... While looking at Half Price Books (in Austin) for tatting books I did pick up three or four books on bobbin lace. Every time I looked into the craft I was whelmed. Then last August my middle son's God Mother and a good friend asked if I wanted to join her at a Bobbin Lace class put on by the Lifetime Learning Institute. Now approaching a year later I am wanting to specialize in my studies. Though I am torn between Idrija and Bedfordshire, but I may just make another pillow and go back and forth.
I feel fickle sometimes though. I remember how much in love with tatting I was (am) and now all I can think of is Bobbin Lace. Well with crafts I guess this is not too evil. TTFN Pat T. in warm but mostly dry Austin, Texas, USA =========================================================== Pat! You are NOT fickle, just omnivorous! I have spent the last few years absolutely engrossed in Tatting and am now slowly coming back to Bobbin Lace (miniatures, Schneeberger, actually learning Torchon after all these years of practically everything but!) Cluny leaves were learned first in Tatting, still scared me in BL. I started with crochet as a child. Fond memories of the whole neighborhood of kids crocheting chains with their fingers, learning Irish Crochet roses first (always was a little hop skippety). Knitting was a vast unfathomable mystery (now I have a Niebling on the needles). I just bought a most wonderfully illustrated book on Middle Eastern knotted lace in Japanese. I have always wanted to figure it out. Embroidery, cross stitch, petit point, anything with thread and something. The string sings to me and I cannot resist. Patty - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
