In these examples, the lace tends to be worked in a direction, downwards. The straight edge of lace is called the footside, and if present, it will be on the right. The wavy or frilly edge is called the headside, and if present, it will be on the left.
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Bucks Point net is used in Bucks Point lace. It makes a honeycomb pattern. The basic stitch is half stitch and twist (usually two twists). The technical description of Bucks Point net is CTTT, pin, or cross, twist, twist, twist, pin. It is also possible to have CTT, pin, but that is not as strong. There are no pinholes in the finished stitch, as the pin is left uncovered (there is no stitch done after the pin). In fact, it is possible to work Bucks Point net without using pins. Click here for a description of how Bucks Point net is done, with an animation. Click here for the whole piece of lace. |
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The shape of the net looks similar. But if you look at where the stitch is made, instead of a simple half stitch (which crosses over the middle two threads), you have what looks like a pair of threads on each side wrapped round each other. There is another thread on each side on each side which does not enter the stitch. This is similar to Bucks Point net, but added to the pair, means that you have three threads on each side. Bobbin lace works in pairs! Click here for the whole piece of lace. |
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This stitch is made in a different way. There are still vertical threads running down the lace, and pairs of threads meeting at the stitch. But here, the pairs cross over, rather than wrap round each other. It still means that there are triplets of threads rather than pairs. Click here for the whole piece of lace. |
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Here, at the stitch, a single thread from each side crosses over (I think), with a pair of threads each side staying where they are. So again, a triplet of threads each side. Click here for the whole piece of lace. |
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