At 10:09 PM 6/21/2005, you wrote:
I notice in Barbara Fey's catalogue a book
called Valenciennes Variaties by Yvonne Krijgsman/Margreeth Dirksen and it
says that it has 20 patterns. Has anyone got this book and could reply to
me privately letting me know what sort of patterns these are?
The book is lovely, in that, in addition to the usual prickings/diagrams,
it also has photos of lace made in thin threads on oversized prickings,
which allows one to follow the paths of threads "in real time", not just
on a diagram (unfortunately, there are very few photos illustrating the
lace as it *should* look,
I have the book, also, and must make a correction to the above
statement. It *does* have a picture of each pattern as it should look --at
the front of each pattern section. It's not a beginner's book because you
have to know how to make the different stitches, add pairs, etc before
using the book. But with the basics, any of the patterns could be attempted.
There's a page at the front that explains the diagram markings in the four
languages. This page also has diagrams of the stitching patterns for
sewing the lace to fabric two different ways.
The "April" mat (rectangular) ........
There's a diagram for the *frame* but, for everything else, you're left
to depend on your own judgement (I never trust mine <g>) - there's a line
drawing of a snowdrop, in the middle of nothing, with a small corner of
ground grid to guide you... :)
All the techniques for making the snowdrop are presented previously in the
book.
The ground is made with pins only at each end of the rows, not at every
stitch. Of course, the first patterns have the ground only 3-4 stitches
wide, then you work up to the wider ground sections. The pricking has
lines to get you started correctly, then you just continue in sequence for
the rest of the pattern.
If you want to try Valenciennes and can work from diagrams, this book would
be great. I find the diagrams very clear, large, and easy to follow.
Alice in Oregon -- mostly cloudy with chance of showers
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