Re: [lace] Are you new to lace or was it passed on?

[Lesley Blackshaw]

I am, as far as I know, the first lacemaker in our family.  I remember 
my step-father's great aunt tatting, but otherwise no-one else has taken 
up this craft.  I did learn other crafts from my family - my nanna 
(father's mother) taught me to knit when I was about 5-6, and my mother 
taught me to sew - machine and by hand.  My step-mother taught me 
crochet and embroidery, and now I've started writing this, I do remember 
her teaching me some sort of drawn thread work as well.  One of my 
daughters crochets free-style (never uses a pattern) but found knitting 
too slow and my other daughter tried bobbin lace but didn't take to it 
at all.  There are no grandchildren yet (nor for a while, I hope) but I 
look forward to passing on as many crafts as they show interest in 
learning.

Lesley
in a much drier Marple this morning.
-
To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:
unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to
arachnemodera...@yahoo.com