This thread (!) has brightened up a couple of dull days at work. My reason for doing lace (and knitting and crochet for that matter) is the fascination and power that comes from taking a ball of thread and making something beautiful or useful (or both) with it.
I taught my daughter bobbin lace when she was young, my sons weren't interested, and although she doesn't do much nowadays she does cross stitch and is learning to crochet. I'm sure that if and when her job isn't so pressured she will come back to it. I'm afraid that our young people lead such busy lives that their leisure hours are few and far between and they don't have time for time consuming hobbies. Rant over and I love Mark's design. For me lace making is like meditation, and whoever said it helps all your worries go away while you're working was bang on. Alison in Essex UK where it looks like rain, just in time for me to get wet going home! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
