I would like just to add my two cents.
I think they are Russian spiders, I think in English you call a windmill.
Here it is a technical specification with diagrams of how todo it:
http://www.chez.com/dentelle/Tech/Russe/Ar_russe.htm
I hope this helps
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Nova P escribió:
Reporting back: So far I have received three individual messages with
suggestions for the *tallies* re: Russian Lace Korableva/Cook book
(Vyatskii Doll pattern) -and since I receive the digested version there
may be more of you writing to the arachne url and I haven't received a
digest yet. I just mention this so you will not think I've overlooked
any suggestions.
Summarizing so far.....
(1) Windmill crossing - and on further checking in the Alexandra
Stillwell Illus. Dic of Lacemaking, I found a description (pg. 239) for
two crossings - either/or would work I think, but the (b) option sounds
best suited for my space needing to be filled.
(2) Circles (or 'wheelies') - two plaits coming in as 'spokes' to make
the circle. I checked out the references Alice - thank you - and I see
on pg 106 (Camomile) a diagram for wheels made with three plaits. It
will be a challenge for me, but I will try to adapt the method using two
plaits.
(3) Diagram (rec'd by attachment) showing two plaits coming in, one
'splits' and goes around the outside while the other makes a small
weaved style of tally inside - that is the best I can do with 'words' to
describe the procedure and I apologize if I haven't done justice. The
diagram is very nicely done
I am going to try all three of these suggestions and if any others
arrive via the digested version - I will try them too. These will make
good samples for me to use for further references.
Thanks very much to Alice, Clay, Bev and Tamara - and a note just in
from Jane - who mentions *whirlpools*. Alice, maybe this is the name
you were looking for - so that would be three votes for
'whirlpool/circles'!
Nova
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