace bobbin. I learned from some wonderful
women in England and spent the 18 months that I had left in that country in
classes of one sort or another.
I am sorry to hear of your difficulties. i found when i use my sea grass
pillow my finger tips get too sore to work as well, so i got some of those
rubber finger tips we old secretaries used to count pages of papers. also,
there are metal and leather thimbles which help temper the tenderness.
Debbie, what about Free Hand lace. At the beginning it could be a bit
frustrating but there are few pins. And some Torchon patterns could be possible
for you.
Good luck
Ilske
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Hi Debbie:
Old Flanders uses comparatively few pins, and the patterns are often made for
thicker threads so you can use heavier pins with nice glass heads without
enlarging the pattern. Also the early laces might be fun. They have few
pinholes and some can even be made without a pattern if you
Debbie, so sorry to hear of your health problem, and wish you a speedy
recovery.
Have you thought of making a free lace.? I must admit I don't know much
about it, never having tried it, but I think it is worked with very few pins
-just along the edges, on a striped fabric rather than a proper
