Every day I have to contend with the fact that people learn through different means and bearing in mind that lace is a physical movement of bobbins you would think that it would attract the same type of person but it simply doesn't. When we test our training for work we have to make sure that it satisfies certain criteria - mainly we use VARK (Visual, Auditory, wRitten/Reading and Kinestic) and and Honey Mumford's learning models (Activists, Pragmatists, Theorists and Reflectors. Listening to you guys it's great because you all talk about the different ways that you like to do things. When trying to explain Honey Mumford we use the tale of trying to learn to ride a bicycle - and you will all see yourselves in this one: Activists will grab the bike and try to ride it (falling off it and getting back on but keeping trying). Pragmatists will go and get all the bicycle riding studies and start a discussion group on the results of the studies, analysing the data from different sources. Theorists will buy the best book on bicycle riding and study it making sure that they have all the recommended equipment together before even attempting to unlock the bicycle from the gatepost. After all, if you get the right book you could do brain surgery ... Reflectors will stand back and observe the other people, those riding (and falling off the bike), those in the discussion group, those reading the book. They will then start to write down their observations and conclusions and producing data on their observations. So, which one are you? L
Kind Regards Liz Baker thelace...@btinternet.com My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website: http://thelacebee.weebly.com/ --- On Fri, 4/3/11, Clay Blackwell <clayblackw...@comcast.net> wrote: From: Clay Blackwell <clayblackw...@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [lace] Bobbin Lace Instructions - Written Out for the Teacherless To: jeria...@aol.com Cc: lace@arachne.com Date: Friday, 4 March, 2011, 15:55 Jeri is absolutely right! There are several different type of learning preferences. I have a charming and very carefully written book by Jennifer Ford called, "A Detailed Guide to Point Ground Bobbin Lace". It was produced in 1986. It is spiral bound - on three sides!! The spiral bound pages of the long (top) side of the book contain detailed diagrams with each pin hole numbered. The smaller pages bound on the left side of the book contain written instructions for each of the five patterns, and beside each step, the lacemaker is referred to a "note". (It appears that three of the prickings have been cut out and are no longer with the book, but two of the prickings remain). The smaller pages bound on the right side of the book contain the "notes" which are specific instructions about how to do various stitches in Point Ground lace. It is arranged this way so that one could open the book to the diagram in question, open the instructions to the step in question, and open the notes to the particular stitch in question, and not have to flip back and forth. I have kept this book because it is so unusual. Has anyone ever worked with it? When I first learned to make lace, I had a borrowed copy of Jennifer Fisher's "Torchon Lace for Today", and I learned a great deal from that book! (Thanks, Tamara!!). Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA > > Another drum roll -- from Jeri! There are people who like written-out in > plain language bobbin lace instructions. My first lacemaking books > included the series from Christine Springett (England). They are still available, > and she thought of every type of person's learning preference for making > lace. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
