I love making lace outdoors; especially because it turns into an impromptu demonstration. People are always curious about what you are doing. We have a camper parked in a campground that we visit each weekend. I keep my travel pillow there at all times so I have something handy to work on. I noticed this weekend though that the cars and campers going past on the gravel roads were kicking up a lot of dust; my pillow is going to need a good cleaning! I also make lace on my front porch. We live on a pretty busy street. The lady who owns the yarn shop said that someone said to her "there's someone on Franklin Street who is doing something that's not knitting, what is it?" Amy knows I live on Franklin and knows about my bobbin lace, so she filled the lady in on my activities! See my blog for the photo of my 's Gravenmoer workshop project. Diane Williams Galena, Illinois USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dianelaces.wordpress.com
Hazel Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- Jenny De Angelis wrote: > Here in our town on the Costa Brava Spain .... > Some of the ladies that would normally attend the > classes and others of us who don't, meet each Saturday afternoon for 3hours in the patio at the side of the church in town from about mid June until > about mid October. The patio is a gravelled area with plane trees set in it and we sit under the trees making lace in the open air. .... > This Saturday meeting of lace makers is informal and > we just turn up when we can and leave as we please. It is a nice way to spend a few hours in the > sunshine doing what we enjoy doing chatting. > Doesn't this sound idyllic! There's something about lacemaking in the open air that makes it the best of all. Perhaps it's because the light is so good that makes it easier. Or perhaps it connects us more to the old-time lacemakers sitting at their doorways. Or perhaps it's just the combination of our favourite pastime and pleasant surroundings. Whatever it is, Hazel (in Oude Wetering, Holland where it is a little too cool for outdoor lacemaking today!) ___________________________________________________________ --------------------------------- Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
