In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Alice Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>The English terminology is: >Half Stitch CT >Whole Stitch CTC >Double Stitch CTCT (or Whole stitch plus a twist) > >The Continental terminology is: >Half stitch TC >Cloth or Linen stitch CTC >Whole Stitch TCTC The English terminology depends very much upon who taught you! I was taught that CTC is cloth, whole or linen stitch. Linen stitch is the most logical, because the finished effect looks like a piece of linen, however I prefer to call it cloth stitch, and CTCT cloth & twist. The only problem here is if you get a slightly deaf student, used to doing her (embroidery) cross stitch, who latches on to "cross & twist"! Whole stitch, as a term, opens such a can of worms these days that I wonder how many of us are using the other names to avoid the problems? Certainly we have to make sure that students are aware of all of the names, because of the wide availability of books and the different terms used in them. >The English laces are mostly worked on flat pillows >with the bobbins lying supported. The Twist stitch >will hold it's position when not being used. This is a fairly modern thing, though, just about every photograph/image of an old professional English lacemaker I have seen shows either a bolster pillow for East Midlands laces, or Honiton pillow for Honiton lace. Flat pillows appear to have come in with the convenience of polystyrene - they are more likely to be found as traditional in Belgium??? I think most of us probably use the modern domed pillows. Something to research into? David Turner is going to be talking about how pillows are made (as well as some of the history of their business - Church Meadow Crafts - he has taken over pillow making from SMP) at our lace day in June - maybe he will have some of the answers. -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
