Susan,
It is a Milanese start, gives you a flat edge. Twist first two pairs, ctct
next two pairs,twist twice. Now take right hand pair and hang over next pin.
Hang two more pairs on same pin, twist left pair twice, tctc right pairs, twist
twice and hang right pair over next pin, etc. Your
Hello All! After working Honiton all weekend, I decided to tackle the pink
ribbon again. I've spent some time reading about starts in Practical Skills
can't find any that correspond to the 4-2-2-2-2-2 set up shown. Then I looked
for a straight start in the lace books in my cabinet came up
Whenever I've done a straight start in Honiton I've referred to the
photo and instructions in Cynthia Voysey's book, 'Honiton Lace, A
Practical Guide'. Everything else I managed with Elsie Luxton's
Introduction to... book (Batsford) but this one technique I found
Cynthia's instructions easier
