RE: [lace] Bobbin Lace Animation

2013-12-05 Thread Jeanette Fischer
Congratulations!!! What fun!! This needs to be shared with all lacemakers. Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. Dear Fellow Spiders As we are now into December and the count down for the Festive Season has begun I should like to share the work of myself and few good friends this

Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Animation

2013-12-05 Thread Janis Savage
Thank you for Christmas concert Jean Mary. I really enjoyed it and it started my day with a smile on my face. Season's greetings to everyone. Janis Savage in a sunny South Africa On 2013/12/05 09:38 AM, Jean Mary Eke wrote: Dear Fellow Spiders We have animated my bobbin lace rabbits and you

[lace] Demonstrating

2013-12-05 Thread Jane Partridge
I agree with Robin - I usually don't take a practice pillow, either - I let them do a few stitches of whatever I'm doing, after all, cross and twist are the same regardless of whether it is a bit of tape you are making or something that looks like (and is) lace! If a newspaper photographer

Re: [lace] Demonstrating

2013-12-05 Thread Jeriames
jeria...@aol.com wrote: A large fully-dressed pillow with many bobbins and dense pattern is discouraging and elicits the usual I don't have the patience!. Speed reading slays my intent every so often. The word dense is important in above sentence. I have seen lacemakers with so

Re: [lace] Demonstrating

2013-12-05 Thread Lin Hudren
Since we older lacers using paper books and such are geared to that, it is not surprising the younger generation has no interest. I found if i can trust my Xyboard not to fall, i have my pattern and pricking on it. Younger people wonder how you can use a tablet with a pillow so wander over and

Re: [lace] Demonstrating

2013-12-05 Thread Dmt11home
I am of two minds on the whole demonstration idea. On the one hand a simple piece like the snake or fish that a visitor could work is a nice idea. On the other hand, I showed a photo of my daughter working the snake to her grade school teacher, and the teacher, puzzled, said, where is the

Re: [lace] Demonstrating

2013-12-05 Thread Jane Partridge
In effect, though, she was right. Once you know which move is cross, and which is twist, then by using combinations of those two moves you can do anything - even a tally or picot. Once you know the sound that letters of the alphabet make, you can start to put them together to make words - same

[lace] Bobbin Lace Animation

2013-12-05 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
Thank you Jean Mary Eke for those lovely animated Rabbits. Very clever. A delightful interlude on this chilly day - when it is supposed to be Summer here Down Under. It feels more like winter at the moment! Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com