#torchon ground

[bubbinlaypse]

Attempt that resulted in a thing I took off the pins number 2!

I'm pleased I managed a few more spiders/rosegrounds this time.

The edges fought me, I think I overthunk it, and I think I needed to tighten that final spider a little.

I think next I'll go back to patterns 3 and 4 and work those a little more.

[applesforhela]

Back at trying bobbin lace. I have a couple foam circles (seat cushion bases) to use as my working surface, and I'm happy with them. Before this I was using a couple different pillows that were too soft or too fuzzy or too curvy or whatever. This is sturdy and flat. So need to give it a fabric cover, but I wanted to get started, so we'll worry about that later.

I'm set up to do the "Rose Bed" pattern from Jo Edkin's website which looks like this:

A zigzag of rose ground with cloth stitch fans. I have the pattern mashed out and the hike pricked. I've done the first half-fan at the start and the first couple roses.

But then it was time to work the first half of the fan on the right. Now this pattern has a ground line of Torchon between the roses, and I made a line of Torchon on the outer edge of the roses too without thinking about it. But that was the worker pair for the fan that I led down the edge of the roses, so I need to work it all the way back if I want to continue the pattern as intended.

But I also really like doing the roses and want more of them in the pattern. Soooo...

What if I just add some extra roses in there? Now I'm trying to figure out how to get the pink pairs lined up to make that work. I think I need to work the one green pair back anyways since it's supposed to be the worker on the right side, and that should hopefully solve it.

Will try it out tomorrow. For now, it's bedtime.

[crochetpiece]

Bobbin lace practice update I tried a footside and it was a little awkward but I think it makes enough sense. I forgot to twist the first end and passive pairs at the top to secure them when they come off the pins so I'm probably going to undo everything and redo it maybe tomorrow so I can have it as a sampler like my normal torchon ground sampler. I really need a better place to do this though since when I get close to the bottom it's kinda awkward to cross and twist the bobbins.

[iplaywithstring]

That feeling when you've been putting off working on lace because you know you should change a pair of bobbins and you finally decide to do it and realize past you already got a paor ready

I've done one full turn of the bolster. This lace is for the leg hems for my daughter's split drawers that go with her 1850s prom dress. Because if you're going that far why not go all the way

Simple fan and torchon ground worked with 8/2 weaving cotton because that's what I have on hand. I'm about halfway done, with a goal of working on it at least once a week.

[thebearthatkeepstheteahot]

lace picture dump

here's my second (then pictured complete with first) third and fourth pieces of bobbin lace from this year (technically I made one other thing before this but years ago)

(The first three are the whole stitch then half stitch bookworms and the torchon ground bookmark from Dye & Thunder's beginners book; the fourth is a sampler of cloth stitch, half stitch, and whole stitch/cloth stitch and twist from an IOLI Introduction to Bobbin Lace book.)

Then the beginning of my first attempt at Armenian needle lace, based on a video tutorial by BecomeInspired on youtube. (This is size 5 DMC perle cotton in shade 742). It's not basically difficult to do but I think you have learn to judge the loop sizing. I've worked further on this since and it eventually got a bit ruffly. (I'm pretty sure it should be more visible if you click on the picture)

Finally, an attempt at the primary motif in the Cherry Blossom shawl from Tomoko Morimoto's New Tatting, but it isn't planar (doesn't lie flat). I mostly blame this on having no idea how to upsize the thread space measurements given from "silk thread" (??) to size 10 crochet cotton since for some reason I like the idea of this in the yellow/white mix that is Aunt Lydia's "mimosa"

[hemerae-ramblings]

rules: share the first lines of ten of your latest fanfics (or up to if you have less!) & tag 10 people.

I was tagged by @pia-writes-things , thank youu

I chose to do 8 instead of 10 but it's already a bunch of fics

And I'd like to tag @tremordusk and @bourbon-ontherocks

The courage to Stay, Wheel of Time x Agatha All Along

Billy, no!

Her scream is lost in sudden darkness. Then there is light. Hot, burning, dry, the first thing that strikes before her body hits the ground beneath her at full speed.

2. Shields, Wheel of Time

She’s going to die. The fact Moiraine told him almost makes it worse. Makes it real. Lan can’t remember the last time she was this open : outwardly, without letting the bond talk where she couldn’t. 

3. By being with you, Wheel of Time

It’s like being alone. 

This isn't the first time she's been away from Siuan - light, she's surely been separated from her for longer than she's been in her arms - but never before has she faced the terrifying possibility of an end.

4. There's a road, Agatha All Along

Winter winds howled furiously around her. The area was one of those that seemed most exposed to the cold, so biting it seemed to freeze time, and it would be many weeks before the streams came back to life, taking with them the blazing whiteness of the dark months.

5. Over my Shoulder, L'Art du Crime

Elle était là.

Antoine la fixa juste une seconde de trop avant de poursuivre son mouvement, le torchon inutile sur le verre déjà sec alors qu’il se souvint du dernier jour où il l’avait vue.

6. In Memoriam, L'Art du Crime

-Vous croyez qu’on a une chance ?

