In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Wendy Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >Am I right in thinking once I have mastered leaves then Beds or is it Bucks >will be the next lace type to have a go at. At the moment I am working on my >first Milanese pattern the Humming Bird.
There is no set pattern as to what you should or shouldn't do - we are no longer living in the days when you learnt the lace of the area you were born in and stuck with it for the rest of your life :-). Personally, I prefer Bucks. But, I don't particularly like the braid laces (Milanese, etc) - the one piece I did for a City & Guilds sample bored me to tears. Beds, thanks to the narrow trails and bit here, bit there, is too bitty for me. For penance, it is the one that several of my students chose to learn after Torchon... oh well. I like Honiton, because it grows quickly (in relation to the others, you can finish a decent small piece in a couple of days!). Alex got me into Floral Bucks (further than Part 2 C&G did) last month, so I will probably be doing more of that once I have time (I'm in the process of setting up a knitting group in the town (Tamworth) - starting September - at the moment). Basically, borrow books from the Lace Guild library (assuming you have joined, otherwise, it is one good reason for doing so!), and try various laces to see which you settle with. You don't have to stick with one particular lace, and once you have gained experience you can have a go at doing your own thing (you do need to know the rules before you break them, though!). -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
