[lace] Another lace puzzle

2010-04-22 Thread Cindy
Well, I wasn't going to say anything, as I have not been able to spend any amount of time studying, but one of my lace knitting groups had been discussing this shawl a week or so ago, and had come to the conclusion that the center is actually not knitted. The edging is knitted according to

Re: [lace] Another lace puzzle

2010-04-21 Thread Avital
OK, I'm going to be the voice of dissent. There's something weird about the fabric structure, so I don't think it's knitted. I've looked at dozens of Shetland shawls in my lifetime in museums, books, on the Web, etc., knitted a few myself, and I've never seen any stitch remotely resembling the

Re: [lace] Another lace puzzle

2010-04-20 Thread Ilske Thomsen
Me too, say that's knitted. I heard of such shawls being so fine that you could pull it through a finger-ring. Ilske - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com