Adding some vocabulary to my next lesson

If introducing them to those is bad, I suppose you shouldn't mention SABLE. :)

-Margaret

Teehee...that was the very first one my DH learned. Becky A.

Snort! very good Margaret! Cheryl

Margaret St. John said

Teaching them about S. E. X. would also be a no no

How about mentioning non-cross stitch embroidery like crewel, ribbon embroidery, needlepoint, etc. We wouldn't want the kids to think embroidery begins and ends with cross stitch [insert emoticon here]

Thimble and hoop?? Dawne

Back-stitch is a somewhat important one, if they plan to do something a bit bigger. Emphasizing how it clarifies the outline of an object. You could even, in all your spare time LOL, do some little thing, and show it with and without back-stitch. Maybe that should wait until Cheryl's advanced class!

Gill

Dawne Peters> Thimble and hoop??

My thoughts exactly. I think it would be very helpful, if it's possible (one could always borrow from another needleworker for a class) to show examples of other types of needlework. When I have taught at different EGA groups, that is what I have done . . . including a blanket in Tunisian crochet! It's always good to whet the appetite to explore various modes of needlework. Dianne

I'll bring some surface work pieces, but beyond that, please, they are only

Cheryl

It's not a matter of overwhelming children. It's opening their eyes to the possibilities. Like a show and tell.

Dianne

You might be able to make them giggle a bit by playing with the words Ort and Snippet and why they're the same, but at the same time different.

Lucille

Actually you might find them very enthused by the possibilities in counted thread work besides cross stitch. They might be encouraged by knowing there are many forms of needlework. There may be a future needlepoint/canvas designer in the group, or future famous fibre artist in the group. Ruby

Dianne, It was a joke!!!

True - I brought an "ort jar" and will give each them a baby food jar and share the orts among them at the end.

And once they "got" frog, they couldn't stop giggling.

Cheryl

True! I have unframed bits I can bring it!

Cheryl

You could make a simple word search game so they could find and circle the words.

Alison

Why not add the most common words Yarn , thread , cloth [ types of cloth] mirjam