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Tray Cloth Lace Edging Here is my bobbin lace work in progress. This is a twenty year project - I'm sure of it! I started it way back before I was married, when living in Canberra, ACT, Australia. I belonged to the Australian Lace Guild, NSW Branch, and enjoyed my weekly visits to learn bobbin lace. It was so relaxing to sit in a room full of lace makers, listening to the clicking of the bobbins. There were many things that attracted me to bobbin lace making. Firstly, it was a handcraft, and I'm always interested in trying a new handcraft! Perhaps that explains why I have so many UFOs laying around? Secondly, who could resist those bobbins and beads?! If you would like to see my collection of bobbins, click here. This project was started back then, in Australia, and unfortunately I haven't worked on it in probably 10 years. It is one of those projects I long to get back to, and will eventually. Of course, by the time I do, I'll have to learn lace making all over again! :-) In the mean time, every once in a while, I buy or order a few lace bobbins, or beads for bobbins I already have. Then I spangle them, and go through all my bobbins again. I love looking at them, going through them, remembering where I bought them or the 'main' beads on the spangles. Several of my bobbins have a special meaning to me based on the beads, the bobbin or a combination, so it's always a joy to look through them.
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