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Ednahilda

(195 posts)

6. I make bobbin lace.

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 04:49 PM

Jan 2014

Depending on the complexity of the pattern, it can take a half-hour or more to make an inch (I'm not exactly speeding, though.) Only somebody with deep pockets could afford to pay even minimum wage for a length of lace.

I make lace hankies as wedding day gifts to the brides in my family; very, very special people get pillowcase sets with handmade lace. Mostly I make lace to keep my mind sharp.

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"No, you cannot pay me to make you a blanket" [View all] MissMillie Jan 2014 OP

My dear MissMillie... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #1

Like you, I give most of my crocheted and knitted items away. Arkansas Granny Jan 2014 #2

You can always tell when someone has SheilaT Jan 2014 #3

same here miss mille! Howler Jan 2014 #4

Quilter here. I smile and bat my eyelashes, and sweetly say, kcass1954 Jan 2014 #5

me too,,,, KarenS Feb 2014 #8

I make bobbin lace. Ednahilda Jan 2014 #6

Same here KC Feb 2014 #7

You could direct them to Etsy My Good Babushka Feb 2014 #9

Or nursing homes Warpy Mar 2014 #11

What I have found is Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2016 #14

I add up the hours it takes and tell them what my hourly pay was at my last job Warpy Mar 2014 #10

I actually have a scarf I crochet SheilaT Mar 2014 #12

Same here, and... pipi_k Apr 2014 #13