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Pattern 566 - Feathers and flowers

Picture of lace

Pattern:
   Pattern of lace

Bobbins: 31 pairs and 6 gimps.

Style: Bucks Point

Size: 6.5 inches across

Stitches:
   cloth stitch (red)
   half stitch
   half stitch and twist
   gimp (pink)
   insert a bead

Details:
   Bucks point net (grey)
   honeycomb (green)
   Bucks Point flower (grey)
   half stitch strip (blue)
   how to work a circular mat
   how to finish

Description:

Follow the links above for explanation of how to work the different parts of the lace. You will need a pillow large enough to take the pattern or something like a block pillow, and some clever positioing on the pattern, so you can turn it. You do one section, then turn the pillow to do the next section. See circular mat. The yellow lines are not worked, they merely tell you when to turn the pillow for the next section.

The beads were too small to use a crochet hook! So I unwound the bobbin, threaded on the bead, then rewound the bobbin.

Here is how you start the lace. The start pins are just below the yellow line, but you can use the row of pins above as starting pins.

Picture of start

Here is a larger scale photo, to see the working:

Picture of lace