Hi Spiders All, If the demo was in England, I could well have been the person who told the lady that there were two actions in bobbin lace! Once you have mastered the cross and the twist, those are the movements you make, with variations on numbers and twists etc. I also tell people that if they can count to four, they can make lace!
I usually have several of my pillows with wip, with a tempting array of bobbins, as well as other 'sparkly' equipment, but also a couple of 'Have-A-Go' pillows -- usually one with the snake on, and the other a Torchon ground, so that they can see the more advanced laces, but also the beginner patterns, so they don't feel intimidated at the thought of starting to make lace. Carol - in North Noroflk UK. 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' ----- Original Message ----- Cc: Sent: Thursday, 5 December 2013, 16:40 At one point someone came to a lace class that we were having and said that she had been told that there were really only two stitches, cross and twist and that after you learned how to do them you could do anything. We were a little stunned and the teacher didn't know how to proceed with this idea. Devon - 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/ - 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/