-Il doit forcément être là-bas. Si on est assez rapides, répond Antoine en resserrant les mains sur le volant.

Le capitaine garde les yeux fixés sur la route de campagne sinueuse qui devrait les mener au tableau volé. S’il a relevé le sens de la question de Florence, rien dans son expression ne le trahit.

7. Les éclats, les orages et les silences, l'Art du Crime

Des coups de feu retentissaient dans leur dos. Il n’y avait plus que le béton sous les pieds de Florence, la terreur de tomber avant d’atteindre le véhicule, et ses muscles criant grâce sous l’effort soutenu.

8. So afraid to lose, l'Art du Crime

Vous pensez pas qu’on est en train de passer à côté de quelque chose ?

Elle avait souri d’un air gêné et refusé. Gentiment, parce que c’était Florence, mais elle avait refusé quand même et Antoine avait eu envie de partir en courant devant le bruit de son estomac qui tombait tout au fond de son ventre.

[misaheadless]

My merman gyokko Siren×hantengu human part 1

Hantengu is a men like everyone,wavy medium black hair,red eyes,tan skin,who is 37 year old at the moment. He was working in a aquarium,he's doing every little annoying job,concierge, night watchman, the one who feeds the fish, etc he was just doing his job for having money to pay his bill and taxes.

This night,he was cleaning the aquarium With a torchon an a spong,he look at the door when he hear it get open,Two men Come with an aquarium cover with a Big black sheet and let the aquarium here with the big black sheet, hantengu look at the aquarium and Come closer to clean the new aquarium so he pull off the big black sheet and fell on the ground from the schoked of what he see.

A tall merman with long wet magenta-dark purple hair, yellow percent eyes,some scales on his face,green lipstick, a beautiful long cyan an dark blue fish tail,a exposed muscular upper body with flippers between his fingers he was looking at him in confusion like he never see a human, hantengu feel his heart pounding in his chest he was blushing from the beautiful creature infront of him he get up and look at him:

Nervous and flustered he ask

U-um what's your name?

The merman look at him and say with difficulty clairly not usued to talk

G-gyokko.

The merman voice was beautiful hantengu blushed a little more

Oh well my name's hantengu n-nice to meet you

Gyokko look at him curious

Hantengu suddenly hear a noise and understand the night won't be as calm as usual,he frown

Im gonna what's happening stay here.

Gyokko roll eyes

Well i can't move genius-

Hantengu sigh feeling like an idiot

Oh yeah i forgot...

He walked closer and closer to the sound then suddenly get hit a the back of the head and fell unconscious.

The end for now hehe im sorry if its short i'll try to make it longer for the next part 💖

[loomingtranssexual]

Hello! Sorry to disturb you, i wanted to ask a couple of questions on the bookmark you talk about in this post.

What string are you using? And in what style are you braiding it?

Thank you if you will answer and let me tell you that i'm sure it takes no ordinary skill to braid that bookmark! Hope you're having a a nice day!

not a disturbance at all ! the technique is bobbin lace (the pattern is a torchon ground with a “spider” motif) & i used just the classic size 10 crochet thread!

thank YOU i appreciate it very much!!! ♥️

& thank you for the reminder to take & post photos of the finished piece LMAO

[bubbinlaypse]

Going back to some easy torchon ground, just to play with colours

[panicdeleter]

I did another sample of cloth stitch and then moved on to trying torchon ground, with some footsides so I can sew it to a corset cover style top I'm thinking about making, and it's turning out great!

So I made some bobbins out of chopsticks and a pillow out of cardboard felt and scrap, and I'm learning how to make bobbin lace! My first cloth stitch sample's a bit wonky (because my pins got way off center) but it worked!

[iplaywithstring]

Blues and browns and the Easter colours have been chosen as door prizes

And I've got my fiber prepped

Grey Romney from a local farmer on top - for my support spindle. White British bowmont combed on the bottom. It's only 8g, but I'm spinning it super fine. Plus I have another 6g left to finish on the first bobbin, so I might not even get to this.

Next up prepping for bobbin lace bookmarks. Generally people want to learn or at least make an attempt at bobbin lace, so a simple torchon ground bookmark is a good example piece. Plus my dad wants more bookmarks.

Prep list for fiber arts retreat

Finish sweater

Block Sweater

Comb washed fleece

Finish first bobbin? (may not be able to happen)

Pick out door prize options

Make 5 bundles of thread for bobbin lace bookmarks

Re-block other sweater (so it's fresh)

Cast on some lace?

Things to pack

washed locks + support spindle

Combed locks

Spare bobbin

Plying bobbin (not that I'll be plying, but so I have an extra)

Spare fiber in case someone wants to try my wheel

Door prizes

Bobbin lace pillow + bobbins + pattern + pins

Drop spindle?

