Dear Maureen, Exactly. Do what you like to do, but try for a public place when convenient. lrb
-----Original Message----- >From: Maureen <[email protected]> >Sent: Jan 20, 2013 4:21 AM >To: 'Lyn Bailey' <[email protected]>, [email protected] >Subject: RE: [lace] Luring to Lace > >This is a lovely idea. I generally take some needlelace with me which >can then be worked in the hands. Although it doesn't attract quite as much >attention as a lace pillow, I still get queries and questions. > >Maureen >E Yorks UK Where it is currently white with about 4 inches of snow and >more to come later today > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >Lyn Bailey >Sent: 19 January 2013 22:35 >To: [email protected] >Subject: [lace] Luring to Lace > >Dear Arachnids, > > I have discovered a novel approach to exposing at least part of the >public to lace making. I am sure it could be used in other venues as well. > We just finished a weeklong cruise in the Caribbean. Nothing that >special, Royal Caribbean, on sale. Left from New Orleans, so there were a >lot of Southerners on board. I brought my travel pillow, with 20 pairs, a >Bucks edging from Alex Stillwell's book on Geometric Bucks. I only have the >pillow, as I am making yardage. No extra pins, no tools, a streamlined >operation. 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. After eating, I started making lace. About a >dozen women, not all at once, husbands in tow, stopped to inquire what I was >doing. When one woman came over, a few others would join. Some were more >interested than others, as you would expect. I think a couple may look into > >it more thoroughly once they get home. But many had never seen lace being >made. And I got enjoyment because the women who were interested in lace >were also interesting to talk to. The second day I did the same thing, but >this time in the coffee shop. Now, I must admit, this was a strategically >excellent locale, as everyone picks up coffee in the morning. Again, quite >a response. I want to emphasize that all I had was a pillow about the size >of a laptop. No other equipment. If I were to go to a mall and do this, >I'd need my small stand and a folding stool or chair if there were not one >there. This is minimalist equipment, but then, you're not taking a class, >where who knows what you'll need, bring it all. Just the travel pillow, or >small cookie pillow, with the pins that are in the lace. Not even a pin >cushion. I was making yardage, so the pins from the back come to the front. > >I made lace almost every morning, depending on plans. > This did several nice things. I could make lace in the morning with my >coffee, which I enjoy doing at home; I met a number of people I wouldn't >have otherwise; and I exposed some of the general public to bobbin lace. If >the talk had gotten to be too much, retreating to a more private place would >probably have done the job. I didn't have my jacket with the lace hankie >hanging out of the chest pocket because it was too warm. But I am planning >a T-shirt with a Flanders panel that says, "This is bobbin lace." > It seems to me that with such a simple operation, streamlined equipment, >no signs, no extra pillow, not much space being taken, something like this >could be done by one person in the mall, at least our mall in Lancaster, PA, >where there is a seating area in the middle, and at various places along the >promenades. I look so distressingly respectable that I might not even ask >security. If there were a few of us, however, I think I would, but I expect >they would say yes. As long as we didn't impede shopping or the flow of >traffic, I doubt there would be a problem. And if you don't ask, you'll >never find out the answer. Then there are parks in cities in the nice >weather, where people pass, especially during lunch. Maybe your minimalist >stand will not be allowed, but you won't know until you try it. Vacations >are a good time for this, as other people on vacation have time to stop and >chat. They are primed to look around, and if you are there, making lace, >maybe that's what they will look at. > >Lyn from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, presently in New Orleans, Louisiana, >USA, where the weather is very comfortable, and we are going to see a Mardi >Gras parade this evening. Wonder what it will be like. Doubt there will be >lace. Beads, maybe. > > >- >To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: >unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to >[email protected]. Photo site: >http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
