Bedfordshire mat
This mat was made as several pieces, from the middle outwards, joined with a crochet hook.
There is a scallop headsides with cloth stitch underneath. Plaits and tallies join this to half stitch shapes. There is a central flower with eight double tally petals.
This piece is too big to fit in my scanner (which is how I am reproducing the lace) so I can only show part of it on the right. The entire piece is photographed below to show its shape.
