Totally new to it; I have a piece from my grandmother (something I
now know to be a 20th century piece from China, because there's a
matching one in some of her linens with the label still on), but
which I found entrancing as a child & teenager. I put "learn to make
lace" on my list of things t
I forgot to say in my earlier post, I was inspired to learn after seeing
some ladies demonstrating lacemaking at Haddon Hall last year who
persuaded me to have a go. I loved the rhythm of it immediately and
came home to search for courses. I eventually took a course at Knuston
Hall with Aliso
My first attempts at bobbin lace were on a (Staffordshire) County
Guiders' Training Day where it was one of the activities on offer - that
was in March 1984. Got home all enthusiastic, "can I have a pillow for
my birthday?" (August). Husband duly obliged (still use the rectangular
straw pillow
