Pattern:
Bobbins: 27 pairs + 4 gimp pairs
Style: Torchon
Stitches:
half stitch
cloth stitch
cloth stitch and twist
twist single pair
Details:
solid cloth stitch (red)
vertical and horizontal edge (red)
Torchon ground (grey)
Winkie pin twisted footside (grey)
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.
Read about vertical and horizontal edges to see how to shape the cat.
The pink numbers show where to start the gimps. The dots show how many gimps there are in each line.
This was an attempt to copy an Art Deco design for a brooch that I found in a catalogue. One problem was that my original design was far too complicated, so I was frantically simplifying it while I was working (never a good idea!) I messed up the top of the head, between the ears, and the pattern used to have the gimps going under the chin, which would have probably been a good idea. The tail is all wrong, and too short. There are two mistakes in the cloth stitch... More important, I twisted the pairs leaving the solid cloth stitch, which pushed the gimps too far away from the cloth stitch. Oh well. Perhaps you'll do better!
© Jo Edkins 2017 - return to lace index