Oh, that is really funny! I use my hands a lot when I talk, and when I talk about knitting, crocheting, tatting and bobbin lacemaking, I make appropriate gestures. Recently I was talking to a couple of friars about some Torchon I sold to a church in the US and they both started waving their hands in the air, apparently imitating my BL gestures. *giggle*
Sr Claire On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 06:47, <[email protected]> wrote: > ---- [email protected] 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 > [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]
