Tag Archives: practise

A Long Tail and a Short One

Posted on April 9, 2016 by notewords

I undid the mistake in finishing the Cluny Leaf Coaster. Not much to work with… If this had been anything other than a practise piece, I would have picked back through the chain and the ring, rejoined and finished properly. … Continue reading →

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Left, write, left, write…

Posted on October 15, 2015 by notewords

My writing is still going steadily. Despite Titch’s efforts to the contrary. 😀 Just putting one word after the other. Not that I don’t have bad days, and even on a good day I often end up with less words … Continue reading →

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The Learning Curve

Posted on July 15, 2015 by notewords

I’ve been tatting for nearly four years now, so I don’t quite count myself as a beginner, but it’s an ongoing process. So I joined The Online Tatting Class. It’s free, it’s fun and there’s always someone to ask if you … Continue reading →

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The Dog Ate My Homework…

Posted on July 28, 2013 by notewords

One thing you hear a lot of as a teacher are excuses. Many, many excuses! Most of them are along the lines of ‘I forgot’. This does not fly very well because I write down the homework, plus write the … Continue reading →

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How to practise, Guitar

Posted on November 6, 2011 by notewords

They say practise makes perfect. Well, not so much. Sloppy practise doesn’t do anything but reinforce bad habits. There is a tendency to work on a new piece by just going through from beginning to end. This means the sections that have … Continue reading →

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