Dear Clare,
My answer to you is now my answer to everyone looking for bobbin lace
instruction. The Lace Museum in Sunnyvale, CA holds virtual beginner
classes. You take them in your home!
https://thelacemuseum.org/workshops.html Beginning classes will be given
in Dec., Jan and February.
The
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Subject: [lace] Lace teachers in/near Idyllwild CA or Long Beach CA
Hi all,
A friend of mine in CA is looking to try bobbin lace. Can anybody point me
at a possible teacher in the Idyllwild area or the Long Beach area?
I am looking
Hi all,
A friend of mine in CA is looking to try bobbin lace. Can anybody point me
at a possible teacher in the Idyllwild area or the Long Beach area?
I am looking at options at the moment, name and a contact email would be
great, then I can pass that on to my friend.
Many thanks,
Clare
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Well said Adele!
bobbi
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Hi Arachnids
I fully agree with Adele. I started learning from books (pre Pam Nottingham,
only Maidment, Mincoff & Marriage, 2 by the Tebbs sisters, Devonia and de
Dillmontâs DMC Encyclopaedia of Needlework. I did not have my first lesson
until after I started teaching and shortly after that
t; Just my 2 cents.
>
> Adele
> West Vancouver, BC
> (west coast of Canada)
>
> > On Nov 24, 2018, at 2:53 PM, Ann Humphreys
> wrote:
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> > Iâve never had a lace teacher. Iâve learned from books and videos.
> > Will my lace not be as good as t
y lace not be as good as those who have had teachers. What are the
> secrets that lace teachers pass onto their pupils?
> Just curious.
> Ann
> UK
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Will my lace not be as good as those who have had teachers. What are the
> secrets that lace teachers pass onto their pupils?
> Just curious.
> Ann
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ve had teachers. What are the
>secrets that lace teachers pass onto their pupils?
>Just curious.
>Ann
>UK
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I’ve never had a lace teacher. I’ve learned from books and videos.
Will my lace not be as good as those who have had teachers. What are the
secrets that lace teachers pass onto their pupils?
Just curious.
Ann
UK
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Hi Arlene,
I don't know teachers in Lincs as such, but depending where they are, there is
an active Lace group in Lincoln, (I see them out and about at lace days)
https://www.facebook.com/LincolnLacemakers/
Louise
In gloriously hot sunny Cambridge
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Hello, all -
Bobbin lace has recently come up as a topic on a cross stitch Facebook group
and I've been fielding lots of questions. Someone from Lincolnshire in the UK
asked if I knew anyone in her area who teaches bobbin lace (I'm assuming
beginners). Anyone here? I can and will go check out
Dear Lorri,
I am writing for all, as a means of sharing how I do some research. You
can write to Betty Manfre, which is a good place to start. She will
recommend the best books for learning to make Cantu.
This year's International Organization of Lace Inc. Handbook was full of
errors
- Finding Lace Teachers
To: lace@arachne.com; lorri...@msn.com
Dear Lorri,
I am writing for all, as a means of sharing how I do some
research.
You can write to Betty Manfre, which is a good place to start.
She
will recommend the best books for learning to make Cantu.
This year's
Hi Arachnids
I have met a lot of lacemakers who have stated they are not teachers and then
helped others and those who have learnt from them. These lacemakers usually do
a very good job helping new lacemakers to get going, particularly when both
parties have plenty of patience with each other and
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To follow the discussion I had 2 brilliant bobbin lace teachers.
I started lace when I was 26 years old and a very new Mum. Jenny Fisher
was my first teacher,
My
I was lucky enough to start my lace-making life with Nena Lovesey. She lent
me bobbins and a pillow and started me off on Torchon lace. I couldn't
attend a regular class, but saw Nena quite often, and learned so much from
her, not only about making lace but about its history. I carried on on my
A couple of points have occurred to me while reading this subject. Firstly,
not every teacher will click with every student. Some students will learn
better from one teacher than from another.
The second point is that some teachers are not so good at teaching the
techniques of lace-making, but
To follow the discussion I had 2 brilliant bobbin lace teachers.
I started lace when I was 26 years old and a very new Mum. Jenny Fisher
was my first teacher, quite demanding and exacting but I learnt the
basics when I couldn't get to regular classes, she had private classes
for me (and my
Hello All! Others have named good teachers I've been fortunate to be on the
receiving end in their classes. So Bravo--keep up the good work! However, I'd
like to make a point using my embroidery experiences. There are some wonderful
embroiderers ( lacemakers!) out there. They are quick to
I didn't take a class until I'd been making lace, on and off, for 24 years.
My second class was Honiton, a weekend. That was almost 10 years ago. I
still remember the teacher looking at my work and saying, somewhat musingly,
You make nice lace. Those sorts of nice comments can make all the
Dear residents of the US,
Background checks for those who work with children are an unfortunate but
necessary fact of life. They are needed not only for schools, but also for
those in churches working with children. Several of those Across The Pond
have mentioned the prohibitive price of one
CRB checks are not only for teaching children. When I was teaching at a
local seniors centre I had to have one done. Luckily they paid for it, so I
really don't know how much it costs.
