I found this pattern and took a look at it (when you hover over the picture
with your mouse you see it enlarged).
There is no 5-pair crossing. It is a 4-pair crossing; a pair from upper left
and upper right, crossing at the bead, and then exiting lower left and lower
right. The part of the
One of our most talented bobbin lace makers here in Maine contacted me
early this morning with a technical question that I cannot answer. But,
someone on Arachne can! I told her we might get a speedy response because in
Europe it is already afternoon. I requested a description of the