And sometimes those self-taught people can be in for a rude awakening when they finally find a teacher! Brimming with confidence, they arrive ready to tackle an intermediate piece only to discover that they have wound their bobbins wrong, confused the cross with the twist, have no idea how to keep their bobbins under control, etc., etc... The brave ones begin all over again, but I have seen at least one who just gave up when she realized she had done it all wrong... It was too hard for her to remember which was correct and which wasn't. But she did not give up quietly, (having never learned that it is commonly understood that teachers rotate around the classroom, giving each student her fair amount of time). So needless to say, the class was not so pleasant for the rest of us.
Been there, done that! I felt very sad for her... And still wonder if she ever found a near-by teacher to help. Clay Sent from my iPad > On Dec 8, 2013, at 1:22 PM, "Lyn Bailey" <lynrbai...@desupernet.net> wrote: > > Devon wrote: > So, if it is only two stitches, like knitting, why is it so hard to learn? > > And not impossible to make acceptable lace without a teacher, although > having a teacher is much easier and a much quicker way to learn. Plus it is > much more fun, as you are with other lacemakers. And you learn things from > teachers that are not in books. Sometimes they are simple things, sometimes > they are small but important things. > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
