Initially, when I first started to make lace, I chose a project for one of two reasons.
a) because it taught me technique that I wanted to learn. b) because I was going to give it to my mum. With mum's passing, earlier this year, it brought me up sharp just how often I made a piece for mum. Kind Regards Liz Baker > On 5 May 2014, at 09:23, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I do both types of lacemaking. I have given away laces specifically made for > exchanges, weddings, birthdays, Christmas, conference decorations and raffles, > etc. Sometimes it's specifically for me -- a scarf, collar. or motif. I > don't wear much lace on my everyday clothes, but will wear a dainty scarf or a > collar to church or special occasion. I'm currently making a tablecloth just > for myself. I'm guessing the cats will be gone by the time I get it finished, > so it will be safe to have it on my table. > > On the other hand, I love to try > different kinds of lace and interesting patterns. I make a lot of items just > for the fun of trying the pattern. There's a variety of projects that were > started in a class, and have not been finished. Some will be, but some will > be cut off if I decide I'm no longer interested. Many of these projects have > ended up on a display board that I take to demos. > > Hint: Most of you are > familiar with the commercial display board that's 24 x 48 with 12 inch flaps > folded in on both sides. If you take a sharp knife or cutting blade and score > a line between the two flaps, down the center of the big board -- and only > through the inside surface layer, the board will fold backwards right in the > middle. This gives you four connected surfaces, each 12 x 48. The folded > form 12x48x2 inches is much easier to transport than the 24x48 form, > especially when it's windy. I put an elastic strap around it so it stays > firmly closed during transport. Actually, I have three of these boards now, > so I can take just one or all to a demo, depending on space allotted. > > Alice > in Oregon -- where I'm working on a butterfly pattern from an old 'Kant' > magazine. > > - > 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/
