[lace] Terminology help

2011-05-31 Thread Jean Nathan
This appears to be Czech. If so, according to the 'International Lace Dictionary': Polohod - half stitch Platno - cloth stitch, whole stitch, linen stitch tocene - can't find it on its own, but tocena paska - meandering tape can't find: tocenych Reticek ... this might be braid - nearest is

Re: [lace] Terminology help

2011-05-31 Thread AGlez
Hello Alice, A long time ago I bought an International Lace Dictionary, perfect for these cases. It says: Polohod: half stitch Platno: cloth stitch tocena paska: meandering tape tocenych: (must be something related to tapes, as the word has the same start)) Reticek: plait, braid, bar I bought

[lace] Terminology help

2011-05-30 Thread lacelady
I'm starting a motif for which I have only a pricking... no picture or diagram. The pricking has some word clues but I don't know the language. I'm sure 'paru' means pair. The other terms are: Polohod ... this might be half stitch Platno tocene tocenych Reticek ... this might be braid Does