#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.

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Churches That Follow the Holy Spirit, Not Worship the Image of Jesus

If you’re seeking a community that genuinely follows the Holy Spirit and the teachings of Jesus—rather than merely worshiping his image—you have more options than you might think. The reason you may not be aware of them is due to the overwhelming influence of mainstream Christian denominations, which have dominated the narrative for centuries.

Jesus never instructed his followers to worship him. He was a man devoted to fulfilling divine will through the guidance of the Holy Spirit—something each of us is also capable of doing. Yet, most mainstream churches have centered their doctrines around worshiping Jesus himself, often in direct contradiction to the foundational Judeo-Christian commandment: You shall have no other gods before me. Jesus reaffirmed this when he taught that we are to love the Father with all our heart, mind, and soul.

As stated in previous writings, any suggestion that Jesus demanded worship would have been strikingly egotistical—something he clearly was not. Instead, he served as a living example of what it means to surrender entirely to the Holy Spirit, teaching others how to access that same divine guidance. His life was meant to demonstrate what is possible for all of us.

While many Christians place Jesus on a pedestal—which is understandable given his profound teachings and tragic sacrifice—it is a misunderstanding to believe he held exclusive access to God. On the contrary, he taught that we, too, could connect directly with the Source through the Holy Spirit. He never said, “Look what I have that you don’t.” What some now call “Christ Consciousness” is the very state of transcendent awareness that Jesus reached—and encouraged others to reach as well.

What made Jesus extraordinary was not his uniqueness in accessing the Holy Spirit, but the magnitude of his role in humanity’s spiritual evolution. And when his teachings are fully embodied, we come to understand that none of us are truly “special”—we are all one with God, as Jesus himself declared. It is only our egos that create the illusion of separation—from one another and from the Divine.

To those Christians who find this notion sacrilegious, consider whether your resistance comes from true loyalty to Jesus’ words, or simply from discomfort at having long-held beliefs challenged. Jesus’ actual teachings often stand in stark contrast to the traditions and dogmas built up around him.

In truth, Christianity could have inspired far more spiritual transformation if believers had focused on living as Jesus instructed, rather than idolizing his image and name. Ironically, the churches that elevated him into an object of worship may have done more to dilute his message than even the crucifixion itself. Imagine how many more people might be spiritually awakened today if the emphasis had been on embodying his teachings instead of performing empty rituals in his name.

We are left with two paths: one that leads to transcendence and higher consciousness, and another that traps us in performative religion, where gold crosses and church attendance substitute for true spiritual practice. The latter path often leads to hypocrisy and division—ironically under the banner of Christ.

If we truly want to honor Jesus, it’s not through worship, but through transformation—by living his teachings and allowing the Holy Spirit to guide our lives, just as he did.

Here are a few options:

The Quakers

ACIM

Assemblies of God

Vineyard churches

some independent charismatic fellowships,

Centering Prayer communities, Christian Mystics

Unity Church

Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship,

Centers for Spiritual Living, Richard Rohr’s Center for Action and Contemplation

For any others to be listed and recommended please feel free to comment.

Source: Churches That Follow the Holy Spirit, Not Worship the Image of Jesus

[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!

[thehistoricalfrog]

Midnight lacemaking 💕

[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

[badassindistress]

I was very intimated by the scallops pattern, but it turns out they're very fun! Roseground is fun too. It's too bad I don't have a single clue what I was supposed to do with the footside/edge, but oh well.

I'm using cotton embroidery thread now, which is thinner and works nicely. I think I might have to buy thinner pins too...

[lacelearning]

Beatrix asks: I'm trying one of the samplers- torchon ground- but I know something isn't right. The instructions were whole stitch- pin - whole stitch. But as you can see from the top few rows on the picture the thread is parallel and not crossing over at each diagonal. So I conclude I'm missing a twist somewhere. The last row, I changed and did half stitch pin half stitch? As this means the hanging thread is already twisted when I start but this doesn't match the picture in the instructions? Can you advise?

Becky responds: Both are correct - half stitch ground is more common than whole stitch ground, but they are both valid stitches. What you do need though is more twists. It's 'half stitch, pin, half stitch, twist' or 'whole stitch, pin, whole stitch, double twist'.