Lyn wrote:
< I know of no book that teaches bobbin lace by starting anywhere than
with what is considered Torchon. It's simplest, and with Torchon under your
belt, you can go a long way.>
In some ways torchon isn't the simplest because, being so geometric, every
mistake stands out, unlike many other laces where mistakes can blend in. But
that's one of the reasons for starting with it - because any mistake are so
visible and it's repetitive, it teaches the stitches used in other laces.
The geometric nature of it also helps with developing natural tension. It
takes quite a lot of skill to produce a perfectly even and accurate piece of
torchon lace.
As an aside, there's a seller on ebay at the moment selling three torchon
patterns as Brugge on the grounds that they were bought from the Kantcentrum
in Brugge. Item number 250864281428 is one of them. I haven't bothered
contacting the seller because some aren't happy to be corrected.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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