EXCELLENT point, Debbie! And if you're resourceful, you will find other things in JoAnn's to spruce up that "pillow" (more foam? a cover? Look over Mark's list (Tatman) for his suggestions.) Then the early experiences will be less traumatic!
Unfortunately, our local JoAnn's is occupying about half the space it needs... and still does not stock many things found in larger stores - and most importantly, they don't offer classes. : ( My local quilt shop was also interested in having me offer lacemaking classes - until they realized that we'd have to buy all of our supplies elsewhere. I tried to convince them to stock the basics (inexpensive wooden bobbins and ethafoam pillows), but, as always, space is the issue. I'm not done with them yet... we could store a lot of bobbins in a small space, and the pillows - while they take more space - could be tucked away in a storage area unless needed. Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA, USA -------------- Original message -------------- From: the Mouzons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Yes, the kit is low quality...very low quality, I might say. Still, > there is a ray of light here that we should not miss. > > I was in JoAnn's this weekend, and on the way out, I asked if they had a > calendar of classes. The young lady at the checkout handed me a flier > as well as a lovely color handout describing the classes being offered. > I was very impressed! And sad at the same time. It wasn't that I had > expected to see lacemaking offered. I had checked into teaching > lacemaking at a craft store many years in the past because I had just > moved into an area and needed a place to start teaching. They were > interested until they realized that the supplies would need to be > purchased elsewhere. > > Now today I find out we have a large craft chain offering a kit (even if > it is "the" kit) and I think we should applaud the effort by the store > ... and if you need a local venue to teach a class ... get to your local > JoAnn's and volunteer!! They do provide a place to teach, the > advertising to promote the class, a large prospective group for a class, > and also now the supplies for one to get started. By the time the new > students fall in love with us in our great passion of life (I have > always said it is not a hobby of mine, but an obsession) then they will > also know about the other lacemaking suppliers, etc. > > If we are serious about getting lacemaking the attention it deserves, > this should not be overlooked. And, yes, I have no connection to the > store, supplier or whatever else might cause me to be positive about > this. I just see an opportunity to possibly get some lace classes going > in these venues that we had not had before. > > Debbie in Florida > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
