[lace] RE: teaching stitches (was: lacey weekend)

2004-01-14 Thread Panza, Robin
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? So many people are intimidated by half stitch, that I'd save it for last. It's so easy to

[lace] Re: teaching stitches (was: lacey weekend)

2004-01-14 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Jan 14, 2004, at 16:22, Panza, Robin wrote (in response to Helen Bell): So many people are intimidated by half stitch, that I'd save it for last. It's so easy to lose your place in it, and some people go a very long time before overcoming their fear of it. Cloth stitch (CTC) is so easy to