There are three "turning stitch" variations that I know of, my definition of a turning stitch being the way to reverse direction without a pin, and this is how it has been referred to by the various teachers I have studied, with regardless of the movements used.
First is the one that Tamara talked about which I was taught by Beryl Maw and Pat Perryman and I believe is in the Luxton and Thompson books (too tired to look it up as I didn't get home till 1.30 this morning) where you work through to the end, twist (only) the worker once and leave it and return with the last-pair-passed-thru, ie ctc at the edge. The next is Pat Read's ctctc Milanese variation Finally, a second one also taught to me by Pat Perryman, where you work to the end of the row and then with no twists at all, return with the same pair, ie ctc,ctc. I use the first and last for rib/tenstick. Because of the different "bulk" created by a 3 or 6 movement stitch, I might use both in the same piece of work or even on the same rib because the ts shouldn't show. For tight to medium curls I would choose the first, for medium to almost straight I would use the third. The ctctc is the hardest to use for rib *because* the pairs are split, and it is more difficult (therefore slower) to make sure that there are absolutely no slightly looser threads left at the ts side; the culprit could be in the edge passives or the workers. It is used in the Milanese braids because, by tensioning the correct combination of threads, you can a) move it from side to side, b) move it backwards and forwards and c) once you have tensioned everything tightly it locks in place to a large extent. This complexity isn't needed in a rib, so there is little point in using it in this situation. When you are doing rib, remember Pat Perryman's description - "you are making a tape not a piece of string", so keep the passives flat and an even width, not pulled as tight against the pins as you possibly can. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
