On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 07:11:38 +1100, Noelene wrote: >If any kind hearted German lacemaker who has a copy of Gisela Wirtz's book >Kloppeln am laufenden Band I'm not German but I have the book and can translate for you. Sorry it's a bit rushed and an inelegant translation, being a little too close to the original, but I don't have time to do better.
>would care to contact me personally, I need a >translation of pages 43, 44 and 45. Having looked at this I decided to put the answer on arachne for the benefit of others who have this book. Part of the problem is that diagram 11.1 is in black and white, but it needs the international colour code to be intelligible without the words. Page 43 Cravat with 2 variations Extend the pricking to the desired length. Take into consideration that you need to use quite a lot of band for the knot. Page 44 >Or at least confirmation that the >working diagram 11.1 is confusing, in that it looks as if everything is done >in CTC with small marks for extra twists, whereas only the edge passives are >done in CTC, all the rest is half stitch. The text to the right of the diagram under heading "Beispiel 11A" explains as follows: Example 11A Cotton sewing thread size 50, coloured - 5 pairs Silk 40/3, in 2 colours - 2 pairs The edges are worked in cloth stitch - the beginning is situated in the centre back - use silk for the edge pairs. Apart from that the half stitch pattern (Band 43, see page 49) alternates with simple cloth stitch sections, every 2cm in the straight bands, and in the front coiled section after every turn. If you want to make the pattern symmetrical, then you must start one side from the left and one from the right. Work the turns in half stitch, at the central point take the workers around the inner edge pair and tension firmly. Then make a sewing as usual. See diagram 11.1. The text on the arrow in diagram 11.1 is use a helper pin as close as possible, then tension. >And that you need 7 pair in one >colour, and 2 pair in the contrast second colour (instead of the quoted 5 >pair plus 2 pair - a possible misprint?). There is something wrong with the numbers at the top of these paragraphs, they do not match the diagrams. Example 11A states 5 pairs of cotton in one colour, and 2 pairs of silk in 2 colours, so that's 9 pairs in 3 colours in total. However that doesn't match diagram 11.1, which I count as 6 passives and a worker pair. But you are working it and you say it takes 9 pairs. The heading to example 11B states: Linen 80/2 7 pairs Silk 40/3 in 2 colours 2 pairs I count 6 pairs of passives, a pair of workers, and 2 pairs of gimps, so that is 9 in total. >What really confused me was that >at first I took the marks on the line to be extra twists, and that you only >needed 5 pair as stated of the main colour, whereas now I realise they are >the not marks on the line, it is a dotted path for the coloured passives! You were right the first time in diagram 11.1. The vertical marks between the edge passives and the inner passives is a twist of the workers. However in diagram 11.3 for example 11B the dotted lines represent the paths of 2 gimp pairs (see picture of band 44 on page 49). The gimps are worked in "Stielschlag", which is a word I do not know, but from the photo I take this to be the technique of using a gimp pair instead of a single thread so that one bobbin of the pair is enclosed by the workers as usual, one lays on top of the workers, and the gimp pair is twisted between each gimp crossing. Text to "Beispiel 11B" Example 11B Linen 80/2 7 pairs Silk 40/3 in 2 colours 2 pairs This cravat is worked throughout in the same pattern, on pricking 11, however every second pinhole at the sewings is not worked (see drawing 11.2). This creates a pattern of holes between the bands. The edges are worked with an edge stitch in cloth stitch and twist, the outer sides of the lower section are decorated with picots. For this additional pinholes are added beside the ones on the pricking (see diagram 11.3). The decoration of the white band is achieved by the gimps in Stielschlag (Band 44, see page 49). Every two rows the two coloured pairs cross: the pair from the right is always laid over both middle passive pairs, the other (gimp) pair passes underneath the passives (illustration 11.4). [Steph note: diagram 11.4 shows individual gimp threads as a single line, but the passive and worker single lines represent threads. Hmmm.] Make the sewings with 3 pairs. After a cloth stitch and twist one pair is pulled through, the second pair is taken through the loop (see diagram 11.5). Hope this helps. -- Money can't buy everything. That's what credit cards are for. Steph Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tatting, lace & stitching page <http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.htm> - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
