A short story
I love needlecraft always have done, although was not terribly good at it to start with. We all have different learning capacities; sometimes I am quick as a whistle and learn something ever so quickly another time I am sadly lagging and don't get to grips with things until I have worked out how to do it for myself - I keep persevering time after time until I get things right. (the intelligent way of exploring all the boundaries of the medium in question) I aim high (touch of perfectionist in me) - sometimes though you need to practice practice practice until things actually go right and I give myself a right royal whipping in the process. Its unrealistic to be "perfect" straight off that takes time, patience and practice. However, I was made to feel inadequate, not good enough where needlework was concerned by a teacher at school. I was slow, and my work was good, but I was lagging behind the rest of the class, so the teacher used to take things off me and tak...