All of this and planning a wedding for my daughter in September in Seattle. No mean feat as she will be in Glasgow doing her Masters at the University until just before the date, and the fiance is so busy with a new job. Arachne and fellow convention registrar, Sylvie Nguyen, is also planning her sons wedding for the same time. Thank goodness for the Internet. No book in the works as of yet. I give my patterns away, lace will never support me. Janice
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congratulations, Janice! Considering how many lovely things you have designed and the awards that you have won, your "fame" is well-earned! So, the real question is... when TV stardom and the grueling challanges of organizing the IOLI convention are finally done in August - what on earth will you do with yourself? Time to write a book, maybe? ; ) Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -------------- Original message -------------- From: Janice Blair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Sue, > I was nervous but the first hour was spent with me making lace while the > cameraman filmed from all angles, including looking down over the upstairs > balcony. At one time he had the heavy camera resting on my pillow. That must > have been when he took the shots up close so it looked like a forest of pins. > I > made almost one repeat of the pattern, complete with a mistake. I left out an > extra pair for the half stitch center but did not see it until I started that > section. It was too late to turn back which I normally do when demonstrating. > So I had to take in an extra pair at the bottom of the half stitch. I decided > to leave the mistake so that I will know which repeat I did on tv. After all > that time, I was feeling more at ease for the interview part. I cringe every > time I see the missed pin and when I also say I "wrap the thread around it", > instead of saying I close the pin with a stitch, but I did not get a do-over > like the interviewer. > > Elizabeth, the pattern is from La guipure du Puy written by Mick Fouriscot > and > Nathalie Hubert, page 44, Guipure No. 16. ISBN 2-84167-155-0 It is written in > french but has excellent photos and diagrams, 30 edgings and ideas for > mounting > them. > > One friend questioned how many demonstration hours I can count my 2 minutes > times millions of viewers for IOLI. Members are supposed to keep track of how > much they demonstrate and turn them in each year. Maybe a mathematician can > work that out for me. :-) There were also shots on tv of me making lace at > least 5 times to advertise the upcoming news. > Janice > > Janice > > > Janice Blair > Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA > www.jblace.com > http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ > www.landoflincolnlacemakers.com Check for class spaces, many are full. > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ www.landoflincolnlacemakers.com Check for class spaces, many are full. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
