Hi all As a non mathematical person I feel I must comment from those of us who are mathematically challenged. I like to think I am a reasonable lacemaker, I can draw out patterns on graph paper and use a lace design programme and I teach students how to draw out patterns to help understand the working of lace. But I cannot add up for toffee and some maths completely confuses me. I admit I am better with floral type laces, Bucks, Honiton etc but I don't like to make mistakes and teach accordingly. Please give consideration to non mathematical Lacemakers as well. There is a place for us all.
Regards Maureen On 7 Jul 2013, at 17:53, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Clay > > In my experience those with a maths bias tend to be more accurate and can > understand how the threads work. In the many years I have been teaching I have > come across many who show this ability and who should have been good at maths, > but sadly for some reason or other it did not happen. Starting my career > teaching maths/science I have always been interested to find out why not. > Surprisingly sometimes it was as simple as returning to school after an > illness to find the subject had moved on and they feeling they could not catch > up assumed they could not do it. Just because a person thinks she cannot do > maths does not mean that the ability to think logically and ‘see’ straight > lines is not there. > > Being mathematical is not at the expense of being creative. You can be both, > although there are some who require perfection and making lace that is > geometrically accurate is essential. These lacemakers prefer the geometrical > laces and find it very hard to make floral Bucks and the Lester type Beds in > which judgement is frequently made between two techniques, neither of which > will give a perfect result. Fortunately there are so many different forms of > lacemaking that we can all find plenty to satisfy our individual needs. > > Happy lacemaking whichever type you make and whether you can do maths or not. > > Alex > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
