[lace] Sternchen-Ei

2016-08-28 Thread hottleco
Well, I've changed my mind. The only way I could make it work was to use kiss stitch (CTCTC) with CS.CS (linen stitch) in each corner. I made half the stitch, put up the pin, made the kiss stitch, then returned to close the pin with the second half. It's probably not what the designer had in

Re: [lace] Sternchen-Ei

2016-08-28 Thread beth
My first thought on reading Sue's google-translation of the instructions for the little square was "sounds a bit like some sort of roseground"... Couldn't visualise it from Sue's diagram, and don't have the book to look for a picture of the lace itself, but it does sound as if it is worked like

[lace] lace - Sternchen-Ei translation help

2016-08-28 Thread Sally Jenkins
Dear friends, Please remember this website, with lace terms given in a number of languages: https://www.oidfa.com/translate.html.en# (I switched it to German.) That said, "Drehstelle" was not on this list. "Drehen" is on it, and is given as "twist." I would have thought "Drehstelle" would be a

[lace] Looking for a pattern

2016-08-28 Thread Ann-Marie Andersson
Sue Babbs has now uploaded the photo for me and you can see it at https://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/29005082010/in/album-7215767206378804 2/ Hopefully someone knows where I can buy the pattern. Ann-Marie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe

[lace] Sternchen-Ei

2016-08-28 Thread hottleco
Hello All! First let me thank Lyn Bailey who sorted out the Sterngrund diagram for this pattern. It looked like a plate of spaghetti to me & if she hadn't helped, I wouldn't have gotten this far! Thank you Lyn!! As I was concerned about copyright, I drew the sterngrund & I've posted my pic

[lace] Looking for a pattern

2016-08-28 Thread Ann-Marie Andersson
Hello all, I would like very much to buy the pattern for a lace I found somewhere on the web some time ago. It may be from Switzerland but I’m not sure. I already asked Atelier MB, but it wasn’t one of their patterns. I wanted to upload the photo on Arachne Flickr but failed, so I need help

Re: [lace] Translation help?

2016-08-28 Thread AGlez
> Wo das kleine Quadrat entsteht, mit den beiden inneren Kloppeln eine > waagerechte Drehstelle arbeiten, dann die beiden Paare senkrecht nach unten > fuhren. > Sorry for the missing umlauts! > ​A picture would be most helpful. Literally, it says that: where the square is formed, work a

Re: [lace] Translation help?

2016-08-28 Thread Karen ZM
Although I have no idea of this pattern or the translation, you have me intrigued. What is a kiss stitch? Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: