Armour net is a ground or open part of lace. One unit of Armour net needs four pairs on bobbins, two on each side. See pattern 231.
I discovered this in a book of bobbin lace stitches, under the name armure-Binche. 'Armour net' is my name, since armure is French for armour. Binche is in Belgium, and famous for lace.
I'm not sure if there is an official pattern, but you could use a cross to show where you have to do the stitches. Like many of these grounds you only work every other diamond. I don't think that you could mark exactly where the threads go! It's all a bit complicated...
The diagram below shows one unit of armour net. It shows each thread as a line, with each thread a different colour. All stitches in armour net are half stitch, some with a pin and some not. The details of each stitch are not shown in detail below - follow the links in the previous sentence if you are not familiar with them.
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Working: You start with 4 pairs, 2 on one side and 2 on the other. Make sure that all pairs are twisted before you start.
Work the middle two pairs in half stitch, and pin between them. Remember that all stitches are half stitch.
Work the (new) left two pairs, and pin between them.
Work the (new) right two pairs, and pin between them.
Work the (new) middle two pairs. (No pin.)
Work the (new) left two pairs. (No pin.)
Work the (new) right two pairs. (No pin.)
Work the (new) middle two pairs and pin between them.
This has a pretty effect, but is a little confusing to work! I'm sorry that the diagram above looks rather messy, and nothing like the final effect, but I wanted to emphasise which threads go into which stitch.
The pairs of bobbins get mixed up by armour net.
© Jo Edkins 2017 - return to lace index
