Liz Baker said: > I went to a demonstration and the lady giving the talk said > "you can't learn lacemaking from a book, you need a teacher"
Well! That's just silly! (as my Mum used to say a lot). When I was 11 (about 1953), I found a book on tatting, Mum let me buy it and all the thread, shuttles and hook, and I taught myself. Just because I wanted to - I liked the look of it. Much later on, I went to Hitchin Lace Day (must have been about 1984)with my tatting. I may have been the only tatter there, so the other ladies were interested; and I was enchanted with the bobbin lace and its making. I was lucky then to find Bridget Cook's classes at the local college, and had a lovely time learning Torchon from her. Other varieties of lace followed on, some with more success than others! So I believe you can learn either way as long as you really want to (and if your teacher is a good one that will help a lot!) Margery. ======================================== [email protected] in North Herts, UK ======================================== - 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/
