This simple headside is an English Midland headside. A headside is a non-straight edge of lace. There is other lace to the right. This headside is made of plaits. These are often called legs, braids or brides. This type of leg should not be confused with the leg of a spider. See pattern 80.
Pattern representation of a nine pin headside
Patterns draw lines to show where the plaits go, because the directions are vital, and quite complex. Indicating picots is more of a problem. Traditional patterns leave them out - so either look at the photo of the lace, or assume that any plait meeting a pin which is not a join must be a picot!
This diagram avoids the complexities of the individual stitches by showing each plait of threads (using 4 bobbins) as a single line.
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Working: Remember that a thick line above is a plait, with 2 pairs, or 4 bobbins. Where one line crosses another, you should work it in a lazy join. Where a plait meets a pin by itself, work it in a picot. Where a plait meets a pair from the rest of the lace, work them in a join - 2 pair + 1 pair.
© Jo Edkins 2016 - return to lace index
