On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 12:49 PM, bev walker <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > " Hold the hands downwards as though playing the piano. Practise lifting > the > > bobbins between the 4th and 3rd, 3rd and 2nd, 2nd and 1st fingers of the > > left hand until the muscles ache. ..." > > Now I'm wondering, is there less *ache* if one is left-handed? > > I would think she was just writing to and for right hand dominant people. In the 50's and earlier people did not allow their children to be left handed for the most part. So talking about using "the left hand until the muscles ache" would be about both developing the coordination needed and developing the muscles for the repetitive nature of the task. At least, that would be my guess about it. Bronwen -- Per pale argent and purpure, two phoenixes counterchanged sable and argent each rising from flames proper. "It is sometimes the most fragile things that have the power to endure and become sources of strength." - May Sarton "Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living."- Albert Einstein "Out of clutter, find Simplicity. From discord, find Harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." - Anais Nin "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." - Henry David Thoreau - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
