RE: [lace] Blossom Time doily finished

2010-08-24 Thread jeanette
I have been working hard the past few evenings to get this doily off my 24 inch cookie pillow so i can get on with other projects. >> __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5394 (20100824) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Anti

Re: [lace] Teaching young people--resources

2010-08-24 Thread pam
Great idea, but not just for youngsters. I live in Spain and belong to a group of English ladies (most of us won´t see 60 again) who are all interested in crafts in general. Over the last 7 years I´ve introduced quite a few ladies to lacemaking and have developed a series of beginners patte

Re: [lace] Teaching young people--resources

2010-08-24 Thread Jeriames
Dear Julie, What country are you writing from? Or did I miss it somewhere? Are you aware of the Young Lacemakers in the UK? The Lace Guild in the UK has been working with young people for years. April's minutes of the 34th Annual General Meeting gives the dues schedule for Young Lacem

re:[lace] Teaching young people--resources

2010-08-24 Thread Julie Enevoldsen
Indeed, Jo's site is an excellent resource, and we should point people to it. But it's a little different from the project I'm envisioning; it's more aimed at the student, for one thing. I'm thinking more of a resource for teachers, and especially one that is collaborative. The purposes overlap, bu

re:[lace] Teaching young people--resources

2010-08-24 Thread pene piip
But Jo Edkin's has a wonderful site where you can learn all about bobbin lace. I know a tatter who has been teaching herself using this web-site. Jo Edkins' Lace School: http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/lace/index.htm Pene in Estonia - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

Re: [lace] Teaching young people--resources

2010-08-24 Thread Debora Lustgarten
Dear Julie and all lace friends, This is a laudable initiative and I congratulate you! Let us know how to add the info on our local groups, so I can add the Toronto Lacemakers' info and encourage the people from other groups in my area to put their details on your resource website. As to patter

[lace] Teaching young people--resources

2010-08-24 Thread Julie Enevoldsen
Devon's comment, "...This reflects another interesting thing that I am observing in young people who do want to use lace in art, which is that they don't have any money,..." resonated with me. I have had a few college/high school/young adult aged students contact me, excited about the possibility o

[lace] Blossom Time doily finished

2010-08-24 Thread Tatman
I have been working hard the past few evenings to get this doily off my 24 inch cookie pillow so i can get on with other projects. I have had this on the pillow for some time. But not as long as a lot of others I worked on. Probably only a year. I made some mistakes that may be noticeable if loo