Those interested in needlelace might like to have a look at my blog:
< http://aurelove.blogster.com >
I was taught needlelace by my mother and grandmother, and began doing
it in earnest when I was about ten years old (which means I have been
making it for the last 82 years!! Good Lord, the time does fly).
As I have won national awards for my work, including a first prize
for one of the EGA biennials (EGA: Embroiderers Guild of America), I
think I can reasonably have a say.
So: yes, you can do needlelace in the hand, without a pillow. And
many lacers are more comfortable with a pillow to work on. It's not a
big deal either way.
To my mind, the greatest thing about this technique is that it
encourages original design. If you can imagine something, you can
realize it in needlelace. The technique itself places very few limits
on what can be done; and the necessary equipment for doing it is
fairly negligible -- just some beautiful threads wanted.
Aurelia
Baltimore, Maryland
-
To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:
unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to
arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
