On 11 Aug 2009, at 12:59, Jane Partridge wrote:
I am planning to look at various ways of starting Torchon lace
patterns (ie where to hang pairs in)
I've found Sheila Brown's "Starts and Finishes in Torchon lace" very
useful.
Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada
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Hello all,
I think it is very easy for the learner to develop an aversion to starting
and finishing if they are not dealt with from the very start.
I don't teach starting and finishing as being separate processes to lace
making. Whether they are spangling bobbins, starting, finishing, thinki
Wangling...FudgingCall it whatever you want to, but sometimes it's the most
feasible solution to a mixup. I did it recently on a piece of Binche that used
very fine threads. One pair went astray, and to go back to find it with that
thread would have resulted in broken threads. I added a p
Maureen, our teacher, calls that fudging the result!!
Sue in EY
On 2 Apr 2009, at 10:02, Brenda Paternoster wrote:
Wangling is sorting out a mess, not necessarily undoing the
mistake(s) but compensating by perhaps leaving out a pair less or a
pair more somewhere else to get all the pairs ba
Alex,
I agree too, it's very unprofessional as a teacher not to offer all of
your knowledge. If you have bright students who are interested in the
subject there are bound to be times when they ask something you don't
know. Providing you either make every effort to find out, or encourage
th
Sorry, I should have addressed my answer to Carol, but you are probably both
enjoying it.
Alex
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Dear Beth
I thoroughly agree with you. Anyone learning lace must be taught how to start
and finish, they are essential parts of the process of making lace. I usually
get my students to think about starting and what to look for when they
approach a new piece, and make sure they are well aware that
