Oh Liz, a girl after my own heart! Yes, no matter how many pieces of lace we may have on the go, we always seem to find a new piece we would like to try - perhaps in a new book we have brought or often inspired by what we see others tackling.
It is the enthusiasm and the endless options of what we can do that are so stimulating with lace. In fact, I saw a piece of lace being made at a course I was on last week and would love to do. Yes, you and Patty are right, and there is a piece of Milanese lace that is three-quarters done and that would free up the pillow and enough bobbins that I would need for the new piece...... ......hmm, must go and find the pricking card and the pattern...!! Moving onto the subject of the Needlelace, I am just in awe of how the 'old lace' was made, especially those pieces with thread that is barely visible to the eye. Considering the speed with which much of the lace had to be made, in terms of lacemaking being a trade back then, the quality is incredible. We are so lucky to be able to spend time perfecting (I say that loosely in my case!)our lace and we now have so many, many different threads etc to be able to try different techniques. Best wishes Jill >From Redhill, Surrey in the UK -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Ligeti Sent: 27 July 2006 04:02 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [lace] Only the Lonely & Needlelace theory Jill, I think I would start with the piece that is closest to being finished - so I could free up a pillow, and work through them that way. Then I would have pillows for starting other projects - there is Always something Urgent coming along, that just Has to be started immediately!!!! :)) Alice, I really don't know if modern needlelace is better than the old lace - but I think the Overall Effect is really what it is all about. The Old lace was SO fine, that I really don't know how they made it!! Errors, and inconsistancies show up more in the modern, coarser lace - I can tell you that!!! :) Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, where my mini daffodils have just come out into bloom - the little darlings!!! :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
