In my zeal to promote lacemaking, I admit that I did not address the
question of whether you can pick up and put down bobbin lace with this
questioner.
I do agree that it is not the easiest thing to pick up and put down.
In fact, one of the things I like about it is the intense
concentration that
Other parts of Devonâs meassage have already been addresses.
This part: âIs this hobby something easy to pack away (so my kids canât
get their hands in it) and something I can pick up and leave as my free time
permits? I have some experience in crocheting but beginners level.â
As a millennial I will just chime in to say that today’s young people are not
as divided in taste as perhaps they were in the past. You might be surprised to
find that many girls like dinosaurs & trucks, and many boys like pink &
flowers. The easiest way is just to offer everyone the same range
The Facebook groups Lacemaking and Bobbin Lacemaking are excellent groups to
join for beginners and experienced lacemakers. Highly recommended.
Ann
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] What is the best way to start
bobbin lace?
I think the biggest problem is what they are to make, as that usually is
slanted toward female lace makers.Flowers are not going to work for a boy
of that age. Thus I think the most difficult bit of this admirable plan is to
find things in lace
Does the mother want to learn herself or teach her sons?
As an educator, I feel 2 years is too young to start lace, they need to
have developed a working memory that allows them to hold quite a bit of
information and they need good fine motor skills. The four year old may
be just ready.
Is
I started to learn lace when my son was 10 months old - so it is possible to
combine with a young child. However I hope she has a less absent-minded
partner than my husband. He was supposed to be looking after my son while I
cooked. Instead I heard an interesting pinging sound coming from the
Lyn, I guess I didn't make myself clear. It is the mother who wants to
learn. I mentioned the children because it occurred to me that it
wouldn't be that easy for her to leave the house. Also, I left out
another part of the message. The entire message said, "I have two
young boys. Two and 4 years
I taught myself from the Doris Southard book until I found a group about 40
miles away. From there, I found suppliers. This was before I used the Internet
much. Found Arachne which helped. Â Nowadays I am on Bobbin Lace Makers on
Facebook and try to help with suggestions for people new to lace. Â
"My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members,
please ignore it. I read your emails."Dear Devon, et al,
I am assuming this mother lives in the US, so we have this situation. A
mother, experienced in bobbin lacemaking, with two young sons and she wants
them to learn bobbin lace.
As you may know, I am the IOLI facebook editor. I have received a
question to the page from a woman who has two young sons, 2 and 4. She
asks "What is the best way to start this hobby?"
Ordinarily I would say that she should get in touch with a local lace
group that would tell her where lessons
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