Thanks for all the reassurance that it's ok (in the North American tradition at least) to jump around in my lace making. My first lacemaking was in England and I think that's where the notion of a very structured approach got into my mind. While there are sound reasons for that, I think like others that for the type of lacemaking many of us do, jumping around gives us the ability to try out whatever we're interested in. We have the luxury that we don't have to stick to one type of lace as in the past. Besides it's fun and life is too short and there's a lot of lace out there. And I doubt I'll ever be really good <g>.
Interesting...I'd always been under the impression that most other lacemakers have more opportunities to learn from teachers than I do...now it sounds like many of us are self taught from books with the occasional workshop to keep us on track. Not that I really needed to be different... Personally I'm not sure I'd rather be a lace frog or a dragon fly...maybe a crane fly. For those that like the idea of a dragonfly, Canadian Living (no affiliation) has a neat beaded dragonfly pin that would make a suitable adornment for your pillow. Check here for the pattern: http://www.canadianliving.com/crafts/features/dragonfly-pin/index.asp Easier to bead than a crane fly too, with all those long spindly legs... Pre-pricking...well I think I can handle that. Will try it on the new piece I want to start this afternoon. When I did this in the past, I recall using something (maybe a piece of styrofoam) to prick into rather than the actual pillow. Is that what others do? Unless you're pricking as you go along and then it would have to be right into the pillow. Thanks also for the great input on OIDFA in Prague...I'm really going to have to do this. Would love to see a picture of a gossip pillow, barring the real thing. JulieO in Whitehorse, Yukon where fall is definitely on the way and we could get a killing frost any time...and my garden isn't ready to put to bed [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sure hope some of our cool Northern air is heading south... - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
