I often just take my little travel pillow to demonstrations, these days. I also use Helen's "Road map" idea, and I also have a working diagram, pinned to the inside of the front flap of the pillow, so that people can see the "road map" and I can point out where I am exactly on the pattern.
It is also a Must have for me as I may not go back to that piece of lace for 6 months or more, - and I need the working diagram to remind me of what I am doing!!! (big grin!) Currently, I have a spikey edge from the Early Laces book by Rosemary Shepherd on the travel pillow. It looks very much like a Ruff edge! I am trying to work it as she suggest, - how they made it in the 16th Century - with very few pins. That makes you work on tension, I can assure you!! After working it for a 2 day demonstration, last year, I then returned to my cookie pillow and some Beds lace - and wondered why it was looking "different" - Well, it was because for the 2 day demo, I had worked the Windmill crossings without a pin, and now with the Beds lace, I had forgotten to put up a pin in the centre of each crossing! It is amazing what a difference that pin makes!!! Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, where we have turned on a beautiful warm sunny day for the Queen's brief visit. lizl...@bigpond.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
