Hello again, lacers - I'm sending 2 emails because they deal with totally different subjects.
Recently I saw (on Lori's site?) a beautiful assortment of bookmarks. Were they the results of a contest or something? Please enlighten us who are newer to the list. Speaking of bookmarks, I'm in the process of making some for Christmas gifts. I've used one pattern from Gillian Dye's book on Lacemaking for Beginners, and I would like to know if there is a way of figuring out in advance how much thread to have on your bobbins. Any tips? I'm using cotton thread for mine, so it doesn't "hurt" to throw the leftover thread away, but if I were using linen, which is more expensive and harder to obtain, I would feel differently about it. Now as far as lacemaking goes, I consider myself a rank beginner - I have yet to work my way through a book for beginners. I'm not good at things requiring manual dexterity, which is precisely why I decided to take up BL, to force myself to work at my dexterity, or lack of same. I've learned twist-cross, whereas most of the English-speaking world does cross-twist - right? Or do I have it reversed? (It's very early as I write - the change from daylight saving time to standard is doing me in!) In any case - for the benefit of any other newbies out there - I discovered for myself that the two systems are interchangeable, as long as you watch where the twists come. With spiders I had to put an extra twist for the upper legs, and one fewer for the lower legs, and it worked out exactly right. If I can do it, anyone can! (And I'll try not to break my arm patting myself on the back!) And lastly, any tips on mounting said bookmarks would be much appreciated. Feel free to email me privately. Thank-you. Rose-Marie [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
