[lace] Ribs, rolls, bundles and tubes
The Greek lacemakers on Aegina use a wrapping method to carry their threads from one place to another. It was interesting to me to see that they didn't seem to bother about which side was up: the wraps were on made either side. It requires a bit of skill, but done right it looks very sleek. They just bundle all the threads to be moved and wrap tightly till the whole is covered. If you go to the OIDFA Congress in 2006 in Greece, you will see Anna doing this. Some of you may remember her at the Greek exhibit in Suchol, she of the wonderful warm personality and glorious smile. Tess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Ribs, rolls, bundles and tubes
Jacquie wrote: > " I think you misunderstood my use of "emphasise", and that we are probably saying the same." Sorry Jacquie! And the lace dragon you did send me privately is beautiful! Anneke Reijs in Baexem, The Netherlands [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.hetnet.nl/~aplag/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Ribs, rolls, bundles and tubes
I think Anneke misunderstood my use of "emphasise", and that we are probably saying the same. I was just trying to keep it brief as I knew the whole post would be lengthy. I agree that the roll emphasises the design by giving it depth and strengthens the design lines by making them bolder. But its purpose is largely an aesthetic one and not because it is needed to carry pairs to somewhere else in the work. It is the way I used rolling for my Basilisk entry in Myth and Mystery. In Honiton the roll is used in a more functional way to carry pairs from one piece to the next which reduces the need to keep stopping, bowing off and starting again. This strengthens the design structurally, and visually to some extent but the rolls tend to be less bold in relation to the rest of the work. They are generally not so immediately obvious as in Withof because they are rarely at the edge of the work. Honiton tends not to have the 3D, carved-out-of-ivory look that Withof has. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Ribs, rolls, bundles and tubes
Jacquie wrote about rolling: > "in Withof it is mostly to emphasise the edges" But no, that is not the case. In Withof rolling is done to bring depth in the lace. When a next part of the lace is sewn over the bundle into the finished part, the 2nd part will be behind the 1th part on the right side of the lace. When there is no additional part is attached to a worked part, the rolling strenghtens the lace. For rolling we use in Withof between 2 - 8 threads. The threads are bundled and worked as raised veins. Anneke Reijs in Baexem, The Netherlands [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.hetnet.nl/~aplag/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Ribs, rolls, bundles and tubes
Honiton raised work is when there are ribs that are then worked over the top of, such as along the edge of a leaf. The rib is used to carry pairs to a different place on an unworked bit of the design. Raised and rolled is when a roll is also used to carry pairs by the side of a worked piece. Apart from the ones used to attach the roll, all the sewing are top sewings. A rib or ten stick has pin holes along one edge (worked as an exchange pair edge) and a turning stitch at the opposite side. There are different turning stitches; the least bulky is to work to the turn, twist the worker and leave it and return with the last pair passed through. One stitch only at the turn, use for tight curves. The most bulky is to work to the end and return with the same pair (feels strange to do to start with!). Two stitches at the end, use for straight or near straight ribs. The in-between one is the Milanese turning stitch - 5 movements, c,t,c,t,c. Use for in-between curves. With all ribs concentrate on making a flat tape of a very even width, not a little bit of string pulled up as tight to the pins as possible. A roll is to carry threads from one place to another. For the Withof type roll the threads are laid next to the edge and sewed in place with one thread only. For Cantu the roll carries the pairs around pins away from the work, and the work is sewn to the roll on the way back. In Honiton the roll is used in a functional way within the work (in Withof it is mostly to emphasise the edges) and is a bit more complicated. The roll pairs minus 2 are twisted as a bundle, one of the two pairs is then wrapped around the bundle and used to attach to far end of the bundle to the final pin hole of the piece to be rolled. The second of the two pairs is then used to attach the bundle to each pin hole with side sewings. Bundle is also the term used for the threads turned onto the back of the work to be tied down when finishing at a point. The "tube" is a rather different thing. It is worked with one row of pin holes, and a twist round the pin edge. You work across the row and then lift the workers back over the top of the work, round the pin and back through the work again. By using tight-ish tension the passives are pulled into a rope or tube. It is useful to act as a "bridge" between two areas of ground which need a different number of pairs or a different thread or pinhole spacing. Pairs can be easily incorporated from the work and left out either for use or to be cut off. Similarly, it is easy to add new pairs into the tube to have extra pairs for a finer ground or to change the thread to a different one on the new side. Once the pins are out, the pin loops tend to disappear. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
