Re: [lace] Returning to lacemaking after long
I'd suggest starting with the lace you most enjoyed making in the past. If you're already enjoying the pleasure of holding the bobbins again, I'm sure you'll find it'll come back to you quickly - kind of like riding a bike. Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com -Original Message- - 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/
Re: [lace] Returning to lacemaking after long
Hello micki (and everyone) Welcome back to lace ;) My free advice is to start with a pattern with just a few pairs to get a sense of the process as you mention. It doesn't need to be a beginning pattern, if you can see right away what you need to do to start - a bookmark is logical or could be a motif like a Christmas ornament. Of course you will likely need to try different arrangements with the pillow, you and chair/table, or standing comfortably with the pillow. Maybe even winding bobbins is going to be painful, or could end up being therapeutic! Please let us know how it goes! Good luck On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 12:27 PM, micki cameron mouse...@gmail.com wrote: Where should I start? Right at the beginning doing bookmarks etc? (it's my inclination to make a couple to refresh my knowledge and skills) but I am curious re what you would advise. -- Bev who hasn't made much bobbin lace but has been doing knitted lace in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - 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/
Re: [lace] Returning to lacemaking after long
Welcome back to lacemaking Micki I suspect it might be like riding bike. You never completely lose the knack I am sure you will quickly get back in stride. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK Sent from my iPad - 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/
Re: [lace] Returning to lacemaking after long
I'd be tempted to enlarge a simple bookmark pattern to about 300% plus and make it using yarn as a slim scarf. The pattern would make up quick to get you back in the saddle and using the large pattern would work well with getting you back to the pattern. L Kind Regards Liz Baker On 3 May 2015, at 20:27, micki cameron mouse...@gmail.com wrote: Where should I start? Right at the beginning doing bookmarks etc? (it's my inclination to make a couple to refresh my knowledge and skills) but I am curious re what you would advise. - 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/
[lace] Returning to lacemaking after long
I have not been making lace for best part of four years and suspect that it won't be easy to return to it, as I suffered a bad injury to my right shoulder with chronic pain as a legacy. But I think the time is right to give it a try. At the time of the accident I was at beginning of intermediate level I would say. Where should I start? Right at the beginning doing bookmarks etc? (it's my inclination to make a couple to refresh my knowledge and skills) but I am curious re what you would advise. I know I might not last long at the pillow initially, maybe never, but feel I need to at least give it a go. Mietjie Scotland, united kingdom - 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/
