[lace] tatting with the 'wrong hand'
Hi, all, I'm left-handed and when I decided to learn how to tat years ago it never occurred to me to learn other than left-handed. Several years later I decided that was a mistake - it was too much trouble converting charts from RH to LH - so I re-taught myself right-handed. Although both ways were initially awkward, I persevered and now find tatting right-handed comes naturally. And it wasn't just that, but I get way fewer knots and tangles tatting RH. For some reason as it seems the threads lie more smoothly RH. One thing that worked for me was to start with thick threads. It made it so much easier to see what I was doing and make sure I flipped the stitches correctly. JulieO in Whitehorse, Yukon, in Canada's north, catching up on a summer's worth of e-mail now that it's autumn. - 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/
Re: [lace] tatting with the 'wrong hand'
On 18/09/13 6:07 AM, Karen Bovard wrote: I did that once so that I could better understand what my new tatting students were going through in the learning process. It was an interesting experiment. I was successful in that I was able to learn tatting 'left-handed'. I am left handed and learnt to tat with my right hand, I also knit and crochet with my right hand. When you are learning a new skill the hand you use is not really relevant since it is still a muscle memory excercise. Anna from a windy but sunny Sydney - 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/
[lace] tatting with the 'wrong hand'
I did that once so that I could better understand what my new tatting students were going through in the learning process. It was an interesting experiment. I was successful in that I was able to learn tatting 'left-handed'. Karen Bovard Sayre The ShuttleSmith Omaha, Nebraska http://www.theshuttlesmith.com/ http://theshuttlesmith.blogspot.com/ From: C Johnson To: "'Gray, Alison J'" Cc: Arachne List Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 10:27 AM Subject: RE: [lace] Tatting update I taught my left handed friend to use the tatting shuttle. My theory is, "tatting is a two handed operation anyway. So just do it like I am", and Cheryl learned without any trouble ... Go figure. Susie in Illinois. To: 'Daphne Martin' Cc: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Tatting update Some ladies didn't even achieve that, the poor lady sitting next to me was left handed and didn't get beyond doing a chain, but she definitely wants to keep going. - 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/ - 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/
