At a workshop with Michael Giusiana this summer, he often corrected a student's "approach" to the work. He emphasized keeping your work centered in front of you, whether that meant turning the pillow or moving bobbins more frequently. He said this improved your tension. But he also explained that when we twist to get to work on the side of our pillow, we usually hunch one shoulder in order to keep our arms at the same level... and THIS is what puts that knife into the back! When I'm working my Binche now, with so many bobbins on the pillow, I really wish I had a Christina pillow!! And even though I know to keep the work centered, I often get caught up in the moment and do the twist and hunch routine... so after a while my back is screaming!
Clay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Partridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 10:07 AM Subject: [lace] Exercises during lace making > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes > >Jacquie, who is fine while making lace except for the feeling that a knife > >that gets put between my shoulder blades just about where my bra strap is. > >Sometimes after half an hour, sometimes after many hours, and I can't work out > >exactly what the trigger/prevention is. > > > Whilst I was making a 3" wide Bucks insertion to go on the edge of a > pillowcase for my C&G part 1, I was working up to eight hours a day on > it. After a while, I found I had pain in my right shoulder, and it was > the action of taking the pins from my pin cushion at the back righthand > corner of the pillow to their place in the pricking that was causing the > pain - of repetitive strain type. I switched to using my left hand for > a while (not very successful!) and tried having a break for a while when > I could feel it coming on - I think it was the intensity of the work > that did it - I had a month to get the piece finished in. > > Tambour work for long periods (again a C&G project) used to get me > between the blades, but at the top - so I learnt that five hour days > were my maximum. Honiton gave me pains in my stomach if I had the pillow > on my lap! (So I bought the attachment for my stand..). > > It could be down to your general stress level at the time, if it is > coming on after half an hour on some occasions but longer on others. Try > changing the height/angle of your pillow, and don't sit for any longer > than two hours without moving and changing your position. If > demonstrating with a friend, try swapping chairs (you move, not the > chair) every so often. > -- > Jane Partridge > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
