A bit of fun about lace

Below are some poems, quotes and other items found about lace. Please enjoy.

There was a lacemaker from Leeds,

Whose garden grew nothing but weeds,

Her house was a mess,

And she couldn't care less,

A hobby is all a girl needs.

How many Bobbins?

A friend asked me once

with a quizzical air

"Just how many bobbins are needed?

If you want to make lace

And not spend too much cash

And then they've all got to be beaded."

I took a deep breath

 And collected my thoughts

Just how many bobbins' enough?

I thought of my bobbins

In boxes and rolls

Just trying to count would be tough

"You need some to start with

To make bandage strips"

"Are bobbins that sharp" she did ask

I ignored that remark

And started again

This would be quite a difficult task

"To start with you need

About 20 odd pair"

"You can't have a odd pair......" "Pipe down"

"But to move on to bookmarks

And simple lace edges......"

And at this she started to frown.

"You mean you need lots more

But how many's enough?

There must be a target to aim for

Like Miss Channer's Mat

How many for that?"

I took another deep breath and said "More".

"To do Miss Channer's Mat

You need three hundred or more

That's pairs, and not for the faint hearted,

And then you need more

For the pillows galore

On which other projects are started.

My friend looked at me

With her quizzical air

"Just how many pillows are needed?

If you want to make lace

And not spend too much cash?"

"I've no answer to that" I conceded.