Re: [lace] Mechlin terminology

2005-03-18 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Hello Julie I don't have that book but I think I can answer some of your questions In Section 1, Thienpondt does not define the stitches. Linen stitch is a standard name, I assume it's cloth stitch CTC Half-stitch is a standard name, I assume it is CT Twisted stitch I assume

[lace] Mechlin terminology

2005-03-16 Thread JSyzygy
Hi Spiders I just bought a How to Make Mechlin Book. It is Rita Thienpondt's Syllabus Mechelse Kant I. It looks like fun. Right now it is fairly impenetrable, but I think I'll be fine once I assay a few exercises. To make it more fun for me, could someone explain some of the terminology