Unfortunately there do exist incredibly egregious people in the world. There
are also axe and serial murderers. Fortunately we don't usually meet up with
such people, they are, thank God, rare. Shame the woman didn't 'trip' over
things. This pair, and what a pair they were, deserve our sympathy for not
having been taught better. You were making a chalice cover. An appropriate
prayer would involve a request that they they gain the ability to learn common
decency and basic consideration for others.
Fortunately, lacemaking does not attract such barbarians, and the
likelihood of encountering their like is so small as to be non-existent. Just
don't bring the chalice cover to demos. I am so sorry this happened to you.
You certainly don't deserve it. But as we know, bad things do happen to good
people. lrb
-----Original Message-----
>From: Carol <[email protected]>
>Sent: Feb 12, 2011 5:12 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [lace] What would YOU do?
>
>Hi All,
>
>I am just looking at the lace pillow I spent all yesterday afternoon/evening
>attempting to untangle - I haven't touched it for several months since the
>'accident' happened., but will have to sit and work at it again today, and
>until it is OK again.
>
>To explain. I was demonstrating with several 'Have-a-Go' pillows, and
>others on display, and with this one displayed, but with elastic across the
>bobbins, so that it couldn't be disturbed. However, I was sitting with one
>little girl, with the snake, when I noticed that another girl - probably about
>14/15 - had undone the elastic, and was fiddling with the bobbins. I asked
>her not to touch, when the accompanying lady told me that the girl was very
>accomplished, had won prizes at school for handwork, and could only help me to
>finish the lace. I again asked her not to touch it, as it was quite special
>to me. I was very restrained, and polite, as I again told them it was a
>special piece, being a chalice cover I was making in memory of my late
>husband, but the lady took offence, as did the girl, and, as they turned away
>making impolite remarks, the woman 'accidentally' knocked the pillow and
>table, whereupon the pillow fell. The resulting tangle is what I am still
>attempting to remedy.
>
>In all the years I have demonstrated, I have never before had such an
>experience! Which explains the subject line - I was (and still am )
>horrified that anyone could do such a thing, and although it has never
>happened before, it does make me wonder whether I will ever take pillows with
>complicated work, and many beautiful bobbins, to a display again. As I said
>- what woud you do?
>
>Carol - in Suffolk UK
>'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.'
>
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