Thank you all for your replies. How Interesting!
I always was told that the fat tallies were Maltese, and the long thin ones
were Cluny. Beds people made them to fit the space.
I was shown 2 ways of making tallies - on the pillow, and holding the
passives in the hand. I tried both ways - and found the hand held way the
easiest, so have stuck with that way! No-one ever told me it was the
Russian way!!
Also, I was taught the continental way - tying a single knot with the 2
outer passives at the end of the tally (leaf tally). It was many years
before I found that other people did not do that! I still do it
occasionally, - mainly if I have to make multiple leaf tallies all to come
to the same point, and, by holding the passives in my hand , I find I need
more room to work , so need to make the tallies, and leave them. The knot
at the bottom means I can toss them aside, and know they will stay in shape
withoug being propped on pins, which will get in the way while I make the
next tally.
Isn't it great that there is so much variety in techniques etc, - but we all
wind up with a similar product!!!
This is why Lacemaking is so addictive, I think - there is so much variety,
and new/different ideas to come across, and try out!
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz
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