Jenny Brandis wrote:
I have been trying to follow the leaves thread as this is one area in
lace I am having difficulties with. I can (sort of) get a leaf shape
if I leave the bobbins on the pillow and hold the worker. The leaf
looks like some caterpillar has nibbled at the edges as I have not
At 7:22 pm -0500 11/11/06, Bev wrote:
I made a leaf according to Jean's directions.
It looks good, Bev - nice to know my instructions made sense.
What I forgot to add was that I was working with 4 bobbins of Soie
d'Alger and up to 4 bobbins of Soie Ovale, one of which was used as
the
From: Jean Leader [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Cluny de Brioude way of making leaf-shaped tallies doesn't come
in the book at all - it's difficult to describe and the best way
to get the hang of it is to see someone doing it.
Wow, Jean! Great explanation. I understood it completely, although it
ok, I'll bite ;) I made a leaf according to Jean's directions. The
method is similar to what I've developed on my own (with 4 threads
only, though), can appreciate that the thumb movement could be
painful.
I have posted a picture at my blog, url below.
On 11/10/06, Jean Leader [EMAIL PROTECTED]
...and may I say 'thankyou' to Jean for taking the time and trouble to
post detailed directions for making a leaf the Cluny de Brioude way.
Some years ago the making of a leaf or tally consistently baffled me,
but I swore g to learn the minutae of leaf-making, until making them
became second
Bev wrote:
...and may I say 'thankyou' to Jean for taking the time and trouble to
post detailed directions for making a leaf the Cluny de Brioude way.
I'd like to say thanks, too. I can finally envision it, and will give
it a try very soon. I did notice that in the instructions for the final
The Cluny de Brioude way of making leaf-shaped tallies doesn't come
in the book at all - it's difficult to describe and the best way to
get the hang of it is to see someone doing it.
However, as I started this thread I'll have a bash
You start with your hands palm down, bobbins (up to eight)
Hello Jean -
Yes, in answer to your question, this sounds very much like the way Anny
Noben was making tallies. In fact, I flipped my digital camera to
movie mode, and made a couple of film clips of her work... she was
going slowly so that we could see how it was done, so it really is quite
On Mar 4, 2006, at 12:37, Alice Howell wrote:
The braids are tensioned after each TC to make a
smooth, even braid. The braid is stopped just ahead
of the pin. If the braid covers the pinhole, one step
is taken back out so that it comes just TO the
pinhole.
If the extra length is taken up by
