Thank you for taking time to write Leonard! I printed your explanation & added it to my file. The last few months have been an English lace odyssey for me & I confess I was ill prepared for Bucks Point. When I started, I looked in my Intro book by Jean Leader/Lace Guild & remembered that I had made Little Pea & Plum Pudding some years ago so at first I concentrated on the laces that I had never triedâBeds, Malmesbury et al. Cathy at IOLI library has done a yeomanâs job of sending books from my reading list so I could steep myself in history plus work a few samples before I visit UK at the end of this month. With departure fast approaching, I had a little extra time & decided to work a new Bucks pattern. With only working diagrams, the Intro book & Practical Skills to guide me, it turned out to be above my pay grade. Particularly since I included the optional picots! I see that IOLI library has the PN book so I will borrow it when I return. Not sure why I didnât see Alexâs books in their catalog (??) as itâs always good to review technically perfect lace with a fine finish! Thank you for pointing out the fluffy finishes in Anne Buckâs book. I just finished reading it plus still need to plow thru A Celebration of BedfordshireâThomas Lester & Suffolk Lace by Nicky Howener-Townsend so I can return all books before I go. The idea of the mini ornaments appeals to me because it will give me more opportunities to practice starting & finishing plus they will be useful on my tree or as gifts. With only a few loose threads at the bottom, perhaps I can darn in the ends rather than knot off. Thanks again for your suggestions. Sincerely, Susan Hottle FL USA
Sent from my iPad > On Mar 31, 2019, at 9:26 AM, Leonard Bazar <leonard...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Dear Susan > > Alexandra Stillwell's 'All about making Geometrical Bucks Point Lace' sets out methods, with very clear written explanations and diagrams, on pages 114-6. > > I was taught a slightly different method of adding by the late great Marjorie Carter. You hang the new pair on a pin behind the work, bring it down between the two headside passive pairs, then work the inside pair out through the new one, the other old one, and work the picot with it. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