Wrist braces

Sweaters

Show-off yarn

clothes and meds and such I guess

[bobbinlacebliss]

Hi, I am starting on my journey to learn bobbin lace (I have all the materials already, cushions, bobbins, patterns etc.) I know how to do the basic stuff and even ventured out to do a VERY simple bookmark. I am planning on doing another one but I am quite lost on how to improve my lace making. All the lace makers I see are super advanced and almost unreachable. I want to be able to some day create those extremely beutiful designs you do but I don't know exactly how to progess withouth feeling so overwhelmed. Any advice on a route to improvement?

Kind regards, M.

A very simple bookmark is absolutely the place to start. That is where I started as well. If you have the basic stitches down, it sounds like you are well on your way. After practicing basic grounds until you are comfortable with them, one thing you can do is try working through a book of beginner patterns - there are many available, though without knowing what style of lace you want to get into and what you have already practiced, it's difficult to give a specific recommendation. In general though, I do recommend finding actual books on lacemaking, above relying on internet resources only. In my experience, most of what is available freely on the internet only advances to a certain point.

Here are some books from my library that I believe may be suitable for beginners (though by no means should these be taken as exclusive recommendations - there are certainly good lacemaking books in existence that I do not own! And these are also highly biased towards Bucks Point, the style I prefer.)

Torchon Lacemaking: A Manual of Techniques by Elizabeth Wade (my only torchon offering, sorry)

A Visual Introduction to Bucks Point Lace by Geraldine Stott (many of the patterns featured on my blog are from this book)

All about making - Geometrical Bucks Point Lace by Alexandra Stillwell (as well as numerous patterns entirely suitable for beginners, includes a great deal of technical instruction and theory - highly useful)

Bucks Point Lace Workbook by Louise West (also a book which introduces the beginner to important concepts in Bucks lace via example patterns accompanied by theory, though I would say it is a steeper learning curve, and less detailed, than Stillwell)

Finally, The Grammar of Point Ground by Ulrike Voelcker is a book that should be in the library of any serious point ground lace student who can get their hands on it, in my opinion. This book has been invaluable to me and I cannot recommend it enough. If you can't find or afford it, I highly recommend seeing if you can borrow it from a local lacemaking guild or even public library. Includes patterns you can work, but is mostly a book about theory and technique.

[ace-din-djarin]

This may be stupid but I have always thought lace making is very cool but where do you find information on it and how to do it?

I would love to learn at some point but don't really know where to start (or currently have the time to start but still I can save information for a later date)

Hi! That’s not a stupid question at all! It’s one of those things that seems very complicated and intense until you can really take the time to research it.

YouTube is my favorite resource, and what got me going on actually learning. There are a few channels in particular that I’ve found very helpful.

1) RedCardinalCrafts

- has several great videos about beginning to learn how to do bobbin lace, including how to make your own makeshift bobbins and pillow, if you’d like to try without making a big investment

2) Louise West

- she has several good tutorials on basic lace motifs like Torchon ground, spiders, and roseground. Also shows how to do things like wind bobbins and prepare prickings. She designs her own patterns and clearly is an expert in the craft

3) Bryce Adams

- a few good videos on the history of bobbin lace as well as a breakdown of how to make your own pillow, the different pillow types, some tutorials, and some good things to know for beginners.

An absolutely invaluable resource is Jo Edkins’ online lace school. She has tons of free patterns (prickings) available with explanations and visual diagrams, including moving step-by-step examples, for how to do each stitch and how to create each motif. An amazingly helpful site!!!

There are also some books that might be helpful! I recently got “Torchon Lacemaking: A Step-By-Step Guide” by Jan Tregidgo as a birthday gift, and it’s incredibly detailed and well written! I’d check your local library to see if there are any books there that might be helpful, such as “Bobbin Lacemaking for Beginners” by Amy Dawson, or “Bobbin Lace: An Illustrated Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques” by Brigita Fuhrmann. Both of those are books I found at my library!

I hope these resources help! They’re all ones I’ve been consulting very frequently in an effort to teach myself. I also would recommend, if you use Facebook, looking up some groups for lacemakers. I joined one specifically for beginners and it’s been really helpful to ask for advice from others!

[theoscarsproject]

Coup de Torchon / Clean Slate (1981). A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life - and resorts to drastic means to do so.

A moody French crime film that takes the American western tropes and surplants them to France-occupied West Africa. It works better than you'd think, and is particularly grounded by a wonderful performance from a young Isabelle Huppert! 7/10.

[sparklingspangles]

more unsolicited advice (sorry) is colour.

If you wind every pair in a different colour it makes it really east to see where the individual threads are going and also easy to spot when you go wrong.

(just don’t let the ‘bucks must be white’ purists see you :P)

btw @badassindistress I hope you don't mind unsolicited advice 😅 but one thing I did when I was first learning bucks that might help you is make the pricking at like a ludicrously gigantic scale:

the resulting lace looks pretty stupid lol but it did help me understand how the threads went especially for picots

[roseground-reverie]

Made a faux collar based off of a Black Peace Now pattern from the first issue of the GLB.

Doodle with a messed up hand.

Torchon ground bobbin lace bookmark I made last week.

Torchon ground with a footside and fan for practice, on a roller pillow I made with paper towels and felt 🙃