Hello All! Am I the only one who is being driven crazy (-ier!!) by the knot theory of Honiton?!? Or is this simply a function of using tatting cotton & enlarged prickings (i.e. Honiton Big & Bold)? The rolled back knot invariably rears its ugly little head, along with brother & sister knots on adjacent bobbins & usually all at the same point in the work. Since cotton thread is the least expensive component of my lacemaking, should I add new threads with freshly wound pairs instead of using bowed off pairs? Should I wind less thread per bobbin initially so there is less waste if it's thrown away? Is rolling back the knot so integral to the Honiton process that I should bite the bullet on the premise that it will get better if I start a pattern in the correct scale? Even with magnification, I'm having trouble seeing my Big & Bold version so avoiding extra fiddling is desirable. Advice is welcome! On a happier note, the inter-library loan dept. has graciously delivered! the Luxton/Fukuyama book "Royal Honiton Lace". Oh my, oh my!! The hankie on pg 71 has just the right balance of ferns, ivy, misc. leaves, lily of the valley, butterflies, birds & roses. The Duchess of York (Victoria Mary in 1893) was a lucky lady! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
- 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/
