Pattern:
Bobbins: 14 pairs
Style: Bucks Point
Stitches:
half stitch and twist
twist
half stitch
cloth stitch
cloth stitch and twist
Details:
half stitch ground (green)
half stitch strip (blue)
cloth footside (grey)
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.
This is a simple comparison strip, to see the difference between half stitch worked as a ground (sometimes called lattice stitch) and half stitch worked as a solid area.
You can see that the solid stitch is more solid, with far more stitches. Also, there are individual threads running across the strip, as well as the diagonal threads. The half stitch ground is less dense, and has individual threads running down the lace.
You can also see a mistake in the solid half stitch!
The solid half stitch looks a little strange, because this is worked in Bucks Point grid rather than Torchon grid. This makes the working even more dense.
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