Dear Kim,
You are so right. No hankie edgings for kids. But culling Christmas
stars, anything with 10 pairs or less, Brigette Bellons books, all that stuff
has great merit. A wide choice of options is I think the best approach, with
some cars and trucks thrown in.
I have just uploaded to my album on webshots.com, arachne 2003 Lyn Bailey, a
picture I took in 2007 at the lace school in Brioude, France, showing the
childrens projects. Note the car on the road toward the bottom. And note
the color. lrb
From: Kim Davis
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 3:52 PM
To: Lyn Bailey
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [lace] Lace projects for children
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.
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