I learned to make lace from my mother, but she only learned to make it three months before I did.
We were both entranced with the idea of bobbin lace from seeing it demonstrated. Mom had purchased a book and bobbins, but neither one of us really had the time to sit down and figure things out. When she had the opportunity to learn bobbin lace while on a travel sabbatical, she jumped at it. And when she proudly told me of her lessons, I invoked the family tradition of "When one of us learns something, she must teach the other." Over the summer break - I was in college at the time - she taught me the basics. Then she sent me off with Cook's "The Torchon Workbook" and I kept right on going. My daughter (5) has a pillow of her own now, but we haven't worked on it much. I have the feeling if I worked on mine more, she would feel the need to work on hers. Must remember to set a good example. Cathy Hill in Newark, Delaware - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
