Liz,
Sorry to take so long answering, I have been feeling unwell over the
weekend.
I only started to learn lace from September 2001, did Torchon first, then
began to learn the Bedfordshire, Cluny style plaits, picots, leaves and
things. Because of the way the Sjogren's syndrome affects my hands and
fingers I am not able to hold 3 bobbins up in my hands and weave with the
fourth bobbin, so I do it with the laying on the pillow, lifting them up one
at a time, and then using a flat left hand to hold and tension them to get
the shape. I tried several different ways but that way works for me. Leaf
shapes as tight top and bottom with a curve both sides. Tallies, I was told
should be square. After some practise pieces I did get better at them and
some look acceptable, others not quite so:-)
The Russian shapes, Jacquie has described it perfectly for you and is right,
I did bring in more pairs and do the windmill crossing because I 'assumed
that was what I was meant to do'. when I got back to class the teacher
explained the difference then. I still like the final look, but it does
mean that it is not totally russian lace style.
Reading some of the books they do give names of stitches and styles in the
different laces and languages, some are very similar others done
differently. these days we have fantastic access to all the many styles of
lace and can try almost anything we have a desire to try, unlike in the days
of the poor lace worker who did the same piece within the same family. We
do it for love, they had to do it to survive. They have my utmost respect.
Sue in Dorset UK,
Still learn, still practicing and still enjoying the experience.
Sue, I have just been to have another look at it - and I Must find a copy
of the book and make it!! Gee, you make nice tallies!! However I did
not realize Russian tallies are made differently to Beds. ones.
How do you make them 'differently'? Surely one thread weaving over and
under the other 3 threads is all the same. Some tallies have square ends,
and some have pointy ends, that's all!
You can see I have not made Russian lace!!!!!!!! Now you have got me
intrigued!!
Thanks for the book title and author, Tamara. I will see if it is in the
Guild Library.
As to my Rocking horse, Sue - It was a Honiton Pattern, but I worked it in
Needlelace.
You can see it at http://community.webshots.com/album/149806987ngNnlm
and it is in the centre of the bottom row.
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz
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