Gotcha! Yes'm, we're definitely on the same page.
Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -------------- Original message -------------- From: bevw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > HI Clay and everyone > > Yes, > > you see Flanders ground - as well as Paris ground - a lot in Binche. > Sometimes it isn't > > immediately discernable that this is a bit of Flanders ground... but you > often see it - or > > Paris ground - connecting a field of snowflakes to a figure, and you > > realize > that this > > four-pair action really is a bit of familiar Flanders or Paris > > my point was that a person with some skill in lacemaking needn't spend > a lot of time on the Flanders grounds (that were Torchon derived) > before doing beginning Binche, as long as one is used to the concept > of many pairs to complete a pin. Snowflakes seem to be used a lot in > present-day patterns which is why I suggested them to Janice from the > Niven book. It is also useful to know that the weavers and passives > *methodically* go every which way (but loose?) in the motifs. That is > what I like about these continental laces - the 'dance' of the > threads, and there is a pattern to the dance ;) > > Yes, Janice, do please keep us posted. > > -- > Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
