Erica McLeod said On the last two Sundays, I have enjoyed making lace at a homestead museum, just near our home. I dress in Edwardian costume, and work beside the local spinners. Both Sundays were beautifully fine, and it was very pleasant, sitting under the sycamore trees and making lace ... and it was a pleasure to be able to relax and make lace in such beautiful surroundings... sunshine and shade, music, chatter, and the distant throb of the old machinery being demonstrated...
I love making lace in beautiful places. There was a time when the only time I really made lace was on vacations. We camp near Acadia National Park in Maine, and I would load my pillow, folding chair and stand on my bicycle and ride to Long Pond and make lace there. Or while waiting for the ferry from Swans Island, making lace by the harbor. At that time, my only lace table was from John, from Torchon House in Australia, and I took pictures and sent them to him of the places where I was making lace with his table. Another beautiful place was demonstrating at the Robert Fulton House, an old stone farmhouse under trees in a beautiful setting. Now I'm making lace by the sliding glass doors in the kitchen, where, beyond the deck, is a park with trees and a river. Not as pretty, because I get to see what is needed to be done in the kitchen, but incredibly convenient. There is just something special making beautiful things in beautiful places. Where do you make lace that is pretty? Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US, where it's mild and damp. - 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
