That is correct, if you do it during a chain you get a neat continuous twist to the chain.
Hmmm I have never seen knetting.. and this tuning fork implement... hmmm shoulds like something I need to look into.. will have to find these instructions also.. Faye Hegener , just awake and getting ready for work... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Partridge" <jpartri...@pebble.demon.co.uk> To: "mary carey" <d...@hotmail.com> Cc: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, August 9, 2010 4:26:54 AM Subject: [lace] Knotting In message <snt144-w300737add072cf418e6880de...@phx.gbl>, mary carey <d...@hotmail.com> writes >Hi All, > >My understanding of a Josephine knot is both halves of a square knot with a >single strand "space" inbetween. > That sounds more like a picot - a Josephine knot is a ring made up of stitches which are either the first half of a double stitch or the second half - not both as in a normal ring - makes for a very tiny ring. (Easy to do, wordy to describe!) >I bought a long shuttle a long time ago with a view to trying Filet Lace, >looks like fishing net with filling stitches similar to what I have seen in >other styles of lace books. Have yet to try, maybe with purpose created >"netting" purchased from a specialist shop. We used netting "needles" at college - look like a rod with a tuning fork at either end - you need something thinner than a shuttle if you are aiming for a fine mesh. -- Jane Partridge - - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
