RE: [lace] Punto fiandra
From: Nicole Gauthier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You are right, Tamara, Punto Fiandra di Gorizia is not Flanders. They call the flander stitch the ribbon formed with 3 pairs of bobbins. In Maltese lace there's a stitch called Punto Inglizi (spelling approximate), or English stitch. Not like anything I've seen in English laces, just a name for a stitch. Perhaps, many years ago, some English lacemaker taught a Maltese lacemaker an interesting ground/filling and it caught on in the Maltese islands. Something similar could be the source of Flanders stitch. Robin P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.pittsburghlace.8m.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Punto fiandra
Now, I am finishing a small mat begun in a course of Punto Fiandra di Gorizia taken at the forum Italia Invita last May. That technique is worked with only three pairs That's not Flanders as *I* know it... g - Tamara P Duvall You are right, Tamara, Punto Fiandra di Gorizia is not Flanders. They call the flander stitch the ribbon formed with 3 pairs of bobbins. We can say that the ribbon curls on itself like in the Bruges flower technique but the ribbon is a lot finer and the joins are made differently. May be the association Bruges-Flanders can explain the name given to that stitch. I read with a lot of interest all about your projects and am ready to read more! I envy all of you going to the convention. Nicole Montreal,Qc, Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
