Hello all Tamara said:
There's no confusion at all about the "Cross"; the *term* seems to be used "accross the board", and, even though it doesn't always start with a C in all languages, it does in *most*. In a pinch, it could be substituted by X, and it would still be understood by all (well, "all" as in:"all from the Christian countries"... But that's where *most* of the lace is being made)... I wonder if there isn't, somewhere, a word or a symbol that could be as easily recognised to describe *either* the twist *or* the turn... ------------------- One of my lacemaking friends had her first lessons in Paris, with a very strict teacher. She had copious notes describing each stitch and ground in detail. Cross & Twist were denoted as X & O. So a half stitch is XO and a cloth stitch, CTC becomes XOX Torchon ground is XO.XO Double torchon ground is XOXO.XOXO etc. etc. It makes a very neat shorthand when taking down notes or explaining how to do a stitch. Janis Savage t/a The Lace Place South Africa [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