Malvary in Ottawa where it isn't too hot today (so far).
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before, it is a very good money-spinner for a
particular company
which shall remain nameless here.
Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK
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CRB checks are not only for teaching children. When I was teaching at a
local seniors centre I
- Elloughton UK
Subject: Re: [lace] Background checks for lace teachers in the US--cost
CRB checks are not only for teaching children. When I was teaching at a
local seniors centre I had to have one done. Luckily they paid for it, so
I
really don't know how much it costs.
Malvary in Ottawa where
Dear Lin,
Thank you for your kind remarks. I do think you've missed the point,
however. We were looking for the skills used in lacemaking to get schools
to promote, or at least accept a volunteer lacemaking group. This discussion
is about what abilities does lacemaking develop, among other
Dear Friends
I've agreed to attend an Open Farm Sunday event in Coleshill
near to
Birmingham in the UK to show and demonstrate my bobbin lace. Apart
from a farm
walk and talk, the farmer is trying to gather together groups of
local, country
crafters to provide extra interest. Some friends
Viv - rather than giving out names of teachers etc, why don't you collect
the names of the people interested, then you could forward the names to the
teacher to contact the prospective student with dates, times, supplies and
costs, rather than having 'odd' people calling them.
You will still
One time I had a class of seniors at a local community centre. Starting off
with put 2 over 3, put 2 over 1 and 4 over 3 one lady couldn't understand
that the bobbin then took on the number of the space it was in, not the
number it was when it started. Anyway, after several tries of
Hi Arachnids
I recently agreed to join a team working on a Teachers Development Program
for one of the major lace organisations. As part of my input I am putting
together a booklet of tips and anecdotes, humerous and serious, that may help
budding teachers. I am sure my greatest resource is
@arachne.com
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Subject: [lace] Teachers
Hi Arachnids
I recently agreed to join a team working on a Teachers Development
Program
for one of the major lace organisations. As part of my input I am putting
together a booklet of tips and anecdotes, humerous and serious
Hi All
Anybody know of a lace teacher in the Wrexham area of Wales? I have a
friend who used to make lace and whose teacher stopped teaching...
Sue in East Yorkshire
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If there are any devon lace teachers on the list, could they please contact me
privately.
Thank you
Maureen
East Yorkshire UK
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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
This reminds me of a student internship I once had. I was a dorm counselor
for blind, developmentally disabled young adults. One of my tasks was to
teach them to tie their shoes. What a challenge! No visual aids, obviously,
some of them did not have the concepts of left and right clear, and their
Dear Arachnids
My answer to students who look at my lace and say they cannot do as well it
'When you have been making lace as long as I have, you will. I agree with
Cathy Barley about designing. My first attempt was at a 2-day course on
Macrame (before it became popular). At the end of the first
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Subject: Re: [lace] Teachers - and Students!
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:46:45 -0400
Hi Alex, and other Arachnids!
Alex's comment provides
Liz said Yes, I know teachers who keep their students going on and on for
ages - years
sometimes, and I am sure it is just for the money from classes.
But on the other hand.
I have people that I have been teaching in private classes for over twenty
years. They started perhaps with
I don't think a lacemaker ever gets too proficient for classes - as Jacquie
says there are always new laces to learn, or more challenging patterns to try.
If a class loses it's more experienced pupils from boredom, that probably says
as much about the teacher/class structure as losing beginners
In message 200904061248.05805.b...@capuchin.co.uk, Beth Marshall
b...@capuchin.co.uk writes
And a sprinkling of more experienced lacemakers in the class can
sometimes help the newbies with minor problems/questions so they don't spend
too much precious class time waiting for the teacher (who,
: Beth Marshall b...@capuchin.co.uk
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Subject: Re: [lace] Lace teachers
Thanks to all who've shared their experiences of lace teaching and/or lace
teachers.
Which was just as well, because family commitments and lack of transport
meant
My
Dear Arachnids
I have also been learning and teaching for over 30 years and there is still so
much for me to learn. I do not know all the answers, but I have pleanty of
books and am prepared to be given homework. Like Jacquie I encourage students
to have one pillow with a large easy piece to make
Hi Alex, and other Arachnids!
Alex's comment provides the perfect transition to the related question
which has been tumbling about in my mind during all the talk about
teachers...
Who is an ideal student?And, before the chorus begins, of *course*
they have many stripes, just as Teachers
I started teaching lace in the early 1970s, I knew little and had to work
had to keep ahead of my students.
Like Alex, I too started teaching in the early 1970's with very little
knowledge and protested to my teacher Nenia Lovesey that I had insufficient
knowledge. She insisted that I would
Thanks to all who've shared their experiences of lace teaching and/or lace
teachers.
I've had two very different lace teachers for regular classes:
I was lucky enough to start with Marie Kell in Leeds back in the early 80's.
