I've just read this one out to hubby and his response ' Well, Yeh!!!!' This is like the lady I tried to teach to make lace who didn't like spangling (ok you can buy them ready done), didn't like pricking patterns (it does help to understand them but you can buy them on card and prick as you go) and actually didn't like making anything that was simple in order to learn the basic stiches. What she really wanted was to be able to make the pieces I was on when I demonstrated at reenactments. I said yes, she could but when you can't remember how to make a stitch why make your life complicated with a piece on a 24" pillow with 60 pairs or a honiton piece that she couldn't see because when reenacting she didn't have authentic period glasses. So she suggested that when we demonstrated I should set up my pillow and she would sit at it and look like she was making the lace. Then if people asked about it she could tell them what she was doing. (I was very tempted to say 'what you are doing ... oh pretending to make my lace') I was restrained and simply said 'No, that would be dishonest'. We don't speak any more. L
Kind Regards Liz Baker [email protected] My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website: http://thelacebee.weebly.com/ ________________________________ From: Sue Babbs <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 29 October 2011, 16:47 Subject: Re: [lace] Lace classes When the pupil won't wear the glasses she needs to see the lace (even though they have been prescribed for her, and she owns them) and won't practise between lessons (so that she can remember what the three basic stitches are) then it is no longer the teacher's fault, however willing the student declares herself to be!!! It was several months with this student, before I discovered that she couldn't actually see the lace stitches! She drove the other pupils in the class round the bend, as well as me, and I reluctantly had to suggest to her that I was not able to teach her and she should leave the class. Sue [email protected] -----Original Message----- - 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 - 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
