At 09:45 AM 8/4/2003 +1000, you wrote: >It is quite possible for anyone to learn any lace without learning other >laces first. >
This is also my opinion. However, I must say that sometimes having previous experience with other laces may make the learning curve a bit easier on some of the more difficult laces. I took a workshop on Binche several years ago, and still have never done Flanders. I must admit that my teacher frowned at me when I admitted to this, but I did OK with Binche. The teacher had to show me the Flanders stitch since I didn't know it, but otherwise I could follow her instructions. Now I must admit to working some snowflakes on my own ahead of the class, just to be sure that I could do them correctly. Four colors of thread were used so the thread paths could be tracked better. If the colors went out of sequence, then I goofed somewhere and had to re-do it. Thus I had no fear of 4-pair ground stitches when I started a Binche pattern. Someone once told me that the Flanders knowledge was to give experience in 4-pair stitches before doing Binche. I can see where the ring pair and worker switching techniques would also help with confidence in a new venture. I recommend having some removable arrows (from an office supply store) to mark the location of the work on the diagram---use several, in fact. I didn't want to write on my only copy of the diagram and cobbled some markers using scotch tape which I changed to arrows as soon as I got home. We have the good fortune and privilege of having many lace types available to us. Now, since I just got a new lace pillow in the mail, I think I'll initiate it with a pattern of Peniche Lace. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon - July had no rain. Hoping for a shower soon. Oregon Country Lacemakers Arachne Secret Pal Administrator Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