Marie used a progression of patterns, each one introducing a new
and she demonstrates things
so fast most of us can't see how they were done... some students attempt
patterns way beyond their skills and get discouraged, others never attempt
anything beyond the simplest torchon - and some of those never learn to
start,
finish or turn a simple corner
Cathy and Ruth have added more of my own thoughts. Surely for a teacher to
have a student surpass her must be the highest accolade, and the greatest
statement of her ability to teach.
Alex
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I like to hear of students who have had a good experience with teachers. I
started teaching lace in the early 1970s, I knew little and had to work had to
keep ahead of my students. Being a teacher by profession I started by
arranging patterns, I did not have many - they were like gold dust then -
. I'm also
pretty good at finding someone's lost worker too!! (VBG)
Ruth
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the thought of their students getting better than them.
This is just the reason some teachers Never tell you all you should learn!
Some people are afraid of anyone knowing as much as they do.
I feel sorry for them - they miss out on a lot! (and I get a bit angry about
it!)
I feel that if a
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I think, Helen, that's why they tell students they're not
ready to learn
new things!
Ruth
thelacema
Morning All
Just to put in my 2 pennorth I started to teach myself around 3
years ago, from a book. the first piece of lace I produced was
abysmal! But I was proud of it! I then joined a couple of Lace
Groups and found that one of them had a class. I started going, my
The conventional wisdom about leaves and tallies is that you need to
make 1,000 of them before you can do them consistently and without fear
and trembling. That seems like an awful lot, but if you pick a project
(such as a handkerchief edging) that has a good amount of
leaves/tallies, by the
Clay, I couldn't agree with you more!!I had a lady from another state in
Australia ask me to teach her Bucks - and she was very surprised when I readily
agreed.
Her teacher in the other state had refused to teach her Bucks because you're
trying to run before you can walk. So I asked how
I did one small 9 pin edge with my Grandmother when I was about 19,in England,
then did not make any lace till I was about 40/41and living here in Oz..
I managed to find a course of 8 lessons somewhere nearby, and joined the group
of 5 or 6 with the teacher.
However, she went around the table
Hello to One and All! 4 years on torchon! I teach an 8 week course on torchon!
Then we get together again and I show them other types of bobbin lace. IF they
feel ready to go onto something new. Or if they feel they need some extra
classes, or another variety of bobbin lace, then we will do
Hello!
I'm just now getting back into lacemaking after taking a ten year
childrearing break. My favorite style of lace is Bedfordshire. I've got
all the books and a few lovely pieces under my belt (before child) I
want to figure out a way to take an in-person workshop or class, but
since I
Mark your calendar for the 2008 IOLI Convention. Yvonne Scheele will be
teaching a Beds class--and she has a new book coming out the first of the year.
Carole
Dublin, OH
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Hi. You're not very far from The Lace Museum in
Sunnyvale, California. They sometimes hold Beds
classes and may have more than one person in their
files who teaches it. Or they may have a contact with
a nearby group who is having a class.
The other thing you might check out is the Winter
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Hi. You're not very far from The Lace Museum in
Sunnyvale, California. They sometimes hold Beds
classes and may have more than one
Dear Lisa,
The Winter Lace Conference in Costa Mesa, CA will have Holly VanSciver giving a
course in Beds - all levels. She is a marvelous teacher and you will be
well-served by making the trip to CA.
Get in touch with Betty Ward at 1-714-522-8118 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Another
contact is
Dear Lynn,
There are no stupid questions between lacemakers. There are only people
who know a bit more then others, and therefore we have the list where
we can ask and get answers.
Greetings
Ilske
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although like everything
else in lacemaking, some people find them difficult, and others do not.
In one class I was teaching, one quite experienced lacemaker had managed to
avoid tallies with her previous
Lynn, just in case Tamara's not on-line at present, I'll answer.
A tally is a little woven decorative shape, usually (but not always) worked
instead of a Ground Stitch. Two pairs of bobbins are used, with just one
single thread being woven backwards and forwards through the others until the
Yes, Christine!! I agree!! Quite frankly, I was glad when a particular
student, after 3 1/2 years, gave up - I don't think its reasonable that I have
to spent all my time sitting beside her to make sure she puts an extra twist on
as she goes around a pin after such a long time. Her biggest
When I had a small class of more experienced lacemakers and a couple of
beginners, I would very nicely, but firmly, ask the chatterers to allow the
beginners what I called concentration space. I also suggested that, instead
of having a cuppa to hand and continuing working, we stop work for 20
Budge
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Yes, Christine!! I agree!! Quite frankly, I was glad when a particular
student, after 3 1/2 years, gave up - I don't think its reasonable that I
have
to spent all my time
I have been following everyone's conversation in this matter (snoopy Lynn) I
have not taken any classes however, I do have people from this group helping
me. A certain one who has taken me under her wing, so to speak, she sent me
books, and she sends me drawings of what I need to do. I just
Years ago, when I was teaching Cake Decorating, I had two women who never
finished the evening's project. I worried about it until I spoke to them
directly, and found it was just a 'girl's night out'. They didn't care if
they finished or even began the design. They could have been bowling or
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