Hi everyone
As it's quiet on the list I'm going to creep out of lurkdom and ask for
suggested sources for fairly quick, simple patterns using relatively
small numbers of bobbins.
Having joined in with the Salamander project and loved it I've realised
that the main reason I don't make lace these days is that my current UFO
projects (a wide cluny edging from one of the retournac pattern sets and
a bucks point edging in very fine black silk, both using 30+ pairs) are
totally unsuitable to my current life style (commuting full-time worker)
- I just don't have the time or mental energy to get anywhere with
them(takes me about 20 minutes just to unpack or pack up again on the
beds pattern - given that most weeks I'll have less than 2 hours
lacemaking time - including the getting out and putting away - it's just
not worth bothering to get the pillow out).
What I need is some relatively small projects using far fewer bobbins -
there are patterns out there, but they're not in my library (I've tended
to concentrate on the traditional continuous laces in the past) and I
don't get to lacemakers' fairs or the few shops which sell lace books.
So, any suggestions for pattern types/sources? Particularly cheap or
free patterns (my lacemaking budget is even more limited than my time).
Which lace styles/techniques would fit the bill?
Ideas, please!
(and if anyone can tell me where to see more of Michel Jourde's patterns
and how to order them - all I have is the link for his blog, doesn't
really help with seeing what's available to order...)
Thanks in advance
Beth
in Cheshire, NW England - where the weather is unusually mild for the
time of year (about 10-12 C tonight - normal for January would be about
4-6 C daytime maximum) and with very strong winds (potentially gale
force) forecast overnight.
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