Hi Ann and all, I am not an expert on Honiton, but I can tell you about Withof. I know some of the differences.
In Withof the patterns are drawn with lines, you have to decide for yourself where to put your pins. Depending on your thread and if your want your lace to be more dense or open. In Honiton the place for your pins is given, so there is less freedom in working the lace. If you give a Withof pattern to several lacemakers, the outcome can differ, sometimes much. In Withof there is more depth than in Honiton because of the rolling of the several parts of the pattern. Than just characteristics of Withof patterns: Flowing lines Fantasy flowers and leaves, scrolls and net Larger, with more pairs worked parts. Lots of decorations worked in the parts. And for the technique: Depth or relief by rolling. An extra twist with the runners between half stitch and gimppair. This is what Sister Judith ( the originator of Withof) called "her autograph". Of course there is a lot more about the patterns and technique of Withof, but I can not say how much different that is with Honiton. www.reijs.nl Anneke Reijs in stormy Roermond, in the South East of the Netherlands [email protected] www.reijs.nl Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPad > Op 20 nov. 2016 om 13:26 heeft ann.humphreys <[email protected]> het > volgende geschreven: > > What is the difference between Honiton and Withof lace? > > I have asked this question on a lacemaking facebook page after someone showed > a lovely piece of Withof that looked like Honiton but nobody seems to know > the answer. > Ann > UK > > - > 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/ - 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/
