Greetings and Happy New Year to All,
1.In floral torchon, other than using linen thread and thick silk gimp threads is there anything to differentiate floral torchon from regular torchon?
2. Are there any floral torchon patterns other than G. Stott's?
My understanding of 'floral' is that extra threads are added to the cloth stitch areas to make them fuller, and then discarded or carried with the gimp if ithey will soon be used again. Patterns with flower petals and leaves sometimes looked a bit wimpy with only the standard passives plus worker theads being used in the cloth stitch parts, thus the 'floral' term. The lacemaker becomes the judge of when/where/how many threads to add.
I never heard of a thread difference between regular and floral lace being required.
Since 'floral' refers more to the technique being used in executing a pattern than a type of pattern, it could conceivably be applied to any Torchon pattern with prominent clothstitch sections. Patterns could be drafted with these techniques in mind, but existing patterns could also be used.
Now the Floral Torchon experts can tell me where I've gone astray in my ideas.
Happy lacing,
Alice in Oregon -- where the higher elevations had a light snow tonight but my 125 feet above sea level got only water.
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