Inspired with the wisteria in my garden! I've put the picture vertically, because that is how you're supposed to view it. This is a second attempt - see pattern 459 for the first attempt.
Pattern:
Bobbins: 19 pairs + 1 gimp
Style: Bucks Point
Stitches:
half stitch and twist
twist
gimp (pink)
Details:
winkie pin footside (grey)
cloth stitch (red)
Bucks Point net (grey)
honeycomb (green)
Description:
The leaves are cloth stich, above the flowers, in honeycomb.
This only uses a single gimp, which swings from extreme left of the lace to extreme right, and back again. I thought this would make it harder to do, but I found it easier than my first attempt. However, the gimp must be squeezed against itself at certain points. I found it best never to twist the pairs working with the gimp, after the stitch. Instead leave them untwisted, and twist them before they do their next stitch (usually honeycomb!) That way, you don't get twists between the two parts of the gimp, which would separate them rather. It's a minor point. It wouldn't really matter that much if they got separated!
Close up of the lace, so you can see the working in more detail
© Jo Edkins 2016 - return to lace index