I started learning to make lace in 1969 after I saw it being demonstrated at a craft show and as many other learners did, started with torchon before moving on to other types of lace making, including needle lace. In those days all I wanted was to try to learn more difficult and intricate types of lacemaking.
Now, aged 78 and with poor eyesight and arthritis in my fingers I can still make (and see) the thicker threads and repetitive patterns of torchon whereas I cannot manage the finer types of laces and threads and so it means that I can still make lace. Noelene - 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/
