WOW! Never thought of all those combinations. I really would like to see any samples of this lace design if anyone is inclined to give a try. And try some of Robin's really good design suggestions for the filling area. :) Thanks Robin!
-- Mark, aka Tatman(in cooler and sunny Greenville, IL USA) blog: http://tatmantats.wordpress.com/ Tatman¹s Online Shop: http://tatman.etsy.com email: [email protected] On 8/29/09 2:04 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Great idea! And that inspires me to suggest variations. Those rectangles > (with the plaits-n-picots that follow the original jewelry pattern) can be > used to make a sampler of grounds/fillings. They could be filled with 4 > different Russian fillings, or Honiton fillings, or Torchon grounds > (honeycomb, Dieppe, rose ground, etc.). Of course, if you have one > filling/ground that you especially like, you could do all four rectangles the > same. > > You could also change the sort-of-nine-pin Beds loops on the end of each > rectangle into a cluster of leaves. If that's too small, you could put sprays > of wheat-ear leaves at the end of each rectangle. For that matter, you could > put a plait down the middle of each rectangle and do leaves from one side of > the rectangle, to the plait, and to the other side like a wheat ear. If you > like leaves, that is <G>. > > Just some thoughts, > > Robin P. > Los Angeles, California, USA > [email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
