The quick answer - yes. In flat Honiton sewings are usually made into
the 'edge' (vertical) bar of the stitch you are sewing into. In raised
work, you need to sew into the side (horizontal) bars or you lose the
raised effect of the rib. This means that when you need to do a back
stitch on that side of the work, you can sew into the top or bottom bar
as appropriate, rather than having an unpinned turn as you would on the
outer edge.
If you have access to Elsie Luxton's 'Technique of Honiton Lace', she
has quite a useful section at the back of the book as to how to deal
with situations like this.
In message <20121228222426.N5PPR.60603.root@hrndva-web13-z02>,
[email protected] writes
Problem is--after adding new pairs & working back to the center, the
work was developing an unsightly slant. Somewhere along the way, I
have heard that raised sewings may be made into each set of "side bars"
so I tried it & it's looking much better. Question--is this an
appropriate way to solve the problem in Honiton?
--
Jane Partridge
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