Dear Beth, et al, Your question is a lot more complicated than it would appear at first. It appears that the WS he refers to is the stitchwork in the fan, and clearly from the picture that is CTC, with some later variations for interest. HOWEVER, the diagram is in color, and that immediately made me think of the European color chart code where red is CTCT, green is CT, navy blue or purple is CTC. Yellow shows gimp. But then, once I had pulled my book to check the proper meaning of the code, I saw that it didn't match what the diagram means, but has to do with the threads used. I understand his point, a valid one, but if it had been in the standardized color code, you would have no questions. If I were going to use a diagram, I'd print the diagram in black and white, use my color pens to figure out the stitch required at each place where threads touch, mark the diagram accordingly and add the hatch marks for extra twists. Of course, by then I'd probably only have to look at the pricking ! to know what to do.
If you haven't worked with color diagrams, give them a try. You'll never go back. Except of course for patterns to die for where there is no colored diagram. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where spring has taken hold. Daffodils are out. Forsythia, trees beginning to go nuts. >Beth wrote: >I know there are variations in stitch naming. In the following pattern: >http://www.internationaloldlacers.org/kenvandierenPOM/kennvandierenPOM.html >can someone tell me what the author means by whole stitch? >(I know, I could ask the author, but it's so much more fun to ask you <G>) > "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." - 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/
