Clay wrote: > I'll be curious to hear what others do in addition to their lacemaking!
I had a considerable stash of weaving and spinning supplies before bobbin lace engulfed my time. I still do a bit of both, couldn't part with all the spinning wheels, so kept one (of 6) and one loom (of 6), one large box of weaving yarns (of X number...my what a lot of space left for bobbin lace stuff!), and exotic fibre to spin on a rainy day. I did keep the drop spindles which don't take up much space. However, as soothing as handspinning can be, it doesn't have the puzzle-solving appeal of making lace. And weaving was just too hard on my shoulders. I have made handspun just for lace, but the commercial threads do a much better job LOL and I'd rather knit with my handspun. So my secondary past-time is knitting. While I appreciate embroidery and other stitchery, needlework isn't for me to do, unless I'm attaching lace to a piece of fabric with a simple running stitch (for some reason I like doing that). And I'm curious to know if many others are allergic to needle and thread, like myself :S -- Bev (near Sooke, BC on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
