Hello Dee
Yes it is easy to use - just open
http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/grid-round-EN.html
and click on the 'draw' button. That will download a small file called
bpwGrid.jar to your computer.
Then just play about altering the number of repeats, number of dots per
repeat, headside diameter, footside diameter, etc. and click 'draw'
each time. There's also the option of having two different grids
together so that the inner part has less dots per circle than the outer
part (that's the density change box).
Once you get familiar with the grid drawing program you should be able
to look at the Henk Hardeman pattern (or any other) count up how many
repeats in a full circle and how many dots per repeat, measure the
inside and outside diameters of the required leaf and then generate a
suitable grid to print off and then draw (by hand!) over it.
This seems to be a suitable time to repeat what I've often said - NEVER
start on a big fan project without being sure that the pattern will fit
the sticks, and NEVER start working a fan leaf before you have the
sticks!
Brenda
On 17 Jan 2006, at 19:06, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thank you very much, Brenda. I will try that site, and see how I get
on. Is it easy to get grids from that site? I am not very experienced
on the computer! It is a lovely pattern, though, and I do not want to
give up on it. Thanks again for the help.
Dee
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Subject: Re: [lace] Fanleaves
Hello Dee
You have to get the outer circumference AND the inner circumference
the same as your fan sticks, as well as being the right depth/width.
Enlarging/reducing will alter both the circumferences and the width.
Stretching a circular pricking on one direction only will turn it
into an elipse.
Your teacher is right; if the pattern does not fit your sticks you
will have to draw your own. You could just re-draw the Henk Hardeman
pattern onto a polar grid of the right size. Re-drawing existing
patterns is the first step towards designing your own anyway.
There's an excellent source of polar grids on Jo Falkink's website:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/grid-round-EN.html
Brenda
On 17 Jan 2006, at 14:03, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
However, when I join the pieces of the leaf together, I find that
the outer circumference is too great, so I reduced it to 80% of the
original, and now the shape fits beautifully - BUT of course, the
width has also reduced, and it is no longer wide enough.
I thought I had solved it by scanning the reduced pattern into Word,
and then stretching it, but this also alters each piece of pattern
so that when it is joined up again, the pieces do not make a
complete semi-circle. As it is on a polar grid, and the holes when
reduced are very close together at the bottom, it is not possible to
simply add more holes and continue the pattern to fit the sticks.
My lace teacher tells me that there is nothing I can do about it,
and that I will have to design my own! I am still hoping that I may
be able to use this pattern, as it is really perfect. Can anyone
help, please?
Brenda
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/
Brenda
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/
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