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)
Thanks,
Beth
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It isn't easy to tell, is it? From the instructions for starting the
spider, where he says WS, on enlarging the photo, these are worked in
cloth stitch (CTC) , not cloth twist (CTCT). The footside
instructions, however, refer to adding an additional twist - inferring
that there is already one
Hello !
I am hoping to find a bobbin lace teacher in the Los Angeles area.
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Thank you,
Loren Greenberg
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Beth
Looking at the diagram and the photo, I think Kenn uses WS to mean cross twist
cross. (Also known as cloth stitch or linen stitch.)
Lorelei
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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
I was looking for information on punto in aria lace, and came upon this
poignant
gem...
Punto in Aria: The Lace-Maker's Lament*
By Mary Rohrer-Dann
From her needle, butterflies tumble,
lilies unfurl, willows bend and lift
to the nightingale’s voiceless song.
Had the pox not shut her
Hi Jenny,
I looked at your lace very carefully and have been thinking about it off and on
since you wrote your message. I've mangled lots of lace and even more
handwoven linen, and I think your piece is too small to judge whether mangling
is a good thing or a bad thing to do to lace. The
