Dear Maureen, Thank you for your comment. I think it is part of a larger picture, of who is attracted to lacemaking. I have long thought that lacemakers are a cut above the herd when it comes to intellectual thought. Talking to a lacemaker is not necessarily the same as talking to just anyone. Just look at this group. We think. We ponder. We problem solve. Otherwise you can't make lace. And I think we come to this craft/art with these skills at least nascent. Our brains have the ability and we have the desire to stretch intellectually. Try new kinds of lace, make a more difficult piece. Otherwise we'd do cross stitch and plain knitting. There, now I'm off my soapbox. lrb
Maureen wrote: >I must admit that I have enjoyed this discussion, seems to have made people >think, including me. I haven't, in the past, actually associated >lacemaking with maths but am having to rethink. Your points below are >very good. >Now back to the lace subject, it is too late as I have already taught >several girl guiders lacemaking, as well as three grandchildren, including >one who is not yet 4 years old as well as two 'step daughters'. These >five are all eagerly awaiting the summer holidays so they can do some more. > >Your comments below are very accurate. I think that a lot of lacemakers >just get on with learning to do lace as well as we can, teach it to whoever >we can 'persuade' to learn it and not analyse what we are doing. "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/
