Re: [lace] Easiest for who?

2013-07-12 Thread robinlace
alexstillw...@talktalk.net wrote: Unfortunately, although I can knit and have done fairisle, the wrong hand is dominant and I feel like I am fighting myself. Like you, the experience means I hate it. Interesting result! I'm a lefty and my mother's righty. She taught me most things for

[lace] Easiest for who?

2013-07-11 Thread alexstillwell
From: Bronwen of Hindscroft welshw...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [lace] Lace and math, was Teaching children Easiest for who? As a left hander, this kind of idea (that all a right hander needed to do was sit opposite and let me mirror image) is part of what caused me to hate..

Re: [lace] Easiest for who?

2013-07-11 Thread Sue Duckles
Morning All Ok so, some people have suggested using a mirror to 'teach' left-handers how to knit/sew/crochet/tat etc If you look on the 'net' there are a veritable wealth of videos showing just exactly how to do all of these using either right or left hands Alex says that she

Re: [lace] Easiest for who?

2013-07-11 Thread csjones666
...@gmail.com Subject: [lace] Easiest for who? From: Bronwen of Hindscroft welshw...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [lace] Lace and math, was Teaching children Easiest for who? As a left hander, this kind of idea (that all a right hander needed to do was sit opposite and let me mirror image) is part

Re: [lace] Easiest for who?

2013-07-11 Thread Bronwen of Hindscroft
I'm not snipping any one email, as it's the general subject I'm replying to. I am pretty left handed. Even though I live in a right handed world, I struggle to do things right handed. As an adult, I've found that I've picked up the ability (somewhat) to watch what a right hander is doing and

Re: [lace] Easiest for who?/handedness in BL

2013-07-11 Thread Bev Walker
Hello Bronwen and everyone As far as I can tell, bobbin lace is neutral as to which hand is dominant. Instructions would be, for instance, 'place a pin' - use whichever hand you like. We make left- and right-facing picots. Scissors might be an issue, but there a person can use a specific tool