-----Forwarded Message----- >From: lynrbai...@desupernet.net >Sent: Aug 10, 2010 11:33 AM >To: Tatman <tat...@tat-man.net> >Subject: Re: [lace] Fiber familiarity > >Mark, what a discerning observation. I looked you up on facebook, and you're >in Illinois? Doesn't matter what you're known for, if Americans see bobbin >lace, they think it's tatting, but they don't necessarily know what tatting >is, just that Grandma, or Great Aunt Gracie did it. I love the Chesapeake >Region Lace Guild, who have a tatter demonstrating the difference between what >she's doing, and what everyone else is doing when they demonstrate at the >Smithsonian. > Good for you for getting out there and exposing the American public to > fiberarts of all sorts, especially bobbin lace. I got into making bobbin > lace from one demonstration at a craft fair, and never looked back. Who > knows whom you will inspire. I believe I saw it as a child in Brussels when > we were vacationing, but I have no recollection of it, although I remember my > mother buying lace doilies in Brussels for the living room. I think most > Americans have come across spinning, we learned about it with the lifestyle > of the Pilgrims and all that, so kids might be more attuned to that craft. > Not sure why the dichotomy between onlookers and questioners, but it's a > fascinating observation. > >Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where we're expecting a high of 95F, 31C? >Anyway, really hot. > > >-----Original Message----- >>From: Tatman <tat...@tat-man.net> >>Sent: Aug 10, 2010 10:06 AM >>To: Lace list <lace@arachne.com>, "bobbinl...@yahoogroups.com" >><bobbinl...@yahoogroups.com> >>Subject: [lace] Fiber familiarity >> >>These past two evenings my wife and I do our annual sitting at the Community >>Building at the county fair watching over the building. While we sit we >>can¹t be idle. So we bring projects. Sunday afternoon I brought my bobbin >>lace. I brought my big bolster with a tape lace project that is half done. >> I am most known for my tatting in my area. So I would get the usual >>comments of ³Is that tatting??² then I go into my usual dialog explaining >>what I am doing and how it works. Not too many kids stopped by to ask >>questions. Mostly adults asking questions. >>Last night I decided to bring my spinning wheel and work out my ongoing >>roving. This time the adults just watched me or just passed by with a >>glance. I concluded they either knew what I was doing and didn¹t ask >>questions or decided to just pass by. The kids(of all ages) however came >>right up to me asking me all types of questions about my wheel, they liked >>to handle the wool. >>I don¹t know if it is the apparatus that I am working with(ie. Pillow and >>bobbins, or massive wheel that looks like a machine) or could it be the >>project that I am working on, or the tedium of the task. Most adults say >>about my bobbin lace, ³that is too tedious, I could never do that² or ³you >>have to have good eyesight to do that². Kids don¹t say that. No >>convictions. But when I am at my wheel, I am just sitting in a relaxed >>position a good distance from the machine. Less stressful looking??? Less >>inhibiting?? Not that I am stressed or inhibited by all means when working >>my bobbin lace. I find both lacemaking and spinning relaxing. Sometimes to >>the point of almost falling asleep LOL! >>Spinning I assume is most recognizable in most areas and bobbin lace is not. >>And the "machine" you work on can also play a role in that. Most adults >>know what a spinning wheel is, but I find that kids may not if not exposed >>to that part of life history. Harder is it to find the familiarity in >>bobbin lace and its tools. I get the same wonder from passer-bys but the >>clientelle is different. >> >>Tonight is our last night for bringing our projects to work on while we sit >>at the building demonstrating. I plan on bringing my bobbin lace and see if >>I can finish that project. Doubt it, but I will see what more questions are >>asked and from whom and what will happen ;) >> >>-- >>Mark, aka Tatman >>website: http://www.tat-man.net >>blog: http://tat-man.net/blog >>Magic Thread Shop: http://www.tat-man.net/tatterville/tatshop/tatshop.html >>email: tat...@tat-man.net >>Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tatmantats >> >>- >>To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: >>unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to >>arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
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