Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 11:40:49 -0500 (EST)
From: dmt11h...@aol.com
Subject: Re: [lace] Demonstrating
..At one point someone came to a lace class that we were
having and said
that she had been told that there were really only two stitches, cross and
twist and that after you
- Original Message -
Demonstrating
Subject: Re: [lace] Demonstrating
Hi Arachnids
The answer is simple. Knitting has only two basic stitches â? plain and
purl
â? and you can make all kinds of patterns and garments. Lacemaking is the
same, two basic stitches and they used in many
Dear Friends,
today when I was in Aldi I spied an interesting little lamp and at
$17 thought it worth giving a try.
It's called the BBQ Light by Coolabah so is probably only available
in Australia. The globe itself contains 12 small LEDs and they are
mounted on a long aluminium swivel neck.
I have been thinking about this. That is that the student thought this was
something vey easy, like gluegun crafts. I think the problem was with the
person, and not necessarily with the words of the demonstrator. Unless all
that was being shown was something akin to 'the bandage' or snakes.
For about the last century, most people have been making lace as a hobby
rather than to earn a living, and have had some choice as to what lace
to start with - some, because frequently that choice is dictated by the
teacher to start with. Some teachers throw their hands up in horror if
you
Lace is 'just' cross twist, in exactly the same way as knitting is 'just' knit
and purl. Â Why make things more complicated than you need to?
When you teach someone to knit you don't go sideways and immediately start
tellling them that although knitting is 'just' knit and purl, of course it's
Jane said
Go back beyond that, though, and even at four or five years of age you would
have been learning the lace of the town/region in which you lived
No need to go back in time, just visit Camariñas in Spain, (and very probably
other towns on the continent as well,) where lace is valued
Lace is just two stitches, cross and twist, just as knitting is two
stitches, knitting and purling. But, in the case of the student that I was
describing, who was an excellent knitter, she found lace to be an order of
magnitude more difficult to learn. Why was that?
How is lace not like
Devon's words gave me cause for thought.
Having worked in adult education and business training for a number years and
also taught lace for linger than I've been a trainer, I have been surprised by
the number of people who believe that because they are passionate about a
subject they will
So, if it is only two stitches, like knitting, why is it so hard to learn?
Devon
I don't think of lace as '2 stitches' -C T. But 2 movements; Cross and
twist, that go into making 3 stitches; a 2 movement stitch=CT (HS), a 3
movement stitch= CTC (cloth stitch), and a 4 movement stitch = CTCT
Devon wrote:
So, if it is only two stitches, like knitting, why is it so hard to learn?
Lace is not necessarily that hard to learn. Look at all the people who
could learn from a book. I made lace for 15 years without ever meeting a
teacher. Looked like lace, too. And I am far from alone,
And sometimes those self-taught people can be in for a rude awakening when they
finally find a teacher! Brimming with confidence, they arrive ready to tackle
an intermediate piece only to discover that they have wound their bobbins
wrong, confused the cross with the twist, have no idea how to
Does anyone remember the spectacular fashion show the Puerto Rico lacemakers
held at the castle by the sea during their IOLI convention many years ago?
bBeautiful laces newly made for baptismal dresses, communition dresses,
weddings, quinceaneras and just for nice.
Handmade lace still was
This is not something I have ever come across, to this extent.Â
I have 'acquired' over the years several people who were originally self taught
(as I was myself), and have found they fall into two main categories. Â One
(into which I complacently put myself) are those who have read carefully,
Dear Clay et al,
How dreadful to have such an inconsiderate, clueless illiterate foisted on the
class. But that was not necessarily a function of learning from books. This
person also had reading comprehension problems, as books clearly explain how to
wind bobbins and the nature of cross and
Hello, all -
This is all just such a huge if in my life, but I thought I
would put it out there to this list, since there are always such good ideas
shared:
Let's imagine you were on a trip and you ended up in Nice, France,
and you have an extra day before you leave. Â Is there anything lace
Teaching people to make lace can be daunting but demonstrating lace making
is fun for me. I love the lightbulb moment when the beginner 'gets it'
My lace making journey started in 2005 so some of you will remember my first
cry for help on Arachne in buying a 'teach myself' set of equipment
Hello David and everyone
This is a clever lamp. Do let us know how long the batteries last. I found
several similar by googling BBQ lights aluminum and there were others
within amazon. The magnets are for holding the light on a steel grill
surface?
The model you have is I think the one on this
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