Susan Hottle wrote:
Even so, it seems like it would be faster/easier to work the kopeks after
the fact rather than swizzle the bobbins in & around & over & through.
Might be an idea Susan, but if you are making Russian lace, the fillings are
done at the same time as the lace, when you get
Well you could have knocked me over with a feather! Looking at the green
“kopeks” on Flickr, they definitely look like woven wheels made with a
needle—to me. In looking at the Russian lace pendant, I can see I should have
been more curious regarding the plaits that form the spokes. Even so, it
Hi Susan,
Thank you for your lovely comments but I do have to say the pendant isn't
mine ( I have just realised that I didn't label it correctly on Flickr - I
was so confused by trying to upload the pictures that I forgot to credit
them properly, I will do that at lunchtime when I can get away
Clare—Thank you for posting your project & the “mystery” stitch. Looks like the
mystery is solved—it’s a well known stitch under other names! When I was in
EGA, it was called Woven Wheel & when I attended Crazy Quilt events, it was
called Woven Spider Rose, especially when worked with silk
