At 06:30 PM 6/15/2003 -0700, you wrote: >I was at the PNWC lace conference on Vancouver Island this past week, and >had a great time learning The Count's Swamp Lace (better known as 's >Gravenmoer, but I like my title better ;-)
I was in the same class. 's Gravenmoer means "marshland belonging to the Count". Trust a northwesterner to twist it into something more dramatic!!!! Anyway ----- the class was great fun. Almost everyone in the class finished the first sample, then worked on a second piece. 's Gravenmoer is a geometric lace that is worked on a 45 degree grid. It has honeycomb stitch as it's ground (CTT pin CTT), uses gimps, and has a very unique Diagonal Half Stitch. Once the DHS is mastered -- which can take a few tries, plus a few swear words -- the lace works up with the speed of Torchon. It has it's own special features which are frequently included in the patterns. Esther Perry had great patience with us as we worked to master that very unusual half stitch. It is worked on the diagonal, and the main grid lines come out vertical instead of horizontal like the standard half stitch. The other challenge with this lace is pronouncing it correctly--which I doubt that I ever did right. <G> Give this lace a try sometime, if you want to do something a bit different. It was alot of fun! Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon - Lace exhibit--till June 29, Tillamook Oregon. Oregon Country Lacemakers Getting tired of packing/moving. Arachne Secret Pal Administrator Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
