Hi, Im slightl confused, all the other videos on youtube show 2 twist before/after but also going over right always show going under left and over right.. am i right in thinking then as long as its consistent it actually isnt a sin either way?
There are many different ways to make lace and you will always find this. Some books will say to go over and under and others will say under and over. As long as you do the opposite for each direction, you will be ok. You always have to have at least 1 twist after the gimp so you lock it in place. You want to mimic the stitch you are about to work.Use 1 twist after the gimp if you are going into a half stitch. If you were to go into a honeycomb then you would do 2 as the honeycomb stitch is half stitch, twist, the pairs end up with 2 twists on them. This pattern was using a ground so it was just the 1 twist. Hope that makes sense.
@@LouWoo Thanks, see, I dont see it as "the opposite" because you're always going under the same bobbin in a pair and over the other bobbin, its just a question of which comes first depending on direction :D but, now, i can understand differences in standards between lace types so bucks vs beds, or torchon or whatever, but, it was just confusinng that the same lace variant getting told almost like bible like "thou must do over and under" and the next person swearing its "under then over" from the same direciton, but i can see one having confusion because if you twist before, lets say once.. so right over left, ikf your gimp goes under the one on the left, which is the one that was on top, it will snug up against the work before, if you go over it it will be separated by that twist.. so it does kinda matter (which makes you most likely right, than the others .. hence asking you not them :D)
@@lizkimber This is one of the problems with lace, I think it's all to do with how lace travelled around the world and people making their own rules. Nothing is set in stone in lace, which is one of the things I love about it. You just get used to it and then it will break out and go off in a different direction. I would go along the lines that if it works for you and makes sense then go that way. Hope that helps.
Thank you for this tutorial, beautiful work!
You are welcome. Lacemaking is so much fun.
Hi, Im slightl confused, all the other videos on youtube show 2 twist before/after but also going over right always show going under left and over right.. am i right in thinking then as long as its consistent it actually isnt a sin either way?
There are many different ways to make lace and you will always find this. Some books will say to go over and under and others will say under and over. As long as you do the opposite for each direction, you will be ok. You always have to have at least 1 twist after the gimp so you lock it in place. You want to mimic the stitch you are about to work.Use 1 twist after the gimp if you are going into a half stitch. If you were to go into a honeycomb then you would do 2 as the honeycomb stitch is half stitch, twist, the pairs end up with 2 twists on them. This pattern was using a ground so it was just the 1 twist.
Hope that makes sense.
@@LouWoo Thanks, see, I dont see it as "the opposite" because you're always going under the same bobbin in a pair and over the other bobbin, its just a question of which comes first depending on direction :D but, now, i can understand differences in standards between lace types so bucks vs beds, or torchon or whatever, but, it was just confusinng that the same lace variant getting told almost like bible like "thou must do over and under" and the next person swearing its "under then over" from the same direciton, but i can see one having confusion because if you twist before, lets say once.. so right over left, ikf your gimp goes under the one on the left, which is the one that was on top, it will snug up against the work before, if you go over it it will be separated by that twist.. so it does kinda matter (which makes you most likely right, than the others .. hence asking you not them :D)
@@lizkimber This is one of the problems with lace, I think it's all to do with how lace travelled around the world and people making their own rules. Nothing is set in stone in lace, which is one of the things I love about it. You just get used to it and then it will break out and go off in a different direction. I would go along the lines that if it works for you and makes sense then go that way. Hope that helps.