For our Newbies: It has been a few years since we discussed Gossip
Pillows on Arachne. Suggest you go to archives and search Gossip Pillows.
Two
of my memos are near the top, and describe, with directions on where to
see a photo on an IOLI Bulletin cover.
A couple of years ago at a demonstration, one of the lace makers brought a 24
cookie pillow for beginners to make a snake. The enterprising lace maker had
put 4 prickings on the pillow (along each point of the compass: north, south,
east and west) and had 4 children work at the same time. It was
...Demonstrating is teaching and theater, and anything you can do to set the
stage for the point you want to prove is a good thing to consider
Love this statement! It is so true.
I have done the wide lace with 126 bobbins (see
http://www.brandis.com.au/craft/Lace/201305.html and it is the
I set up the Springett snake because it gives an alternative color down the
middle and can be made rapidly even for new triers. it lets them follow
the path of the bobbins. it has few bobbins and i use a metallic thread in
the middle to give glitter to it which also is appealing. i pre-wind
