Not only with one arm paralysed, but over 80 as well! I recently taught a very elderly lady who had had a stroke to make basic bobbin lace. Cookie pillow, heavily spangled Midlands bobbins, and glass headed silk pins (a bit smaller than the standard glass headed berry pins). Perle 8 thread. I used Gillian Dye's book "Beginners Guide to Bobbin Lace" as her reference book. She would pin down each bobbin through the spangle with the silk pin as she had finished with it, and got quite proficient and moving backwards and forwards through the bobbins. She has since had another stroke and also partially lost her sight, but for a year or two there, she had a wonderful time making colourful bookmarks and trims.
Noelene in Cooma [email protected] .......and I am wondering if other Arachnians have seen or worked with lacemakers with one arm or, as in the case of Ilske's aunt, an arm that is paralyzed. - 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/
