Speaking as a relative newcomer to bobbin Lace, I think if I were going to
teach a newbie, I would start with a tape lace. Lynx lace.com has good
introductory lessons. This lace type presents the basic stitches, sewing,
rounding a curve, edge stitches but only uses a small number of bobbins.
I think Leonardâs way of making a picot with a new pair is very
âinventiveâ I would Never have thought of doing that. Well done Leonard!!
Then to read a lot further down the digest, that a teacher taught that way
â Wow!
Still, that is how lacemaking evolved â people working out how
I started learning to make lace in 1969 after I saw it being demonstrated at a
craft show and as many other learners did, started with torchon before moving
on to other types of lace making, including needle lace. In those days all I
wanted was to try to learn more difficult and intricate types
She was fuming about it the other day but when I asked if she wanted me to send
pictures of lace that I see at the English museums she said yes! Hope springs
eternal... Susan
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Sue,
Maybe you need to treat her to a gift of beginning Beds lessons. Failing that,
get her a book that she can self learn from... graded patterns from super easy
that teach something new with each progressive pattern. That is how I self
taught myself Buckspoint and I refused to do Torchon as
I was taught the same method as Leonard by one of my lace teachers.
Helene Ulrich
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Hi Susan,
For basics I’m thinking some sparkly metallic threads or beads may have some
appeal since we taught basics to a group of eight adults recently. They found
half stitch to be a bit challenging until someone mentioned Chantilly lace is
based on that very stitch. Someone started singing
Thank you for your opinions Clay & Gabriele. You could have knocked me over
with a feather when I read AB’s quote! We all have preferences so it’s only
natural that one—or more—styles of lace winds up at the bottom of someone’s
list. The same is true for music, literature, whatever. With
Susan wrote:
> Had to chuckle at another quote: “Torchon, an unsophisticated lace of
> repetitive geometric patterns based on diagonals with a heavy, five hole
> mesh...” Most of you know that Torchon is not my favorite & AB managed to
> capture my sentiments in a nutshell.
Are you
