Hello Alice I'll second Anita's recommendation - the "newbie" in our lace glass got the Dye/Thunder "Beginner's Guide... for Christmas after the end of her first term and reappeared for the first class in January with one bookmark from it finished and the next one started (there are people in the class who have been learning with our teacher for many years and still don't know how to start off a simple torchon pattern, never mind finish off a piece unaided...).
The book is beautifully presented - gorgeously attractive to look at - and has loads of clear photos to illustrate the instructions, wonderful for students who find a wordy explanation difficult to "see". I like Ruth's copy so much I bought my own, just in case I ever need to teach a beginner the basics... Beth In a wonderfully warm, sunny Cheshire (UK) spring afternoon. Alas, my gardening trousers are in the wardrobe and the decorator has shoved a chest of drawers in front of it while he papers the walls so I'm not out there weeding and planting seeds. ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: [lace] Re: beginner book (was describe BL) Date: Tuesday 31 March 2009 From: purple lacer <purplelace...@hotmail.com> To: lacel...@verizon.net, lace@arachne.com Alice,I picked up Gillian Dye & Adrienne Thunder's new book "Beginner's Guide to Bobbin Lace" at the IOLI convention last summer. My first impression was that it could be a great book for beginners. I haven't read it cover to cover yet but it has tons of great pictures. And at $20 it is a great buy! It is certainly more of a beginner book than Torchon Lace Workbook (which doesn't have pictures for the basic cross and twist movements that beginners w/o a teacher need). Anita HansenCedar Rapids, Iowa > > Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:33:10 -0700 (PDT) > From: Alice Howell <lacel...@verizon.net> > Subject: [lace] Re: beginner book (was describe BL) > > NEW QUESTION > The beginner teaching book we have used for many years in this area (Torchon Lace Workbook) is no longer available at a decent price from any source. I need a new (easily available) beginner book for new students so they can have a reference on hand. > > What book do you use with, or recommend to, your students? > > Thanks, > Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
