Vis a vis your observations about what appeals to children. When my daughter was an adolescent, I found myself winding embroidery floss onto card bobbins for easy access while she made elaborate Friendship Bracelets. Each one was more complicated than the last. Those Friendship bracelets were not that quick and easy, pinned to a background pad, and requiring a lot of knotting along a diagonal. I kept thinking, how is this really different than lacemaking? Every girl in her class had a box of embroidery floss and they even worked them while pinned to their back packs. Also, of course, there is the adolescent practice of elaborate lanyard weaving with plastic cord, something I had to relearn along with her <<I think most of us simply follow directions in this area>> That is puzzle solving behavior
<<And, Devon, what was that enormous and complex piece of lace you were making at Betty's that time, in her entry hall? The Leicester Eagle or something? Using a shadow pricking or something? Definitely not a project for instant gratification. At the least, threaditation. >> That was a project that failed to deliver sufficient gratification. I cut it off. It was a Chantilly piece I had started ten years ago, but was unable to work without Ulrike standing over me. Finally, I faced reality, and I set the pillow free for other impossible projects. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
