I am sorry. I didn't mean to imply that you were impugning them. What I meant was that when they changed the number of girls they were very careful about not surprising me with it and gave me a chance to back out gracefully. Which is part of the reason I have been trying so hard to get bobbins and supplies to get them going.
The pillows that we are doing are simple 2 inch thick sheets of insulation foam with fabric pinned on for the first lesson with the request that they sew the fabric prior to the second class (looks nicer). I can make 6 of them out of 1 sheet of foam that runs $11 US. I try to keep the costs as low as possible as the area is a very low income school district and for some of the girls even the cost of 1 yard of fabric is going to be a bit stiff (hence the reason I am bringing some of my copious fabric stash and have told the leaders to let the girls who would be struggling financially to send an email to me with their favorite color from the list I gave her) I have in the past taken on "apprentices" if the girl (or in 1 case boy) wants to continue but has no money. In exchange for basic bobbins and a roller pillow (which we make) I have them assist me with creating prickings, winding bobbins, demos, ect. It is fun for them and I HATE winding bobbins! Shere'e Seattle, WA USA -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 4:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [lace] Girl Scouts & Bobbin In a message dated 12/28/2007 6:55:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In their defense, they were wonderful about calling me as soon as the merge was agreed upon and offered me the chance to back out gracefully I did not mean to impune any girl scouts. I am just thinking that the equipment problem is a major problem in lace teaching, especially since many more people think they want to make lace than actually do, and the start-up costs can be considerable. One can sit around for hours debating the merits of toilet paper rolls in baskets verses building material fallen off trucks and pony beads glued to things, or even just sticks for bobbins. But better equipment results in a more enjoyable experience and a higher retention level. Our retention level is already pretty dismal, once the people who were dreaming of making table cloths realize how much time it takes to make bobbin lace. (I run into people all the time who have had a class in bobbin lace and it caused them to write it off permanently.) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
