DH & I sailed a number of times on the now defunct Windjammer Barefoot
Cruises (tall ships) in the Caribbean. Many years ago, on a 3-week
repositioning cruise taken less than a year after I had started making
lace, I too took a travel pillow with an edging, which included almost
every element I had learned so far. (My excuse....maybe if I didn't
make lace for three whole weeks, I might forget how??? <g>) Unlike
Royal Caribbean's mega ships, we numbered only 101 passengers plus
about 30-40 crew. Within a very short time, we had met nearly every
single person aboard, passenger or crew member, as everyone wanted to
know what I was doing and would come to ask questions. Lacemaking is an
activity which seems to make us very approachable. (-: It was a good
opportunity to expose people to lace, and it was also a great
conversation starter which added to our enjoyment.
Vicki in Maryland
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From: Lyn Bailey <[email protected]>
Sent: Sat, Jan 19, 2013 5:35 pm
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I have discovered a novel approach to exposing at least part of the
public to lace making. We just finished a weeklong cruise in the
Caribbean. I brought my travel pillow, with 20 pairs, a Bucks edging
from Alex Stillwell's book on Geometric Bucks. I like to make lace in
the early morning with my coffee, so the first morning, when we were at
sea, I took my pillow to the cafeteria place in the rear on the 11th
deck. About a dozen women, not all at once, husbands in tow, stopped to
inquire what I was doing.
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