A couple of years ago at a demonstration, one of the lace makers brought a 24" cookie pillow for beginners to make a snake. The enterprising lace maker had put 4 prickings on the pillow (along each point of the compass: north, south, east and west) and had 4 children work at the same time. It was an extremely good use of limited demonstration space and the children loved being able to keep an eye on what the others were doing and who was working the fastest.
While this is not exactly a gossip pillow, it is a good strategy for demonstrating - with adults as well as children. Jill in Milton Keynes, Bucks - 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/
