RE: [lace] Re: Lace with and without an end use

2014-05-05 Thread Jeanette Fischer
This is the process vs. product argument again. I'm an unrepentant process-oriented person. I have no particular use for lace. I don't wear Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com Ditto - I also love the process and couldn't care less about what happens to the lace but I

Re: [lace] Re: Lace with and without an end use

2014-05-05 Thread Sue
I did work some small samples of a type of piece, especially the complex bucks point which is in my folder, before I went on to make a full piece but as my teacher always gave me a corner of a pattern which I copied and using the computer got a square for beds hanky or square edging for photo

Re: [lace] Re: Lace with and without an end use

2014-05-05 Thread Clay Blackwell
I fall into the process group as well. I can't think when I've worn my lace, and I can count on one hand the pieces I've made as gifts. Like Robin, I love the process and the challenge. But beyond that, I am also rather obsessive, and I can't bear *not* to finish something - that feels like

Re: [lace] Re: Lace with and without an end use

2014-05-05 Thread David C COLLYER
Clay, I fall into the process group as well. I can't think when I've worn my lace, and I can count on one hand the pieces I've made as gifts. Like Robin, I love the process and the challenge. But beyond that, I am also rather obsessive, and I can't bear *not* to finish something - that

[lace] Re: Lace with and without an end use

2014-05-04 Thread robinlace
Lyn Bailey lynrbai...@desupernet.net wrote: But I know of others who just like to make lace, and perhaps no actual contemplated use is necessary. What kind of a lace maker are you? This is the process vs. product argument again. I'm an unrepentant process-oriented person. I have no