When I took a short workshop in this lace, the teacher (Julie Van Der Wolf, from the Holland) had us work it in cotton. Once you get the hang of their distinctive half-stitch, you can strike out with some of their delightful modern interpretations which use the Colcoton variegated threads! These are stunning, and unlike anything else I've done.
Clay Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [Original Message] > From: Brenda Paternoster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Dee Palin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Lace Arachne <lace@arachne.com> > Date: 2/25/2006 3:04:26 PM > Subject: [lace] Re: s Gravenmoer and Sulky Blendables - was long lace/garters > > On 25 Feb 2006, at 12:11, Dee Palin wrote: > > > Thank you, Brenda - are there books on it? It sounds interesting and > > I'd love to have a go. > > > Clay replied: > > The Dutch Guild published a beautiful book several years ago which > > really > > got things going, but it's out of print already! : ( > > "Kant, uit Vlaanderen en 's Gravenmoer" > Published 2002 by LOKK (Dutch Lace Guild) > There's no price on my copy but it wouldn't have been cheap! A4, > hardback 271 pages, English and Dutch text. > Mostly B&W but some colour pages including three sample pieces with > zig-zag trails worked in cloth stitch with multicolour workers. > Doesn't say what thread was used for the workers but it could well have > been Sulky Blendables. > > Alice says: > > The 's Gravenmoerse lace is not Torchon. People get > > that impression because it is on a 45 degree grid, > > like Torchon, but it really is a Point Ground lace > > with very distinctive features. > Much of the ground is CTTpCTT and there are picots along most of the > headsides. Some of the patterns have complex grounds taken from > Flemish lace and there are spiders and zig-zag trails and gimp > outlines, so a very mixed style. Being a geometric lace with 45 degree > working angle the patterns have to be similar to torchon designs. > > Brenda > > > >> Dee > >> > >> 's Gravenmoer is a form of hand-made torchon which has half stitch > >> worked with diagonal and vertical threads instead of the usual > >> diagonal and horizontals. I've not done any myself but I believe > >> it's achieved by working diagonal rows of halfstich instead of going > >> back and forth - rather like working the first half of a spider. > >> > Brenda > http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
