Barbara Joyce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Speaking of which, I had the pleasure of demonstrating bobbin lace at the
Evergreen State Fair in Washington today, my first experience demonstrating
bobbin lace.
My goodness, if I had a nickel for everyone who said I was tatting, it would
have paid for my
Hi Lynn,
You said:
We did the opposite, demonstrating mostly-tatting at the Michigan Fiber
Festival a week and a half ago, and we do occasionally get Oh, look,
bobbin lace! My grandmother had one of those 'tatting bobbins'.
I was at the Michigan Fiber Festival on Sunday and
I would never have the patience to do something like that.
This is one of the most common comments, in response to which I usually
either ask what their hobbies are (if they have any at all) or ask them if
they
knit. I then say I don't have the patience to do plain knitting (that's what
my
And then there is
I would never have the patience to do something like that.
My answer - You learn the patience when you learn the lace!
Liz Pass
(in Poole)
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My answer is.. that you have to be curious and have lots of want-to.
BarbE
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From: Elizabeth Pass [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Lynn Carpenter' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 9:57 AM
Subject: RE: [lace] Re: Bobbin Lace
At 07:57 AM 8/31/2005, you wrote:
And then there is
I would never have the patience to do something like that.
My answer - You learn the patience when you learn the lace!
My answer - You only need patience when you have to do things you don't
enjoy doing. I have to admit that I get some
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From: Barb ETx [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Elizabeth Pass [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Lynn Carpenter'
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Bobbin Lace - no, not tatting!
My answer
I don't do much lace, lately, but I've heard that particular,
disparaging comment for decades, and in reference to a variety of forms
of needlework (quilting, monochrome embroidery, spinning, knitting). My
mother was a great one for saying it (more in honest bewilderment than
anything), but
I don't consider that comment disparaging, unless perhaps it is
self-depricating on the part of the speaker. When they say they think bobbin
lace takes patience, I take it as a compliment.
I do correct them, though, and let them know that (as Alice has already
pointed out), it only takes patience
In a message dated 8/31/2005 12:37:15 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When they say they think bobbin
lace takes patience, I take it as a compliment.
I do correct them, though, and let them know that (as Alice has already
pointed out), it only takes patience if you
I had the following comment at a demonstration this past July, My
grandmother tatted, but she used a different thingy to do it. I had a
shuttle and bit of tatting nearby to show her the difference. Then I got,
Yes, that is the bobbin she used, but I like the way you tat with so many
sticks.
In a message dated 8/31/2005 1:08:46 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
had the following comment at a demonstration this past July, My
grandmother tatted, but she used a different thingy to do it. I had a
shuttle and bit of tatting nearby to show her the difference.
From: Barbara Joyce [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I do correct them, though, and let them know that (as Alice has
alreadypointed out), it only takes patience if you don't enjoy it.
One man yesterday was incredulous at that, and asked me flat out if I
could say I really *enjoy* making bobbin lace.
I
And then there is
I would never have the patience to do something like that.
My answer - You learn the patience when you learn the lace!
My answer is: It doesn't take patience to do something you enjoy!
Lorri
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