On Jan 31, 2016, at 11:57 AM, Helene Ulrich wrote: > On further reflections, I am not sure if I am talking about the > Venetian Stitch or a Princess Stitch. Since I am not at home I cannot > check my reference guide to see which stitch I mean. > > It is the stitch where you weave a worker back and forth between to > passives very close together, similar to making a leaf or tally, but > with only three threads.
Can't help on the memory thread, never having worked with it. As to the stitch, what you describe is called "Venetian Cord" in Bridget Cook's "Practical Skills in Bobbin Lace". She has no Princess (stitch or cord), but she does have what she calls "Grand Venetian Cord". For your purpose -- a handle to a basket -- this is what I'd recommend. Instead of a single "weaver", the Grand Venetian Cord has two, crossing in the middle, between the the two "core" passives (each of which can consist of any number of threads). It's slightly wider and flatter than the 3-thread one, it's easier to maintain the straight lines at the sides, and the Cross in the middle adds a nice bit of texture. It also has a pleasant rhythm in making: *(simultaneously) T one weaver with the core thread/s on the right, T the other weaver with the core thread/s on the left, C the weavers in the centre* (repeat, * to *). T(T) C; T(T) C. Keep pushing the weavers up the core threads, to make sure that the core threads are completely covered. -- Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - 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/
