I have a bag that I keep handy with some tatting and also some knitting at the moment, and it goes with me anywhere I know I'm going to be sitting for a while, like Doctors' apts, and PT sessions. I was working on some entrelac knitting while DS had PT last year and I had lots of people ask me what I was doing/knitting, and the thing that initially grabbed their attention was the shade of purple I was knitting (and then they all wanted to feel it because it looked so soft - it was part angora :-) ). I had to explain entrelac to quite a few people and they were fascinated (I keep thinking I'll try a lacy entrelac next).
My tatting hasn't garnered as much interest though. Last time I took out my small travel pillow was when my family took the ferry over to Vancouver Island for a short vacation, and I sat on the ferry and made lace (up the front of course, and caught the spray :-) ), and also while waiting from my party while they ziplined. Apart from a butterfly resting on my bobbins (a special moment of beauty), I did have some interest from a young person who was waiting to be picked up. Impromptu 'demos' can work out just as well as the more organized ones, I've found, and can be quite enjoyable. I think sometimes people are more likely to linger and chat than they might in a more organized setting, as they don't feel the need to keep moving to see all there is to see or stop others from seeing what you are doing (if that makes sense). I remember a few years ago, our local informal group out here couldn't get the community room in the morning, so we decided to just sit at a table in the food court area of the mall until after lunch, when we were able to get the room. We had quite a few shoppers stop and watch us, and it was a fun morning. I regularly see groups of knitters in the morning at that mall with their coffees and flying needles chatting away. Not sure I'm going to be sitting outside to make lace, here anytime soon, though- there's a thick coating of frost on everything, and the fog has lingered for several days. - 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/
