Dear Jane I am curious about what you see as the problems with the Dryad lacemaking kit, assuming it's the same one as I got in 1985.
[In 1994 I started teaching because the owner of our small craft shop, who understood the problems of the Dryad kit, would only sell them to people she thought would cope but "would I help people get off the ground?" ] The kit was definitely my saviour as I'd spent the previous four and a half years trying to figure out how I could make bobbin lace without any equipment or instructions [or any money]. The frustrations of the time taken spangling the bobbins and finding something to cover the polystyrene pillow [an old skirt of my mothers] were nothing compared with the sense of achievement when I finished that first strip of cloth stitch etc. I was hooked on lacemaking long, long before I actually had a chance to have a go. And that first strip of lace that I made was the first piece I ever saw in real life. There are no lacemakers in my family that I know of. My Mum was into knitting, dressmaking and tapestry, but I don't believe either of my grandmothers were. But my maternal grandad's hobby was carpentry, he was very good, I still have two pieces that he made at home. I taught myself to crochet. My daughter makes lace, but with a demanding job and a lot of illness recently she hasn't had much time. Alison in Essex UK where this morning's rain has turned to sunshine - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
