I found it interesting that when my granddaughter had her first go at
making lace (she made herself a bracelet on the day after her sixth
birthday) once she got the hang of the half stitch, she naturally
started singing as she worked, and I can quite imagine that with
children starting to learn at this age and younger (some were only four
and a half years old) it might have been just as natural to them to sing
whilst they worked - also if they were singing they couldn't waste time
chatting!
In message <77BBA1B1F68245618148CCF80874E993@salex>, Alex Stillwell
<[email protected]> writes
Hi arachnids
The lacemakers songs or 'tells' had a distinct use in that they encouraged
faster work.
--
Jane Partridge
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