Dear Arachnids Re: Fortunately most of the terms used in lacemaking are the same. Think the only different I've found is in the size of crochet hooks. For sewings I'd use a 0.4mm or 0.6 mm, but wouldn't have the foggiest what size that would be US.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK Don't you believe it. When I was involved with the city & Guilds guinea pig scheme we realised how many terms had a variety of names, and that was when I started compiling a glossary that turned into a dictionary. My research found the term whole stitch has two different meanings, which is why I changed and now use the term cloth stitch which has only one. There are also seven other names for this stitch - and that's only one of our terms. Don't get too confused. Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
