I also learned with Torchon, which I still love to make (and arrange new
patterns:-) I am also critical of my finished pieces. Once the main
stitches were learned I went on to learn picots, leaves and lots of the
stitches, honeycomb, roseground, etc before going on to try
Cluny/bedfordshire and then bucks, so I already knew how to make certain
stitches before I began the less regular lace.
I agree with things that have been said that Torchon can be done with fine
as well as courser threads and I still love to see the finished pieces. I
do still do bits of bucks and beds somehow my natural self most often goes
back to Torchon.
I have a mental block with regards to assessments and exams so dont enter
for these things.
In terms of styles of lace and patterns I still see so many patterns I would
like to do, but never quite enough time to get around to them all. I flick
through and choose my next piece, often with someones birthday, anniversary,
special event or Christmas all of which seem to arrive way too quickly.
Sue T Dorset UK
Torchon is very precise, so unlike some of the other laces, you can't get
away with mistakes as they stick out like a sore thumb. So in some ways it's
a more difficult lace to make than many others.
I learned so much about how lace is constructed doing the UK Lace Guild
Assessments in Torchon. I completed Elementary and Intermediate, but only
worked through the Advanced so I could understand it, and now I'm very
critical of what I do. I didn't think my finished pieces were good enough to
submit for the advanced assessment.
I really object when people say that it's an inferior lace.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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