Not sure how this discussion ended up on Lace-chat, so moved it back on lace
list.
I think that it is good to have both a complicated demo pillow and a 2 to 4
to 6 pair piece worked on another demo pillow to show the public what can be
accomplished. My BL teacher was paid by the state to "show off" and she
always had a huge amount of bobbins and a pattern that allowed her to
shuffle through the bobbins fairly fast as Devon described. In some ways it
is good to show the public that the lace being worked on can require a lot
of bobbins but that it can go quickly. Yes that can be a put off to many
that have that "patience" or "I can't do that" attitude. That is what the
other demo pillow and other examples are for. I believe in having a wide
variety of lace types with their tools displayed. Gives a good all around
view of what lace is.
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On 8/12/10 11:15 AM, "dmt11h...@aol.com" wrote:
> Sherry writes
> << also think that when people are demonstrating lace it would be good to
> be
> working on something that isn't so complicating to look at. The fewer the
> bobbins, the few the pins set up the less intimadating it looks. There are
> things that can be laced up with minimal about of bobbins. Example would
> be
> snakes, or some simple Christmas ornaments like stars. This also makes me
> think
> of Tamara Duval's two pair evention books. Making flowers can be done too
> that
> don't look complicating or simple butterflies. Something simple looking to
> do is
> key I think. >>
>
>
> I also think that working something that allows you to move the bobbins
> very fast is a good idea. I worked a gold thread, all linen stitch modern
> ornament resulting in the bobbins moving very fast and the entire ornament
> finished within a 3 hour period. The fast movement of the bobbins seemed to
> attract people, also the prospect of seeing visible progress. Perhaps this is
> a form of deception
> Devon
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