Good morning all
We've had this very same discussion at a local lace group I belong to. One
of our members is also making a waistcoat in wool and anxious that she may
not have purchased sufficient to complete the whole garment. She recently
completed one front and it was suggested that she
If you do use the Gutterman 100/3 silk, you will probably be able to replenish
your stocks easily at Jo Ann Fabrics if you choose one of their basic colors.
As mentioned, work a front and then you can estimate how much you need for
the balance. Hopefully you can wait until Jo Ann's have sale on
I have just finished drooling over the most beautiful piece of Russian lace,
it was a bolero/waistcoat/shrug type garment. Fairly simple but so elegant I
want to try to draw a pattern in a similar way as I have no idea where I could
buy a pattern like that. All the russian lace patterns I have
Hello Sue and everyone
For a pattern for a garment, using a minimal number of bobbins, the broad
answer is 'lots' of thread.
Passive pairs use a measured amount, the length of the trail. Weavers, lots
more, at a guess 3 to 6 times the length of the passives depending on the
pattern, and the
Thank you for the voice of sanity, My mind couldn't consider where to begin
but having read this it is so obvious and I bet several of you are laughing
at the screen right now. So first to find a paper pattern shape and start
playing with a pencil. I knew it would be lots of thread
Sue
The only way I can think of is by ratio and proportion. Design a small square
for a design similar to what you plan for the bolero and work it in the same
thread you plan to use. Measure the square cm. When you get the finished shape
of the bolero, measure its square cm. Go by ratio. Or go
But don't forget that even the middle, straight cloth stitch passives use more
than the length of the braid, as they are going up and down through the weave.
The edge passives are used along with the workers for any plaited/leaf fillings
so they can need a lot more thread.
The cable or chain
Dear Sue,
I would add to this. I have two cloth stitch tapes on the side of my altar
cloth pattern. I actually measured the distance the worker pair went per pass,
multiplied it by the number of passes per motif, so I had an idea of the amount
needed for the worker pair. I then multiplied
