Jane P said"Sometimes, when the person concerned is grinning ear to ear, you
can
tell it is another lacemaker having you on.."
Yes, I have had that happen a couple of times, too!!! --- and I was a bit
naughty and did that to someone once. I used to knit for a wool company,
checking the patterns, and took time off from lace demonstrating at the big
Crafts show to have a walk around, and found the knitting company stand, and
one of the ladies I knew well showing someone how to knit. I asked to be
shown too - and when she looked up and saw me - I got a very rude
answer!!!!!!!!! :)) If I had not been lacemaking there - I would have been
roped in to help on their stand, I think!
I, too, always have a tatting shuttle and thread to hand to show the
difference, and also a small needlelace pillow with some NL on it, and a
demonstration piece to show how that is made, too. A lot of people who do
some type of embroidery can relate to NL more than to BL.
We display a wide variety of different laces, and usually try to have
different laces on our pillows, so they can see 3 of us all with pillows and
bobbins that look the same, but very different types of lace coming off the
pillows.
We often get some of the same folks coming round each year, and some can
even pick up - on the display board - the pieces we were working on last
year!! So they Really do take notice, sometimes!
Regards from Liz in Melbourne
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