When I was taught to make lace I did the typical worm bandages - weeks of making strips of plain lace in whole or half stitch in DMC30 about 4mm wide. It was soul destroying. I vowed then never, ever to put another potiential lace maker through that so I started teaching people to make lace using Christine Springett's snake. Once they had made one, I encouraged them to buy the book and try out other projects in there. If I took a 'have a go pillow' with me to let prospective lace makers have a go and it was always a snake. I love this because the threads are colourful so it looks inviting, but also if they get twisted or muddled it is easy to see this. You can work it in cloth / whole stitch, you can pop a twist in, you can work it in half stitch ... you also get to do a couple of sewings (for the eyes) ... what a great way to start a lifetime's passion for lace. And all because Christine Springett came up with a great little pattern over 25 years ago.
Kind Regards Liz Baker thelace...@btinternet.com My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website: http://thelacebee.weebly.com/ ________________________________ From: Janis Savage <lacem...@mweb.co.za> To: Arachne <lace@arachne.com> Sent: Saturday, 31 December 2011, 22:09 Subject: Re: [lace] making lace with my granddaughter Dear Rose and spiders I just have to join in and tell you that I also have a 7 year old granddaughter (she will be 8 in February) who has just become a lacemaker. She and her little sister came to stay in early December and I took them to a lace day with me. I did not get any of my own lace done that day as we started a multicoloured snake and everyone made her feel very special and admired it. It was not finished that day but next morning when I got up at about 6.30am, I found her already up and sitting at the lace pillow determined to finish her snake before leaving, which she did. <snipped> - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
