Hi Barbara and everyone Pending more expert advice - it is my thought that because Val. has a pinless ground and requires close attention by the lacemaker to work it, regarding tension, it could be considered a useful introduction to the complexity of Binche. I haven't actually heard that before, until you wrote, but that would be my untested suggestion. Having also heard that Val. is a slow lace to work for the hobby lacemaker, I haven't been inclined to try it.
I do understand that Flanders is an important introduction to Binche, e.g. the snowflake grounds, the use of outlining pairs and the ways that pairs perform (passives becoming weavers and vice versa). I am slowly working my way through the Niven book, with Binche as a far off goal (and also one day, more complex Flanders patterns). Does this help? Bev -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) On 6/24/07, Barbara Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Flanders first and that I also heard from the first two people I mentioned also. My main question here is in regard to the Valenciennes book. Will it or will it not help and guide me in doing Binche lace? Whew, that was a lot!
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