Lorelei wrote: <If you live in England and will be learning bobbin lace there, it might be best to follow English practice, since that is what teachers and other lacemakers there will be doing. English lacemakers work palms down, usually on a Honiton pillow or a cookie shaped pillow. As far as I can tell, ALL English lacemakers do half stitch CT, with cloth stitch CTC (although they may call this "whole stitch"), and "whole stitch with a twist" would be CTCT.>
Not so. Many lace teachers are now teaching half stitch TC and not CT. The teacher in the class I attend, teaches new lacemakers the TC method so that all threads hang vertical. I, and others in the class, were taught CT so we carry on doing that. Some can work either method. Again, in my class, students move bobbins in any way that they find comfortable and natural. The teacher watches each person to see if she can suggest something more natural, bearing in mind that the ladies joining the class for the first time are usually over 60. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
