> > Jeri wrote: > The one illustration shows 8 spokes reaching outward from the center. It > does not illustrate how spokes are anchored at the perimeter. Then, it > looks like a first stitch comes up in the center, goes over a spoke, then > is taken back under that spoke and brought up and forward clock-wise to > over the next spoke and back under, repeated for as many rounds as desired. >
Hi Jeri, I am no expert when it comes to Russian Lace, but the fillings are worked at the same time as the tape; for each section of filling the tape is worked until the pin hole that is the last point of contact between the filling and the tape. The worker and nearside passive from the tape are then used to work the filling before returning to the start point to continue the tape. On the larger and more complicated fillings this can involve an amount of false plaits and there are usually plaits running along the side of the tape. For a Kopek/Whirlpool/etc the two pairs would work a plait of half stitches to the centre where a pin is placed, then out to the tape edge where a sewing is made, along the side of the tape to the next point where a leg starts, make a sewing, back to the centre and through to the tape (make a sewing), along the side of the tape to the next leg (make a sewing) and so on. When the pairs are leaving the tape to make the last two legs they are plaited to the centre and a sewing is made through the entire crossing, one of the pairs is then twisted up to the tape (should be where they started from) and the other pair does the weaving of the Kopek/Whirlpool thing as far as is required. this pair is then used to make a false plait with the twisted thread of the other pair so they both end up at the start point and then go on to continue the tape. Hope that makes sense, there will be a short test later ;-) Cheers Clare - 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/
