I had a similar experience with a lady who moved to Sydney - she wanted to learn Bucks, and asked if I'd teach her. Of course, I agreed. Then she told me that her teacher in another part of Australia had told her that she wasn't ready yet to learn Bucks. She too had been "learning" Torchon for 8 years!
I must admit though, that when I'm teaching Torchon to a real beginner, I like to just concentrate on the technical things for the first couple of months, making sure the student really knows how to work a spider, a fan, a trail etc., in a sampler before moving onto simple pieces of lace. I do it because I've found that, for most people, this enables them to become independant, thinking lacemakers very quickly. Once they're secure in the basics, I do my best to encourage them to develop as far and as quickly as they can. I have no desire to spend the rest of my life "supervising" a student's work, helping them start a piece etc. I explain my system to any prospective student and if they're not happy with that, I'll always do what I can to help them find another way of learning lacemaking. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) --- Elizabeth Ligeti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree with you, Eva, though there may be some times when a student needs > to have done some techniques so that they can learn the new ones in class. > > I remember, back in the earlier days of the Guild, that at a Lace Day a > couple of ladies asked me how many years should they be making lace for, > before they could move on to Beds lace. "They had only been making lace for > 4 years, and were still on narrow, simple torchon patterns, and their > teacher would not let them try anything else yet!!!" > I was appalled!!! I would have given the whole thing away, if I had had to > stay on tiny torchon edges for that length of time! I think the teacher was > just feathering her own nest - not trying to advance her students - and I > told them so!!! > > Once you can make the basic lace, then try other types - you may find them > more satisfying! > > from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://search.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Search - Looking for more? Try the new Yahoo! Search - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
