An attempt to produce a better peacock than pattern 67.
Pattern:
Bobbins: 19 pairs + 1 gimp
Style: Bucks Point
Stitches:
half stitch and twist
twist
cloth stitch
cloth stitch and twist
picot (pink)
gimp
twist pair
Details:
Bucks Point net (grey)
cloth diamond (red)
cloth shape (blue)
honeycomb (yellow)
cloth footside (grey, blue and pink)
picots and passives headside (grey)
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.
Having had problems with the previous peacock pattern, this one merely outlines the tail (made of honeycomb) with a gleamy gimp thread, and colour the body of the peacock with a worker pair in metallic blue thread. The gimp and the blue threads are 'hidden' in the cloth footside when not required, so the gimp starts at the top and ends at the bottom, without having to be continually restarted and finished. The gleamy gimp thread does add to the effect of the lace, although (as usual) it does not show in the photo.
© Jo Edkins 2016 - return to lace index