I have this curriculum binder,and I love it. It is a bit pricey, but if you think you will be working with kids much it is well worth the price. It is very well thought out with a lot of diagrams of basic stitches and things to help illustrate a point. It uses the techniques it covers in creative ways that are definitely appealing to children, but also shows them creative uses for lace.
I think it is important for anyone, but especially children, to get to try both tape based laces and continuous laces. I enjoy working both, but find I sometimes am in the mood to work with just a few pair and "go off the grid" so to speak. Other times I enjoy the puzzle of a continuous lace. When we come into this as adults most of us have a preconceived idea of what type of lace is appealing to us. But, I find children often don't. I think it is important to allow them to go back and forth between the different types so they can get a feeling for what they like. I know there are many purists who don't like the idea of mixed laces, but this is another direction many young people are moving. As Devon mentioned having a shape with a tape base and then using Torchon fillings can be a lot of fun. Critical thinking is really being pushed in the school curriculum now (at least here in the US), so the kids I have dealt with are very eager to jump in and figure out how it all works. Of course, the fearlessness and openness most young children have is also a major blessing. Do you have any of the Brigette Bellon books with small pieces in them? Most of the kids I have dealt with progress quickly, but still have a short attention span. I think working smaller projects but letting the skills build upon each other are a good way to go. For example, unless your niece can work really fast, she will likely get tired of a hankie edging before she rounds the second corner. Kim On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Lyn Bailey <[email protected]>wrote: > So, I demonstrated at a local crafts bazaar, and it was highly successful, > in > my opinion. I have a little half sheet that I hand out giving the urls of > IOLI, and more local lace groups and two major suppliers. I handed those > only > to those who really expressed and interest, and I handed out about 20, > which I > think was great. I didnt have a try me pillow, as I was the only one > there, but the niece of a friend came by, and wanted to do it, so I put up > 2 > spare pairs of bobbins, and she merrily went along crossing and twisting. > I > can see this getting a bit more involved. I can teach the beginning stuff, > and I have a fish keychain fob that I saw being made at Kantcentrum by the > kids class there, AND I have pictures from Brioude, France, showing the > childrens efforts, making a village out of tape lace houses with some > simple fillings. > Problem is, I am not creative in that way. I cant design visual > things. Like lace. The child involved is about 10. Are there books out > there for children her age? Or are there books out there with patterns in > them that have appealed to other children her age that you folks know? It > is > possible, of course, that she will be satisfied with making Torchon > edgings, > of increasing difficulty, but I am not hopeful. It is also possible that > she > will be able to design her own lace, but I have no great hopes of that > either. > But she seems relatively proficient, even with a first lesson, and, more > importantly, enthusiastic. > Has anyone else had a similar problem, and if so, how did you solve it. > After the bandage, what do you do? I have Christine Springetts book on > snakes on my shopping list, And I have the 2 German books on Easter eggs. > > Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US, where were having exceptionally fine > weather for November. Highs of 65F 17C in bright sun. > > - > 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
