Hi all, I have two colleagues who have now started bobbin lace and want to continue. I started each of them with cloth stitch (CTC), just making a narrow strip to get the movements and the "rules" of bobbin lace down.
I'm not sure that I am the best teacher they could have, as once I had had the first couple lessons I just jumped in at the deep end and started splashing around with great abandon. My planning for these ladies is, more or less in this order: - cloth stitch ground (already introduced) - whole stitch (CTCT) - trading working and footside pairs - half-stitch ground (CT) - braids / plaits (CTCT ad infinitum) - various other grounds as needed for their chosen laces; one colleague has chosen Bucks/Bayeux, one has yet to choose as she just started today - gimps - working through a series of patterns in their chosen lace(s), introducing new techniques Does this sound like a reasonable progression? Am I leaving anything out? Thanks for your help! Best regards Elizabeth - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
