Spiders, I think everything has been said about the IOLI convention that I wanted to express. The RMLG did a wonderful job and the hotel staff should be commended for their pleasant and prompt service in all aspects. Anytime I saw one of the committee members they seemed calm and happy; and that attitude is contagious. There seemed to be very little grousing and complaining by the attendees.
Our class, Polychrome Blonde, was wonderful! Pompi Parry was a great teacher. She gave lots of attention to everyone and had lots of information about the lace to share. It is a point ground lace, with some peculiarities in how the footside, catch-pins and gimps are handled. Oh and the picots are different also. I wont outline everything, but mention that I had trouble NOT putting the twists next to the gimp inside the motifs. I found myself concentrating so hard on the new stuff that I blanked out for a minute on how to do the ground stitch and honeycomb! Anyway, I really enjoyed it; even though the silk threads wanted to break if you just breathed on them. I did break a thread removing my pins from the completed motif at home that caused a few naughty words to be said. I started another project on the last day of class and got comfortable with it before I had to pack it up to come home. I havent had a chance to get the pillow set up since being home, but this weekend has some large chunks of time that I am going to devote to working on it. Im very happy with everything that I got in the vendor room. This was the year of threads for me; I didnt realize how many I bought until I got home and spread them all out on the table. I guess I have lots of projects in mind to make! I heartily encourage everyone to attend a large convention like this one. Especially the 2008 IOLI in Crystal Lake, Illinois ;) Diane Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galena Illinois USA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
