Hi everyone, The two sessions with the 7 girls and 3 mothers is over. My good friend Shirley went with me, thank goodness. The first session, there were seven people total. They all started on a shortened version of the snake. They got the head done, and some of them got part of the neck. I had given them only the head and top part of the body for a pattern.
The week between classes, I checked each pillow, and added the tail that I thought each could finish, based on how much they had done the first session. In some cases, I cut off most of the body from the pattern, and put the tail direction to the neck. It made a short snake. The second session, the two missing girls and one mother came. I gave them fish patterns (mostly the head of the snake but with just one eye) to do so they could finish in the two hours. Everyone ended up with a finished item, even though they were different sizes. We put them in plastic sleeves (cut to size) so they could be roughly handled without damage. At the end of the project, there was some talk of having some more lessons, and how they could make their own equipment. They may start with pillows made of swim kickboards that are available at the Dollar Store. Glue cardboard to the back, and felt and fabric on the top, and they would work through the early lessons. We might make dowel and paper bobbins. After the county fair is over, I might be able to think about this coherently. Right now I'm facing 8 straight days at the fairgrounds, starting tomorrow. I won't have much time to even read my messages so will probably get behind. I'm eagerly awaiting a report on the Table Ribbon contest at IOLI. The winners were supposed to be presented tonight. So, thanks again to Shirley for her marvelous help with the girls. I have to rest up for tomorrow. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon -- where we are supposed to have an almost ideal weather week for county fair for a change. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
