I'm mostly self taught in bobbin lace. My local group does little projects at the monthly meetings. I wanted to try them so I just got some cheep bobbins and made a pillow (it's horrible and was quickly replaced). But I just put the pricking on and jumped in.
The ONE torchon piece (a centimeter wide thing) I did not like one bit. I've looked at other patterns, including some that are used by local teachers and I think "if this had been my first project I'd have quit." What I did do was go through a friends lace books and figure out what appled to me. She let be borrow some. I tried some idrija and loved it! Then at a show and tell I saw a Milanese piece and never looked back. Bought lots of books I think the trick isn't so much starting with a particular style lace, but finding the lace that inspires you to keep going. As others have said it's all Cross/Twist & joins Ya, I make mistakes, but that's part of learning. I've only been bobbin lacing for a couple of years but I've already done up my own patterns and fearlessly jump into projects. It's finding the passion that's important. As books for self learning go I recommend: Beginners Guide to Bobbin Lace. Lot's of step by step pictures. My 2 cents, Robin -- Never, ever, let anyone tell you what you can and can't do. Prove the cynics wrong. Pity them for they have no imagination. The sky's the limit. *Your* sky. *Your *limit. Now, let's dance. *~Tom Hiddleston* - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
