In a message dated 2/14/2006 9:10:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I thought she did a great job. NL is really impossible to explain in one sentance so that was a dud but the rest was quite good. She had the BLers weaving and braiding their fine threads and we've certainly read worse than that! I take credit for the weaving and braiding comment, although she didn't cite me as a direct quote. Describing needle lace briefly is very difficult. Whenever I try to do it, the writer usually interrupts me with the comment, "This is not a long article." The concept of couching the anchoring threads and working on them is very hard for people to understand, especially people who are unfamiliar with the term "couch". Actually the description of "pulling needle and thread through several layers of cloth" is probably a description of the couching process. "It is a fabric made entirely of buttonhole stitches" is a phrase I usually use in opposition to bobbin lace "a weaving, braiding technique". If someone has a nice concise and easily understood description of needlelace, please send it to me and I will put it in a special file for these occasions. Being in the New York area, I seem to receive a lot of inquiries from the press. (Too bad the IOL doesn't have a formal public relations bureau for me to refer people to.) Recently, I was discussing bobbin lace with a writer from a craft magazine, who was largely humoring me because she really wanted to discuss crochet. She said, "Bobbin lace is basically weaving on a pillow, right?" Should I have agreed with her? I snarled inaudibly and said, "well, it is a weaving and braiding technique, but very complex." Incidentally, I can send a copy of the Wall Street Journal article electronically if anyone wanting it contacts me privately. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
