A pattern for decorating the corner of a plain cloth mat or handkerchief. See Triangles for other patterns.
Pattern:
Bobbins: 16 pairs
Style: Torchon
Stitches:
half stitch
cloth stitch and twist
cloth stitch
twist pair
reef knot
Details:
cloth zigzag (red)
half stitch heart (blue)
Torchon ground (grey)
triangular ground (green)
8 legged spider (yellow)
footside without passives (grey)
triangle shape, from strip
sewing lace onto fabric
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.
This is just a strip of lace, but started and finished on a diagonal to give a triangle shape. The diagonal start is easier with false starting pins, which are provided. The footside will be sewn onto the fabric that it is decorating. Either you have to cut off a corner of the fabric to do this, or you sew the lace on top of the fabric. This method of making a triangle means that the start and finish lie along the edges of the lace, so it is very important to make the finish as neat as possible. This uses reef knots (or square knots).
I haven't sewn on this example myself, but the photo below gives an idea of what it might look like.
© Jo Edkins 2016 - return to lace index