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March 03, 2004
Non Fun Blocking
Yesterday I discovered that blocking is becoming more and more difficult as I have more and more children. First there is the challenge of finding a large enough clear [and non stained] expanse of floor. Then there is the issue of time. For example I couldn't locate my T-pins so had to do an emercency run to grocers for dressmaker pins. Then I put Nece to sleep and started pinning. Of course she woke up in the middle and discovered that playing with pins is apparently the height of fun. Something to do with mom saying 'no baby' and carting her accross the room to be followed by scuttling back to the half blocked doily. I had to get her to fall back asleep. Once that was taken care of I decided to employ my handy dandy Zonta Dressing Wires. Much speedier. I am not totally pleased since IMO the beauty of lace relies heavily upon hours of painstaking measuring and pinning. Of course Lace is always lovely irregardless but its not up to my typical standard. I will try reblocking in about 5 years when Nece is off to school. Maybe I will find my T-pins by then?
Posted by Elka at March 3, 2004 10:25 AM
Comments
Nice blog - this is my first time here. The doily is beautiful. How big is it after blocking? I have also made two of the snake/leaf cravats. :-)
Posted by: TAMARA at March 3, 2004 11:04 AM
The lace is beautiful :) Try not to let the blocking aggravate you - it's going to be fantastic anyways!
Posted by: Robbyn at March 3, 2004 01:03 PM
elka, i love your blog. the lace doily is wonderful and it has been nice to see some of your other work! don't worry about the santa tableclothes, you are talking to a woman who's children always want to watch frosty the snowman when it is mid summer. and i swear that if we watch any lion king this weekend i might have to find a snake to tie the monsters away from the tv set. maybe i should just hide the remote. marti
Posted by: marti at March 3, 2004 02:06 PM
Wow, that's beautiful. Never mind blocking, I can't even imagine *making* it myself, with *no* children underfoot.
Wow.
Posted by: katherine at March 3, 2004 05:55 PM
What a wonderful job you did! I worry about the cats prancing on a shawl I've worked months at. *eek*
Posted by: Opal at March 10, 2004 08:02 AM
Wonderful pattern! Would make a great scarf/shawl! Please tell me where you got it!
Posted by: Judith Ligosky at April 28, 2005 08:53 AM