Haha Clay... What don't I do? I do anything and everything, short of weaving when it comes to textiles/fiber. Not that I wouldn't like to weave but where would I stick a loom? My house is already so overcrowded!!! Ah to weave an oriental rug or two...or a tapestry... I spin (and I buy the fleece and wash it and card it etc) I knit, crochet, and tat. I do both cross stitch and needlepoint. I can hook rugs. (however, there is so much yet to explore in that direction) I sew and have designed my own patterns. I have designed a quilt...and that is just fiber and textiles. I also do chain mail. (and chain jewelry) I can make metal into a fabric for clothing or just make very lovely bracelets. I also make evening bags that were inspired by the Victorian chain evening bags (micro chain mail...very small links) To this and to the textiles I often will add beadwork. I have a notion to make a beaded shade for an antique lamp of mine. (with the original shade framework) Besides the textile and metal work, I also am an artist. I like to draw...have been doing it since I was 2 according to my mum. I painted with water color and acrylics in high school and beyond. I am now thinking about exploring pastels. Being handicapped I have LOTS of time on my hands. I can't stand it when my hands are idle so I craft and craft and craft some more...gifting people with bracelets, earrings, throws, socks, hats and mittens, and occasionally a large cross stitch or needle work piece to frame and hang on their walls. The hardest craft I do is lace and I took that up inspired by a picture book of antique laces. I figured...DANG... once upon a time, somewhere in the world, people made it by hand. I refused to believe the craft was totally lost and searched until I found some British sources. They had British books on British lace. I quickly embraced the Buckspoint lace and have never looked back. I STILL do all the other things as well. Yeah...I am a tad crazy but, I am never bored.
Cearbhael -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bevw Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 1:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [lace] what did you do before bobbin lace 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] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.3/1393 - Release Date: 4/23/2008 8:12 AM - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
