I recently took a class where
the teacher said she doesn't mark the twists. This creates
confusion.
Drawing twists makes a diagram more error prone. Better no marks than wrong
marks. So it is better to teach them by mouth in those situations they don't
come natural with your level of
I think it depends on the person using the diagram, the thread choice
and whatever lace it is ;)
I like to see twists marked that aren't part of our usual bobbin lace stitches!
I can choose not to do them, or add more or less as it works out. If
the markings aren't there to remind me - I forget.
all that information in your brain better organized and
more easily retrievable.
Kathy
-in cold Marcola, Oregon (sunny but near freezing this morning)
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:30:11 -
From: Alex Stillwell alexstillw...@talktalk.net
Subject: [lace] Lace diagrams
Hi Robin
Re: I, however
Hi Arachnids
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From: Jenny Brandis je...@brandis.com.au
To: 'Alex Stillwell' alexstillw...@talktalk.net; lace@arachne.com
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 11:19 PM
Subject: RE: [lace] Lace diagrams
Many do not and faithfully continue follow diagrams for years
charts or not
Alex
- Original Message -
From: Jenny Brandis je...@brandis.com.au
To: 'Alex Stillwell' alexstillw...@talktalk.net; lace@arachne.com
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 11:19 PM
Subject: RE: [lace] Lace diagrams
Many do not and faithfully continue follow diagrams
Lorelei Halley wrote:
Balance, it seems to me, is a middle ground that a really good lacemaker
eventually achieves: respect for tradition, an understanding and acceptance
of
the lacemaker's discretion and personal interpretation in executing someone
else's design (antique or modern), and the
Also you are one of the 'thinkers' ... Many do not and
faithfully continue follow diagrams for years without
thinking about how it all works. They are my concern.
Why worry so much? One mans ceiling is another mans floor. Of course you can
try to encourage.
Someone called teachers with
All this talk of slavishly following diagrams and thinking that is the only
way to work a pattern has me perplexed. I don't get it. I learned bobbin
lace from Doris Southard's book. I enlarged her prickings and dotted them out
on 4/inch graph paper, and worked them in 10/2 linen. Her
Hi All,
The best thing about coloured diagrams is that it allows many more lace books
to be printed, the one edition catering for up to 5 language groups.
I am sure I am not the only one whose mind works quicker that than her hands,
plans to do more lace have to be shelved, or to put off
I think people come to lacemaking the same way they do to anything else in
the world. There are some people who love to be creative and will want to
dive in immediately to see how the lace works. There are also lots of
people that want to learn enough of the language to be able to work a
certain
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