Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:38:48 +0000 From: "Gray, Alison J" <[email protected]> Subject: [lace] Bucks Point project finished
Thank you all for the kind things you have said, I certainly feel rather proud of myself, although there were times when I it seemed I was going backwards more than I was going forwards. Congratulations Alison. You deserve a big pat on the back. Alex Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:13:57 -0600 From: Simon Purple <[email protected]> Subject: [lace] Twists in Bucks Point 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? Hi Arachnids That's OK Jane. I did a lot of research bfore writing my book and found that every possible clombination of twist imaginable had been used in the past. It is important to bear in mind why the twists are there. Alison mentioned my book on Geometrical Bucks point and I included as much as I know about the how and why, see if you can borrow it from a friend or a library. Recently I taught a weekend and for some I followed a teacher who is rigid about 'rules', but I have a different attitude and ended up by devising my own set of rules. Alex's Rules of Lacemaking ( 1 You MUST enjoy yourself when making lace. 2 Your lace must look beautiful. 3 Your lace must be suitable for its purpose. (It's disappointing if lace cannot survive normal use. Lace to be placed under glass does not need to be made as strongly as that which will be washed and worn.) 4 You may break any other rule providing you know the standard rule and are confident that you will not break Rules 3 by doing so - and don't do it when teacher's watching.) Happy lacemaking Alex - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
