A pattern for decorating the corner of a plain cloth mat or handkerchief. See Triangles for other patterns.
Compare this to pattern 293, an identical pattern used to make a complex corner.
Pattern:
Bobbins: 21 pairs (although it can be done with 20 pairs)
Style: Torchon
Stitches:
half stitch
cloth stitch and twist
cloth stitch
twist pair
reef knot
Details:
cloth heart (red)
Torchon ground (grey)
triangular ground (green)
rose ground (yellow)
rose ground edge (yellow)
triangle shape, from strip
sewing lace onto fabric
Description:
Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace.
I have said that this uses 21 pairs. In fact, in the photo above, I only used 20 pairs, as I took the pair which runs down the starting edge, and made it run down the finishing edge as well, so leaving out the edge pair on the right.
This is just a strip of lace, but started and finished on a diagonal to give a triangle shape. The diagonal start is easier with false starting pins, which are provided. The footside will be sewn onto the fabric that it is decorating. Either you have to cut off a corner of the fabric to do this, or you sew the lace on top of the fabric. This method of making a triangle means that the start and finish lie along the edges of the lace, so it is very important to make the finish as neat as possible. This uses reef knots (or square knots).
I haven't sewn on this example myself, but the photo below gives an idea of what it might look like.
Perhaps I ought to trim the reef knot ends better, but I'm always worried about them coming undone! This line of knots along an edge is a weakness of this type of design. It might be better to sew it onto the fabric rather than replace a corner of the fabric, as then the knots could carefully be hidden in the sewing.
© Jo Edkins 2016 - return to lace index