In an email dated Tue, 30 Sep 2003 8:50:01 pm GMT, "Helen Bell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
><snipped> >One thing I do notice, is that in the late 80's and early 90's, >when I supported myself, and lived at home, I had money to burn >and the interest rates were phenomenal :-) ), and I would >easily spend over $100 a month at lace day on bobbins, mainly, >but also on books (this is in Victoria, Oz). �As the interest >rates have plummeted, and the economy has contracted in the US >where I now live), I don't have that same amount of disposable >cash - that means that I just don't buy bobbins right now. �I >only get them sent to me as gifts, or if there's a very >special commemorative one I want, then I work out a deal with >Mum (Ilove you tons Mum :-) �) �I think economics and life >style have a big impact on one's free time, and how it can be >spent and financed. <snipped> >Cheers, >Helen, Aussie living in Denver. -- Helen and the Spiders When I took up lace making about 13 - 14 years ago (I must work out when sometime) I would think nothing of spending �60 pounds sterling on beads for spangling - OK there were two incomes then but I earn now what was the total joint income and my outgoings are lower, beads and bobbins are realitively the same price (which probably explains why some suppliers have gone out of business) but I spend less. I've been racking my brains to think why. Partly its because after this lenght of time I have pillows, bobbins, tools (although I lost my pricker [sob]) but that never stopped me before. When I went to the NEC last year I took �200 with me and spent the lot - well, I hadn't been to a lace fair in 10 years but what did I buy? - 2 bobbin holders (you know, zip round wallets), - 20 pairs of bobbins only 4 of which were painted, the rest were just very well turned wood and averaged about �3.50 a pair. - A horseshoe thing to lift my threads off the pillow from the dutch people - Some white metal bookmark toppers (from the dutch people again) - �1's worth of lace stamps for dad And most of my money - I bought japanese braiding equipment from Jaqui Carey. That's where most of it went. So I hold my hand up and say that I'm as bad as everyone else. My only excuse was that I could never have had the braiding equipment sent through the post so had to buy it in person because of the worry of getting it broken and it is lace making really because you use thread and bobbins (who am I kidding apart from myself here!!! <grin>) Regards Liz Beecher I'm <A HREF="http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee";>blogging</A> now - see what it's all about - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
