-----Original Message----- From: Jay Ekers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 14 January 2006 4:05 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: RE: [lace] Buttonholes and Blankets and needle lace stitches
The chapter on Point Lace in "Beeton's Book of Needlework", has illustrations [pages 456 and 457 of my facsimile copy] of 'buttonhole stitch' - fig 434 Point de Bruxelles (Brussels Lace Worked in Rows) and 'twisted buttonhole stitch' - fig 437 Point d'Espagne (Spanish Point). Jay in Sydney, a non-needlelacer but avid book buyer. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 14 January 2006 4:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [lace] Buttonholes and Blankets and needle lace stitches <snip> Needlelace uses both sorts, but the books refer to them as buttonhole stitch and twisted buttonhole stitch. The basic stitches are blanket stitch and the patterns are achieved by the different spacings. Some needle laces however use buttonhole stitches but because the stitch is being worked in rows not over an edge, the extra loop around the needle forms a twisted bar on the stitch instead of a knot. Holly Point is one of the best known laces using a twisted stitch. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
