I was awakened from my lurking when I read messages about Liberty Lacers and pearls. Here's how it started. Several members of Liberty Lacers gather at the home of Betty MacDonald each Thursday to lace and chat. We make lace, laugh and never know what the topic of the day will be. Earlier this year at one of our Thursday get-togethers, the conversation turned to a discussion about pearls. We discovered that each one of us has at least one bauble with a pearl or pearls in it, and we rarely wear them. I thought it would be fun to make Thursday our lace & pearls day. Now when we come together each week to make lace, we wear our pearls. Our dress is always casual so we make some interesting fashion statements.
I don't know how many others gather in small groups on a weekly basis to make lace. Three of us began this schedule several years ago to prepare for a Flanders workshop. It was meant to be just for a few weeks before the class, but we found the result so positive that we have continued with our lace Thursdays. Liberty Lacers is a group of lace makers from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and its suburbs. We'll be celebrating our 20th anniversary in 2007. Betty MacDonald (the creator of the blue cover crab on the Spring 2004 IOLI Bulletin) is currently our President and has been a member since 1987. She will be teaching her "Fingers Loose and Fancy Free" workshop this November. Maybe one of the students in her class will come up with another cover creation. Thank you for your kind words about our group. We love making lace, and we enjoy each other's company. It's a happy combination! Nikki Nelson Liberty Lacers - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
