Thank you to all the Gentle Spiders who responded to my hunt for spangles or paillettes. I was at a SCA camping event, "Gulf Wars" all of last week, and the Lacemaker was there as a vendor, so when I was telling her the tale, she said that she had them, right over here. I bought a couple of packages to play with, but for the lace project I'm currently working on (the little doll in Levey's "Lace, a History", also in "Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlocked"), I'm using glass beads. Since the thread is metal wrapped linen (or maybe polyester), the rough edges of the thread and the paillette maybe more than my sanity can take, so the glass beads will at least keep me moving on the lace.
At the "war" we had an "Artisan's Row", which included a dry textiles tent (away from those in *wet* textiles, dyeing yarn) where classes were taught. Also had a *Solar* where folks could come sit, visit and work on current projects. Sitting there working on my lace with friends was fun. And a lady came by, who had bought a beginner's kit from the Lacemaker but needed help, would I, could I???? She brought her kit, I gave her a pricking for 9-pin, and got her started. I encouraged her to visit Lacefairy's site and to join Arachne, to find lace makers in her area for continued help/lessons. Have the last load of clothes in the washer, trying to wash out the pollen and smoke from them. At least my lace pillow was stored in the *solar*, away from camp fires. Beth McCasland in the suburbs of New Orleans Where spring has sprung, clear, pleasant days. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
