Thank you so much, Alice, for the detailed report on the workshop. I know how tired you must have been after it was all over, but I'm sure it was certainly worth the effort for both students and teacher.
I have one little suggestion, which might save a sore back from the long bending over other people's pillows. When I spent several days at the Kant Cantrum I noticed that the set up for both students and teacher was as I have never seen it elsewhere: Three chairs were set up along the wall. The teacher sat in the middle one, and a first student took the chair on her right, followed by a second student on her left. The teacher turned to the first student and helped her with her problem, then turned to the second one and took care of her. Meanwhile, a third student took the place of the first, and so it continued all afternoon. This might not work as well at the beginning of a group introduction, but as the afternoon wore on it might have saved the teacher's back and give the students a welcome change of position now and then. Most of the time the setup for lace classes, as I've experienced it in the US, is just as Alice described it, with poor light, inadequate tables, and miserable seating. But for me anyway, I love to introduce people to lacemaking and always welcome the opportunity to do so even under adverse conditions. We seem to be getting more requests for demonstration up here in Maine USA which is very encouraging. And interestingly, the most eager to figure it all out are the men and boys! Tess - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
