Hi Louise and everyone What a delightful find :) The author's word picture is extraordinary - I notice how he describes the process... we are accustomed to using two hands, one on each bobbin, stop and place pin. I have done a bit, using one hand only when the other was bandaged, or holding the telephone, e.g. on hold. It is slow, but possible. I did not place pins with the other hand though.
>...., the right hand managing > the pins while the left manipulated the bobbins, and all with an... Does anyone know - did the lacemakers expertly use one hand to move bobbins, the other to place pins? It would make for speed, I think. If not, the author is excused for creative writing. :D Thank you Louise. I shall check out Project Gutenberg for this author. On 2/21/11, Louise Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
