Pattern:
Bobbins: 8 pairs
Style: Tape
Stitches:
cloth stitch
half stitch
turning stitch
turning stitch and twist
make a sewing (crochet hook) (green)
Details:
solid cloth stitch (red)
solid half stitch (blue)
corner of trail or tape
footside without passives (not shown)
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.
Most of this is cloth stitch (red), but I did a bit of half stitch (blue), so I could try out turning stitch and twist This worked OK, but the half stitch part as a whole is a dreadful mess! I think you should use cloth stitch throughout if you want to try it.
There are more pins round the outside of each bend than inside. Where I was getting out of step, I did a turning stitch on the inside. This allows the workers to change directions for the next row without using a pin. However, in some places the bends are very sharp. So (sometimes) I used my technique of making a corner of trail or tape. And sometimes, if the bend went one way and then the other, I just went from pin to pin, even if the rows became rather diagonal rather than straight across. In fact, I kept changing my mind which technique to use, and I'm afraid it shows.
The green dots are where the sewings are, and there are far too many! I am still learning how to design tape lace patterns and this one is rather a mess. It is certainly important to push down the pins to stop then snagging on threads, and this is especially true for the sewings.
I have explored this idea further in this series: pattern 488, pattern 489, pattern 490.© Jo Edkins 2017 - return to lace index