SW Handwriting Course Lesson 1 Posted!

[Kimberley Shaw]

Hi folks:
speaking of flat hand, does anybody else get a little lazy and end up
with a handwritten shape that is more arched (like an upside-down U)
than pointed when doing handwriting?
I also have a change of subject here - just caught myself doing
something that happens quite often when Signwriting ... I always write
in columns. But I keep starting the page from the upper right side -
like traditional Chinese or Japanese texts (also written in columns) -
NOT from the upper-left corner! Then I'll catch myself and start again
English (Euro-) style.  Anybody else inclined to do this? Or do I
spend too much time around Asian books??
Best,
Kim from Boston

On 1/9/07, Paul <gebaerdenschrift at plh.lu> wrote:
> Charles Butler wrote:
> > Cool, thanks Paul.  I thought that perhaps with this new course some
> > of the rules might have changed, particularly if one is */doing the
> > flat hand without a finger bar with just two lines, since she gives
> > that as an option as well/*.
> >
> > Charles
> Yes, i think too, that a few rules will change as time goes by (as a
> normal evolution process).
> Anyway i don't think that i can familiarize myself with flat hand
> writing with just two bars.
> You shurely know that Valerie makes a difference between "SignWriting
> Handwriting" and "SignWriting Shorthand" (they are completely different)?
> Writing a flat hand with only two bars seems to me more like Val's
> called "shorthand" (stenographic) writing ... but who knows ...  future
> will show if i adopt this way of writing (or even a mix of both) ;-)
> And you already mentionned, it is "an /*option*/ as well".
>
> Paul Hendriks <http://gehoerlos.plh.lu/?page=impressum>
> <http://gehoerlos.plh.lu/?page=impressum>
> >
> > */Paul <gebaerdenschrift at plh.lu>/* wrote:
> >
> >     Charles Butler wrote:
> >     Valerie, could you please post exactly what to do with the flat hand
> >     parallel to the floor. If both the bottom and top are off, I don't
> >     see
> >     any way to separate the extended fingers.
> >
> >     Charles
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >     Hello Charles,
> >     Valerie explained this on an earlier Handwriting-Web-Lesson,
> >     please take
> >     a look at this link:
> >     http://www.signwriting.org/lessons/cursive/curs011.html
> >
> >     Paul
> >
> >     *
> >     >
> >     > *Horizontal Stroke Marks Hand
> >     > Parallel With Floor
> >     > *(Hand-Printing Only)
> >     >
> >     > When typing by computer, the small space at the knuckle joint that
> >     > represents the hand parallel with the floor is typed quickly by
> >     > tapping on a certain key on the computer keyboard.
> >     >
> >     > When writing by hand, creating a symbol with a space at the knuckle
> >     > joint can be time consuming.
> >     >
> >     > Below you will notice that one horizontal stroke is used to
> >     indicate
> >     > the space at the knuckle joint. It is faster to write than to
> >     write a
> >     > perfect space by hand.
> >     >
> >     > This quick horizontal stroke is written after the symbol is
> >     completed,
> >     > a little like returning to "dot the i" when writing in English.
> >     It is
> >     > important to make the stroke horizontal, and not diagonal.
> >     >
> >     > Write vertical rows of each symbol below:
> >     >
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