---- sueba...@comcast.net wrote: Perhaps we ought to develop our own secret pronunciation so only members know how to say "arachne".  Do we add a secret handshake too?!----
I think we (at least the bobbin lacers) do, sort of. I was talking to a stranger and mentioned being a lacemaker. She said she had learned a little, gesturing while she said it. Her hands were clearly moving imaginary bobbins in CTCT. I laughed and said, "Oh, you really ARE a lacemaker!" Robin Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com