Thank you, Lorelei! Your explanations make a lot of sense, especially the bit about ending gimps crossed and cut-off. In laces without gimps I couldn't see what any difference there'd be, but I still have a lot to learn.
You mention that the side the footside is on "goes with English or continental working methods"--it this true even for all the various point ground laces? that Bucks, Downton, etc. would all be worked with the the footside on the right, and even similar continental laces such as Tonder or Lille would be worked with the footside on the left? That English channel is a lot wider than it looks, isn't it!?! Thanks again. I always appreciate the thoroughness of your answers! Nancy ________________________________ From: Lorelei Halley <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, November 8, 2010 6:13:40 PM Subject: [lace] right vs wrong sides Nancy I think you are right, that the only time a right and wrong side occurs in straight laces is if there are tallies lying on top of a cloth stitch or half stitch section. I suppose it is possible to have a right and wrong side with .... It occurs to me that there might be another reason for a wrong side in straight lace. If you have gimp outlining parts of a floral design, the motifs will end periodically and the gimps will be crossed underneath the motif and cut off (to be restarted at the top of the next repeat). You would want those cut crossed gimps not to be too visible on the right side. Therefore in this situation the side which faces you as you work would be the wrong side, because that is where the crossed gimps are cut. From the other side the crossed cut gimps would not be so visible. But it wouldn't matter which side the foot is on. It would be the crossed cut gimps. The foot goes with English or continental working methods and is not the important factor here. Lorelei Halley - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
