On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 20:22:49 +0100, Jean wrote: >Eva very kindly translated the main headings from Ulrike's 400 tricks books >for me, <snip> >3. Die Kunst der Formschlage >Kunst = art. Schlag = stitch, Schlaege = stitches ( If I wanted to really >confuse you, I would tell you, that Schlaege also means a beating!) Now this I can explain. Schlagen is a verb meaning to hit or beat - whipped cream is Schlagsahne for instance. On a traditional German roller pillow when working with hooded bobbins, as the bobbins are taken out of work they are dropped from the hand and hit the pillow. This makes a very distinctive and pleasant sound, so it's not surprising that Schlag became the word for a lace stitch.
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