This is a reproduction of a Chartres unicursal maze (maze without branches). Click here for more maze patterns. Click here for more on mazes.
Pattern:
Bobbins: 19 pairs and 11 gimps
Style: Torchon
Stitches:
half stitch
cloth stitch
cloth stitch and twist
gimp (pink)
slip knot
Details:
Torchon ground (grey)
rose ground (green)
cloth footside (grey)
circular mat
how to finish
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.
The start is along a diagonal (although it looks horizontal above!), so one pair starts at each pin, and two at the edge. Above, I have marked the position of the false pins. I have also marked the starting gimps.
Click here for how to finish an edge.
This pattern uses gimps to show the paths of the maze. This needs a lot of gimps! There is also a lot of starting and finishing gimps. Click here for a description of gimps, including starting and finishing. The diagram below shows where the gimps have to start and finish. Most of the gimps can be hung as pairs. One gimp at the start is alone, and so must be hung using a skip knot.
I advise that you start where the maze starts, to avoid having to overlap the gimps at start and finish (as I did in the photo!)
This pattern has rose ground in the middle because the maze in Chartres cathedral has a flower in the centre.
© Jo Edkins 2016 - return to lace index