Tuesday, 28 April 2020

The new [OLD] hobby

Today we are having much needed rain, which does not bode well for the new Summer House that is due to arrive any minute!
However I decided I needed something new to do, I think this is part of the Virus, starting too many new projects.

In the dim distant past I was a lacemaker tutor and taught all over the USA, attended workshops in Belgium and France and organised tours for lacemakers. I also taught locally both through the Adult education system and privately.
I retired from all this 16 years ago when I had the opportunity to look after my first granddaughter two days a week, a very special time for me.

My lace pillows were put away and teaching equipment sold, making me enough money to buy a sports car, but that’s another story!

Today I dusted off one of my pillows that still has a piece of simple lace on it, it has taken some serious thinking to remember what I was doing 16 years ago, but I am loving it again.
Most of the bobbins are dated 1980-2000 and tell the story of my lace adventures.
Really pleased I kept the thread I was using with a bag of spare bobbins.

Ps. I still have drawers full of bobbins and equipment that have not seen the light of day for 16 years.


3 comments:

Joeanna said...

Diana,
I have to laugh because I too have taken out my lace pillow recently that has been packed away for sooooo many years. I have a beautiful
Piece of Bucks Point on it but for the like of me I can’t go forward��. I also have the same greenhouse that you just purchased. Great to see all that you are doing. I’m a great grandma now. Her name is Sophia and she’s three !!!!
Joeanna Smith
Easton CT

Joeanna said...

Diana,
I had to laugh because I too have recently taken out my lace pillow which has been packed away for years. I have a lovely piece of Bucks Point on it but just can’t go forward😢. I also have the same greenhouse you just purchased. I’m also a great grandmother now. Her name is Sophia and she’s almost 3!!!! Glad to catch up and see all you’re doing.
Joeanna Smith
Easton CT

Joeanna said...

Diana,
I have to laugh because I too have taken out my lace pillow recently that has been packed away for sooooo many years. I have a beautiful
Piece of Bucks Point on it but for the like of me I can’t go forward��. I also have the same greenhouse that you just purchased. Great to see all that you are doing. I’m a great grandma now. Her name is Sophia and she’s three !!!!
Joeanna Smith
Easton CT

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