I got into it through historical costuming (I seem to have a natural tendency to like the styles of 16th century Europe) and historical needlework (same basic time frame). Pretty much just a natural extension of interests and skills I already was developing. It's funny, in a way, because in everyday dress and life style, I'm no *way* any sort of frou-frou type, being usually found in some sort of jeans and a tee shirt. I actually learned through a combination of books, and an online class that Bjarne Drews taught once (he used to be on this list, but I don't know if he still is....) My favorite bobbins are a pair of ebony ones that I found for sale in Shrewsbury, when I was fortunate enough to be able to visit the UK a few years ago. The beads for the spangles are black and white, in memory of the architecture I saw there..... --Sue, emerging briefly from the lurkdom swamp....
----- Original Message ----- From: "The Mouzons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 6:17 PM Subject: [lace] And how did you find out about making lace? > All the talk about getting youger people interested in lacemaking made > me wonder...how did you find out about lacemaking? > > I remember when I found out. I saw a television show on collectibles. > The year was '81 or '82 and a guest on the show was Christine Springett > and the subject was romantic collectibles. She talked about antique > lace bobbins. I was completely captivated! I had not even given a > thought about lace being handmade...it just never occured to me. > However, the lacemaking bug had bitten, and I started searching out how > and where I could learn. I found the name of a lacemaker through a > local craft store, and approached her about lessons. She had never > taught and was very gracious to take me on. I was nearly 30 After > about 6 months we went to the local technical college and took classes > together. All in all, I had 18 months of teaching before I left > England, including some wonderful weekend workshops and many lace days. > > I teach whenever someone asks me to. There are three people that I am > helping right now. One is a grandmother, one is a new music teacher and > the other is in Med School. The grandmother saw a demonstration in > Tennessee and wanted to learn...we were friends at church for a few > years before she found out I made lace. The music teacher did tatting, > but wanted to learn bobbin lace. The med school student is sort of an > adopted daughter and started by trying her hand at bobbin making, then > wanted to learn how to use the bobbin she'd made. > > I think the world is full of potential students...we just have to help > them find out about us and be willing to share what we know. > > Debbie in Florida - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
