I very much agree. I have a very high stress job. (I am an accountant) and when I make lace I want to relax. It is fun to design, fun to work, and while I CAN do many other forms of lace (my teacher required us to learn a minimum of 7 different styles of lacemaking with at least two different disciplines. ie needle, bobbin, tatting ) I LOVE torchon and that is why I usually work it. It just really boils my blood when someone tells me that I am not a real lacemaker because my favorite lace is not something that THEY feel is "proper".
I also really like to do Torchon at demos because it IS easy to sit patrons down at the pillow and have them work some. I have actually gotten a couple of the SeaFair Pirates to make lace. For those not in the Seattle area. SeaFair is a huge deal here. It is a lot of events that take place all over the greater Seattle area for a couple of months during the summer and ends with a huge hydroplane race with the Blue Angels flying during the halftime. The SeaFair Pirates are a group of men who work VERY hard and have VERY busy schedules year round doing events related to SeaFair and to fundraising for local charities. They are great guys who act very rough and gruff but are truly sweethearts underneath. About 10 years ago I bet one of them that I could have him making lace in less than 2 minutes or that I would buy him a beer. He was amazed at how easy it is to pick up the basics and play with it a bit. Most of the lace on his costumes were made by him. I really should check in with them and see if he is still there. Shere'e PS I may try going back to another group meeting after my busy summer season is over. It is the Centennial for my workplace and that is taking up a lot of time for us here plus I also act on the Ren Faire circuit and summer is my very busy time for that. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
