Hello All! Is anyone else working thru some of these? Today, I'm attempting #11/2015, the Dutch lace with half stitch/whole stitch ribbons. It is quite charming & the mix of half & whole stitch seems like it will bring out the character of my aquamarine colored linen thread. My current conundrums are: 1) how many weavers, 2) how & where to hang in all the passives since it is not a straight start & 3) what do the two large Xs on the pattern mean? On the supplemental diagram, it looks like passives switch to weavers & vice versa. Looking at the finished lace, it almost seems like there are 3 "regular" workers--one on each edge (that sew into the ribbons) & another to get the intertwined ribbons started down the center. It's not clear to me whether the passives should be hung two pairs per pin, singly on a line or some combination thereof. And the two big Xs are a total mystery! I've checked Practical Skills & reviewed some of my previous projects but can't find an! ything that looks similar. How do I diagnose what I need to do? Or should I work a few rows of cloth stitch just to get going, then try to assign the various pairs to the pattern on the fly? Does anyone have some sage advice? Many thanks. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA, not giving up yet!
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