Hi Sue! Snowflakes are a definitive feature of Binche lace, and also are found in Flanders, Mechlin, and other similar continental laces. There are hundreds (maybe a slight exaggeration) of different snowflakes, depending on how many pairs are involved and whether the snowflake is regular or irregular (and there are a number of things that can require an irregular snowflake).
So essentially, if you're wanting to drop a snowflake into a point ground piece, you've got a lot of fiddling to do! If you're captivated by the look of snowflakes, however, and want to learn to do them, I suggest that you take up Flanders, and if you've got some experience there, then move on to Binche where you'll meet more snowflakes than you ever imagined! Michael Giusiana's books on Flanders and Binche are full of information. Enjoy!! I have loved working with snowflakes!! Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Sue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Help needed > I know I can rely on my spider friends to point me in the right > direction as to where I can find an explanation on how to do a snowflake > stitch preferably in drawing as I can follow that better than words. I > have spent most of the evening looking through my books and cannot find > one anywhere. > Thank you > Sue M Harvey > Norfolk UK > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
