Karisse The fillings in your mat are a variant of honeycomb with tallies, should be no problem, and what Pam Nottingham calls "hexagonal cloth". Details of how to work it are on page 153 of her "Technique of Bucks Point Lace", in my opinion by far the best book on true floral Bucks point. The mat is clearly based on a Luton museum pattern draft unit illustrated on page 80 of that book - not a Lester one, for once, but with the name Vincent on it. The filling is used in the mat shown being worked on the cover of the book - very effective, though very different from the version you used. However, as noted in the book, the pricking can be worked to give other fillings. I think you've done the proper traditional thing - get a pattern, try and work out what to do, and do it - if it looks good, do it again, if not, try again! It's how progress happens.
The filling is also on page 80 of her "Bucks Point Lacemaking" book, with a slightly different marking; that book, again in my opinion only. while easier to follow, simply isn't in the same league as the earlier one when it comes to the full intricacies of floral Bucks. In case any one interested has deleted earlier postings, the pricking is on http://community.webshots.com/user/karissem, with other goodies! Leonardkvb@ yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
