On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 10:58:26 -0600, Lorelei wrote: >You are right about adding extra twists in certain places when making >spiders. The distinction between who does CT and who does TC seems to be >mostly geographic. > >All British lacemakers (as far as I can tell) do half stitch CT. Most, but >no all, western Europeans do it CT. Most, but not all, central Europeans do >it TC. Nearly all eastern Europeans to it TC.
In my experience of lacemaking in English and German speaking countries in Europe, lacemakers working on flat pillows use CT; those working on roll pillows where the bobbins hang use TC. It is much easier to leave hanging bobbins uncrossed, so there is a practical reason for this choice. As roll pillows are the norm in Eastern Europe the flat/roll distinction does to some extent correspond with geography, but it also explains practices in the countries where both are used. Several of my German lacemaking friends learnt TC first on a roll pillow, and then changed to CT when they moved to a flat pillow. Now why change for a flat pillow is another interesting question, I'd like to know the answer. -- Relax. Only dread one day at a time. Steph Peters, Manchester, England [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
