I thought Torchon was worked face up, but I work most other laces face down as there if often a need to end a portion of the lace before starting another section, such as in Milanese. Â I find that my laces that are face down have a flat look to them when turned over, such as Russian tape lace with the chevron gimp. Â The clue is in the pricking and the photo of the lace if the lace is reversed in the photo. Â That is often not the case in Torchon where the lace is the same front or back, as in a bookmark, unless there is a headside and a footsie. I just started a class in Binche with Kumiko Nakazaki and realized it was face down. Great class and Kumiko even serenaded us with her violin before class.Janice <I was always taught that Torchon is worked wrong side up, if this is the case then presumably the raised bit needs to be pushed down when the lace is taken off the pillow, or any ends (from joining new threads in) sewn through when the lace is taken off the pillow.Â
Jane Partridge >Â Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego www.jblace.com www.lacemakersofillinois.org - 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/
