Hello Mark
No, I don't think it's handspun, but I do think it's linen.
I can see that it's S twist, which is what I'd expect a linen thread to
be, along with variations in thickness. The two linens which fit the
description are Knox's Floss 20 or Knox's Falcon 25, both of which
measured 2S/1
On 2/24/09 5:21 AM, "Brenda Paternoster" wrote:
> If "just over 3 stitches per inch" means that there are just over 3
> pinholes per inch - along the footside then it's a spacing of just less
> than 1/3 inch or 8mm between the pins. The optimum thread size for
> that grid is, as Tamara says 15
On 2/23/09 11:35 PM, "Tamara P Duvall" wrote:
>> I am pretty sure the lacer used cotton thread.
> What makes you think that?
That was just my guesstimate because of feel. I am not a thread analyst. I
just like using all kinds of threads depending on my mood ;) Linen seems to
be the best choi
This type of lace is made usually in Spain. It is a mixed lace:
Cluny+Torchon. Those of you who have downloaded the Lace Galician
Catalogue, can make a comparison between Galician laces and this piece
of lace.
We call here in Spain: "Encaje Popular" this is Popular Lace in English
and it is un
Like th eothers I think that this is more torchon than Cluny and that
it's more likely to be linen than cotton.
If "just over 3 stitches per inch" means that there are just over 3
pinholes per inch - along the footside then it's a spacing of just less
than 1/3 inch or 8mm between the pins. Th
On Feb 23, 2009, at 16:04, Mark, aka Tatman wrote:
I am pretty sure the lacer used cotton thread.
What makes you think that? Look at the starting point -- the half
diamond in half stitch -- the thread gets thicker and thinner in
places. It's especially visible in the second pair from the top
On 2/23/09 2:50 PM, "Alice Howell" wrote:
> I agree this is handmade lace. It's started with connected pairs. The leaf
> tallies show all the variations that appear on tallies that are quickly made,
> and left however they end up. (Probably like many of us do with our tallies.
> )
I noticed t
Delores,
I am pretty sure the lacer used cotton thread. I am guessing at size 40-50?
It is just over 3 whole stitches per inch on the footside. There are 3
twists added in between the WS for strength. Curious to what thread size
they used too.
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