Diane, I know just how you feel about getting your son started on BL. I was thrilled when my daughter (5 1/2) wanted to learn, and this past Saturday she had 3 sessions on her bookmark, and learnt half and double half stitch. She's excited to use her own bobbins - Grandma Liz has been sending her a pair for each birthday :-) My son, who's 8, has decided he wants to learn (fine with me :-) ) so will teach him once his little sister's project is finished and I have finished the project I want to make for one of her teachers.
Which leads me into a question for the general masses out there: when teaching the basing 3 stitches (half/CT;whole/cloth/CTC; double half/CTCT), which is the easier route to go, when it comes to teaching half and double half? Ie which one is easier to learn first? I started Katie on whole stitch, which she mastered OK, and then I had trouble deciding which one to do next, so settled on half st. She finally mastered it (who hasn't had trouble keeping half stitch straight at some point in their lacemaking lives?!), and then I went back to whole for revision and to provide a break between the 2 new stitches, so she could see the differences, and double half seemed to be mastered faster. I was wondering if any of you boffins out there had any thoughts or experiences with this? Cheers, Helen, Aussie living in gloriously warm Denver - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
