--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does the precise > number of pinholes make a lot of difference. ... > Perhaps the end use of the lace .... governed whether it was a short repeat or a more ornate > pattern.
I'm going to make a wild guess on this. The traditional end use of this lace was on a bonnet. A certain length would be needed for a given bonnet style or size. The lace was usually mounted so each side was symetrical. The number of lines per repeat would help figure out just where in the pattern to start so mid point of the pattern would also be the mid point of the finished length of lace. I repeat -- this is a guess, not confirmed. It comes from making 's-Grav. lace for a dutch bonnet. Another guess also relates to the end use. A shorter piece of lace would look better with a shorter pattern repeat while a long piece could use a long repeat. The pattern I made was 10 inches per repeat. I made three repeats to get the 30 inches I needed. The next piece is 36 inches, and I had to do some real figuring to find the correct starting point since the second pattern did not fit neatly into the desired length. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
