Hi Bev Thank you. I think that is what she was referring to.
Kind regards Dianne --- On Fri, 29/10/10, bev walker <walker.b...@gmail.com> wrote: From: bev walker <walker.b...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [lace] Tallies To: "Dianne Derbyshire" <diannederbysh...@yahoo.com> Cc: lace@arachne.com Date: Friday, 29 October, 2010, 17:30 Hi Dianne and everyone "the cushion bit" sounds like the ones referred to as "pumpkin seed" - leaf-shaped tallies with the effect of ridges at the edges. Check out the French methods (e.g. Cluny lace) of making leaf-tallies. One way to achieve this appearance is to tension outwards firmly, when the weaver has completed each pass. The middle passive, because it swings back and forth (moves out of the way accordingly), is known as the pendulum. On 10/29/10, Dianne Derbyshire <diannederbysh...@yahoo.com> wrote: she has > seen some that look as though they have a cushion bit > in the middle and wants > to know how they are made. -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com