Dear Arachnids I have also heard of teachers who show a technique quickly and say they cannot do it slowly. We learn lacemaking with the left side of the brain that works with speech and this transfers to the right side that does not. (Try explaining how to ride a bike so that the person learning can do it immediately, there is something you cannot put into words. The right side works like a computer loop, so once you stop the sequence you cannot continue from that point, you have to go back to the beginning. (Make a bow and, without thinking about it beforehand have someone stop you in the middle, then try to carry on). Also you cannot talk why you are using the right side of the brain. (Again, try it tying a bow and giving a running commentary. The answer is for the teacher to go to her book and learn to do the sequence as several separate stages, with the words that go with them. Another way out is to show the sequence and watch yourself doing it, then follow with the commentary. Incidentally using the right side of the brain is euphoric - no wonder we enjoy it. For more information about this subject read 'Drawing in the right side of the brain', Betty Edwards.
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