Dear all -- I think the following episode may gladden the hearts of
proselytizing spiders, especially Devon:
On Wednesday evening, five of us TerraPins (local Baltimore chapter
of CRLG) were demonstrating lacemaking at the Baltimore Museum of Art
(by invitation). The Museum was crowded with visitors -- dads, moms,
babes-in-arms, wonderful marvelous little 8-year-olds, and every
other variety of human being imaginable as walking through a museum
and stopping to watch lace being made.
The next night I got a phone call from an obviously eager young
woman. "My name is LeAnne Boyd," she said. Could I please tell her
whether "Hoe-niton" is a continuous lace. "No," said I, "it isn't."
Tell me more...
LeAnne and a friend had watched us on Wednesday night, and had gone
on Thursday to the library and gotten out a book on lacemaking.
"Hoe-niton," said she, "A Practical Guide." And there it said to hang
on 8 pairs. LeAnne was much troubled by this, because the book also
said that "Hoe-niton" was not a continuous lace, and she was dismayed
at the prospect of having to hang on 8 pairs, only to have to cut
them right off again!
Needless to say, we had Lesson 1 right there on the telephone.
More lacemaking demonstrations is what we need!
Aurelia
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