Kliot 2027In the book Sprang Language & Techniques, by Jules Kliot, we see a number of sprang stitches quite similar to bobbin lace stitches.
These stitches follow the description of intertwining: pairs of threads, always with the same partner, encountering other pairs of threads. These structures are different from the ones seen earlier. For these structures work threads in groups of four, two pairs: one stitch on 2 front threads, one stitch on 2 back threads. |
a stitch similar to Torchon Ground in bobbin lace
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I "translate" these instructions from the notation suggested by Kaethhe Kliot into my notation. Find the instruction sheet below, and also a video.
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A similar structure is the one called Brussels Ground.
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A combination of the Torchon Ground stitch and interlacing gives an interesting result.
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Yet another stitch is the one called Lille ground. The secret to the Lille Ground stitch is that, on one row you work with groups of four threads, working one stitch on two front threads, and the next stitch on two back threads. On the next row, you work plain stitches all the way across the row.
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Stitch imitating Lille Ground stitch
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True to form with the Lille Ground bobbin lace stitch, it can be combined with 1-1 interlacing to create designs.
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And yet one more stitch, identified as "Rose Path" might be considered.
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You might experiment, work these various stitches, one after another in the same piece, to explore their qualities, how they are the same. how they are different.
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Bag by Sharon Wichman, exploring these stitches.
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