laceandb...@aol.com wrote:
Can some of you let me know what name you would understand as referring to the
sort of knot commonly used to finish Bruges lace,
The individual knots are half reef (or square) knots, but the overlapping
sequence I've only heard called Bruges finish. The
Jacquie,
my German teacher named it the Bruges knot row - Brügger Knotenreihe. But I am
sure there are other names as well.
It is a pity that so many things in bobbin lacemaking with more than one name.
But who will say these one are the right ones.
Ilske
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When in the Brownies, I was taught to call the first half of a reef knot an
overhand knot.
I Googled overhand knot instructions and came up with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4lLw-LjfVk
Sue Babbs
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Can some of you let me know what name you would understand as referring to
the sort of knot commonly used to finish Bruges lace, where one thread at a
time is picked up, knotted to the other which in turn is put down across a
row of closely sewn in ends, before returning in the opposite
I would say it is a half-hitch. Some might understand it as a half-knot.
When this knot is made twice before moving along, it is a reef knot, or
simpler: 'make two half-hitches.'
HTH :)
On May 27, 2010 10:55am, laceandb...@aol.com wrote:
Can some of you let me know what name you would
In a message dated 27/05/2010 19:18:00 GMT Daylight Time, f...@cobweb.net
writes:
Do you mean the entire sequence of knots?
Yes I do, where you do a half reef knot with two threads, put one down and
pick up the next all the way across, then return reversing both the
direction of the knot (as
Hello Jacquie
I have used this way of tying off wherever there are two or three holes to
join or sew into. It is much neater than the bunching method that was shown
in the early Lace books. I have taught this to my students for many years and
we call it the Brussels Tie off.
Happy
