Hi Robin,
On Monday, October 27, 2003, at 02:52 PM, Panza, Robin wrote:
On the other hand, the lace made on bolsters is often coarser, with
heavier
thread, fewer pairs, and farther pin-spacing.
Catalan Blonde lace (point ground) is made with fine, traditionally
silk thread on the vertical bols
Robin wrote:
... but my personal feeling would be that
it's easier to tell who's paired with whom if they're twisted
together. On
a flat/cookie pillow, where I push pairs to the side, it's easier to
keep my
pairs paired when I bring them back again.
On the other hand, it is often easier to know
>>>From: Steph Peters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
It is much easier to leave hanging bobbins uncrossed, so there is a
practical reason for this choice Now why change for a flat pillow is
another interesting question, I'd like to know the answer.<<<
I don't claim to know "The Answer", but my per
>>>From: Lorelei Halley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
All British lacemakers (as far as I can tell) do half stitch CT. Most, but
no all, western Europeans do it CT. Most, but not all, central Europeans do
it TC. Nearly all eastern Europeans to it TC.<<<
I took a Skansk (Sweden) workshop from Marji
Hello Lorelei and Rose-Marie and all Others,
This different ways to make the half-stich comes from the different pillows.
People who start with a roler-pillow was told to do itin one way I think CT
and the others with the flat pillow and unhooded bobbins the other way
round. Meanwhile it is no long
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 10:58:26 -0600, Lorelei wrote:
>You are right about adding extra twists in certain places when making
>spiders. The distinction between who does CT and who does TC seems to be
>mostly geographic.
>
>All British lacemakers (as far as I can tell) do half stitch CT. Most, but
>no
Rose-Marie
You are right about adding extra twists in certain places when making
spiders. The distinction between who does CT and who does TC seems to be
mostly geographic.
All British lacemakers (as far as I can tell) do half stitch CT. Most, but
no all, western Europeans do it CT. Most, but n
