Last night I was attempting to get my head round what was to me, a complicated beading stitch which was a brick stitch with a bit added. Could I do it? No I could not. I had been trying do to this for the past week but last night I lost the plot and so I took everything over to my friend's house and I showed the instructions (in a book) to her son. Joshua is 15 and can do anything with computers and mobile phones so it seemed logical to me that he would solve my problem. And he did. We were kneeling together on the floor and I was following his hands as he stitched each bead to the other. (I'm 56 and I got stuck there on the floor with joint stiffness but a few more evening promrose pills and I'll be right as rain in no time lol).
As soon as I see somebody do something I understand the procedure - but to follow instructions from a book is quite impossible. It reminded me of my childhood when my parents would moan in frustration because I couldn't do a homework project. Why couldn't they see I was a visual follower and not a brainiac?
Anyway, I have now learned the procedure and all being well and my memory doesn't fail me, I will make a necklace and bracelet set - and I'll be a proud as Punch that I did! Thank you Joshua for helping this old bird lol! xxx
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