In Bucks, the general rule of thumb (as I was taught) is that you put on
the number of twists according to the stitch you are coming out of and
going into, so for point ground on both sides, three twists (but not
extra to those of the stitch). If you are coming out of point ground
passing the gimp and going into honeycomb, it would be three before (as
part of the stitch) and two after.
If you are working gimp surrounding an area of cloth, it depends very
much on the effect you want for your lace - I usually don't bother to
twist at all on the cloth side of the gimp, so that the cloth sits
snugly against the gimp with no gaps.
The thing to remember is that twists create space, and the amount of
space you want in your lace at a certain point dictates how many twists
you use.
No doubt if I'm wrong in any of this Alex, who is an expert in this
lace, will correct me :-)
In message <[email protected]>, Simon
Purple <[email protected]> writes
I am working on some Bucks Point lace that has half stitch motifs
surrounded by gimps. I don't know if I'm doing the right number of
twists.
I twist two after passing through the gimp, give an extra twist to the
worker at the end of a row, and give an extra twist before passing
through the gimp.
Is that right?
Thanks,
Simon
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Jane Partridge
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