Dear Spiders, Is there somewhere on the internet that I can see what 3 pair italian lace looks like? I am curious.
Thanks in advance, Irene ==================================================== Hi Irene, This subject has come up before and at that time, I went looking for an example because it is called Fiandra, a reference to Flanders. I have a half made sample of it on a pillow somewhere. It seems to have a connection to some of the earliest Flemish part laces that had a simple looping ground. The patterns for Fiandra, being a continuous line that joins itself with picots are quite doable in Tatting. The 3 pairs make a plait. Since there are a lot of curves to negotiate with the plait, working from the outer part of the curve through the inner 2 pairs gives you more control. (Helpful hint from Tamara). The working is just take the outside pair and work through the other 2 pairs, leave the worker, take the outside pair and work ..... There are no turning stitches at the edges (any more than there are turning stitches in a 2 pair plait). The picots are single knotted and occasionally, 2 pairs branch off and return to the full plait. Tonight I will post the pictures of my Fiandra on Webshots. There is a website with Fiandra patterns (Italian) http://www.tombolodisegni.it/ In the Catalogo there is a section for Fiandra patterns Also a worked piece of Fiandra www.tombolodisegni.it/DISP%20FIANDRA.htm Another site with a finished piece of Fiandra http://groups.msn.com/Fioreetombolo/rositadercoli.msnw Fiandra hanky corner at the bottom of the page - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
