>> there was one girl in my class who knwe how to "plait in 4"... She was the most popular girl, showered with gifts and friendship :) If you were in her good graces, she'd take apart your "schoolgirl two" that Clay mentions, and re-do them "her style"... 30 yrs later, when I started making lace, I realised she was doing it too :)
Very interesting your story. This reminds me of a girl in my daughters class, exactly 13 years ago. She was a portuguese gipsy. And so, her mother used to take her to school with a very long thick and black braid (much longer than her waist!). It was a four strand braid, adorned with flowers. Really astonishing. I asked this mother to teach me how to make it, because I only knew how to make the classical 3 strand braid. And she did show me. Starting to learn how to make braids in bobbin lace reminded me of this braid. But... it was not made the same way we make a braid: the twist of the two pairs (of hair strands) was made from the outside to the inside; then a cross of the two inner pairs. 13 years later, this girl (now about 18 yrs old), who doesn't dress in the gipsy fashion any more, has short hair. But, Tamara, I don't know if she makes bobbin lace! Possibly not! Many greetings to all Antje González, in Guadalajara, Spain http://es.geocities.com/antjeglezherrero/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
