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As I sit here yet again avoiding the final sewing of my current lace piece (the
first of two interlocked hearts, only 12 pairs for goodness sake!), I find
myself pondering on what aspect of bobbin lace people dislike the most. I know
lacemakers who profess to dislike most - or even hate and avoid at all costs -
each of the following items. As you will have gathered, I fit into the second
bunch though I am quite happy doing numbers 1 and 3. So which category do you
fit in? (Sorry needlelacers and tatters!) Or is there something else that
should be on the list? I will happily summarise the responses to the list in a
couple of weeks so feel free to answer privately. There are no wrong answers
...
1) Winding bobbins
2) Final sewing together
3) Tallies (leaves, squares, triangles, any other type)
I don't find bobbin winding tedious as long as I don't have to do it all
at once. Like others I find watching TV whilst winding makes the task
less onerous.
Pricking a pattern is just part of the process, gives me chance to
understand the pattern before starting to make the lace.
Sewing together at the end just takes time, I never do it when I'm tired
or without a good light, what it really annoying is having to undo
errors made because I was too impatient to finish. I use magic threads
for any awkward places where manoeuvring a crochet hook would be difficult.
Tallies and leaves are OK now but I didn't like them at first.
My biggest dislikes are the mounting of lace onto fabric and working
Beds nine pin around corners where all the pins get in the way.
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Eve
Poole, Dorset, UK
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