While the cat's away...

This is the underneath;
there is a photocopied pattern
that I'm working from.

You have to keep the work covered
or the pins will fray the work
and the lace could also get dirty.

Okay, so I haven't been eating cheese or holding balls.  Instead, I've been investigating an alternative career path: making bobbin lace.  Last time we were here, I was dying to take a course from a local lady here, but I just couldn't make the time given the fact that I was also homeschooling.  This is obviously the time! We meet weekly for two hours at a time for eight sessions.  

This is what I completed with two hours of work.

I have to complete the entire thing as my homework before next week! Gah!