I read several yeas ago that there were studies done that found that knitting helps with developing math skills. It didn't mention the supposed theory behind it, but I am now wondering if it has something to do with the rhythmic movements. Considering that knitting is very rhythmic, and so is bobbin lace. The movements themselves are very basic and repetitive, but different combinations of the movements make the pattern. Same goes for math, or computer coding.
*Marianne* Marianne Gallant Vernon, BC Canada [email protected] http://threadsnminis.blogspot.ca, https://www.facebook.com/GallantCreation/ > I have watched beginning lace students work so hard wrapping their brains around the movement of the threads. I think lacemaking the way it is done today, not as a moneymaking endeavor but a pastime cum exercise, attracts people with minds with certain skills related to mathematics, not arithmetic. I also suspect that lacemaking can do something to develop those skills. I have tried to figure out a way to teach girls lacemaking in order to develop the mathematical abilities boys develop in 'manly' ways. We don't usually give girls chemistry sets, or erector sets, or crystal radio kits. Lacemaking is a girly thing, as it is presently done, and thus would be acceptable to grade school girls who are intent on being girls. Problem is, there is no proof learning to make bobbin lace helps to develop a mathematical mind. It seems logical from what I have observed about myself and about other lacemakers, but that would not be persuasive to teachers. I was amazed when I noticed all the mathematically inclined who took to bobbin lace. > > - 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/
