Hi all, I'm with Alex -- I most enjoy puzzling out a new pattern or reconstruction of 17th -- 18th C Binche/Valenciennes. I gain most pleasure from getting it right with the best technique I'm capable of, and speed is only an issue in relatively boring spots such as cloth stitch -- hence my having learned to speed up cloth stitch.
The all-absorbing challenge of a complicated, asymmetric pattern is heaven, and I don't necessarily want it to go by too fast. To each her own. Fascinating diversity keeps the world an interesting place. And faster means more lace so thank heavens most people go faster than I do!! Nancy Ashford, Connecticut, USA On Wed, Nov 25, 2020, 05:27 Alex Stillwell <alexstillw...@talktalk.net> wrote: > ... > Although I make no effort to work fast I get the same joy of experience > working with my hands and having the experience of seeming to block out > other > stimuli but it comes not only from making lace but also from the activity > of > puzzling out what to do next. > ... > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
