In a message dated 8/10/2010 3:02:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lynrbai...@supernet.com writes:
We live in a time when people want to do 'crafts' that are quick, frequently with glue guns. And that's fine. But there are people who are not interested in the quick and easy. Those who make those Fair Isle sweaters, or knitted lace shawls on size zero needles. They are few and far between now, possibly because there is more instant gratification, from TV, from the internet, from the way our culture functions, so the quick satisfaction becomes the standard. While there are certainly people who are actually attracted to projects that take a long time and are very picky, it is that characterization that has limited the growth of bobbin lace to a very small portion of the population. The question is, if that is not the kind of thing that appeals to you (and I can't say that doing things the hard way appeals to me) what is it that lace has to offer you? What is the gratification, if not instant? I actually find that when I am making lace, I often find myself in a zone, almost a hynotic trance where I have pleasant thoughts. I find that, for instance, I do not feel as great a need to eat compulsively when I am in this zone. The focus of hands and mind, especially in very difficult patterns, gives me a bit of a buzz. Bobbin Lace: Yoga with Thread Bobbin Lace: Where Fiber Art and Meditation Meet Bobbin Lace: Threaditation Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
