Dear Jane
In my torchon days, my favourite was the ctct at the corners, but honeycomb stitch (ctt pin ctt) at the centre pins; it seemed to round out the centre. For those who like torchon with as wide a variety of stitches as possible, or just sight of a wide range to make a choice, Maidment's book takes a lot of beating. I think it's now one of those books that everyone at one point had, but was superseded, very briefly by Doreen Wright, then more permanently by Pam Nottingham's beginners' books. However, the torchon section remains unsurpassed for this variety of stitches - working the sampler gives you a marvellous piece which works as a genuine sampler, providing practice, and an opportunity to see what it looks like. The rest is of its time, though still a useful additional resource in some circumstances. Sadly, the libraries of the original owners are now becoming available, but this does mean that if you want one cheaply for reference, eg for the torchon section, they are available again, and I would recommend it. I would not recommend paying fancy ebay prices though, or taking it as your sole or main reference book. I see from the Lace Guild's list that they have a copy (or probably more than one) for GBP 0.50; less than the cost of a postage stamp - at that price, everyone should have one!! leonard...@yahoo.com, at present enjoying the sun at the maternal home in Cheltenham, so away from library, hence no ISBNs. Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 19:55:29 +0100 >From: Jane Partridge <jpartri...@pebble.demon.co.uk> >Subject: [lace] Rose Ground > >Just out of interest, what is your favourite combination of stitches for >Rose Ground? > >I tend to stick with the corner intersections (which I label a, b, c, d) >as CTCT and then the centre pins (1, 2, 3, 4) CT, pin, CT. > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
