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Part 1 - This is another table cloth, but this time I hope to make the lacis from "scratch"... OK, not quite, I am not growing linen and doing all the work it takes to make linen thread. Nope, not that stupidly authentic. Nor do I have that time. I have a child and a job (actually, finishing my Master's degree). Here is the plan (reality may not allow for total accuracy):
I can only do what I can do, so I am starting with making the 10 square mesh.
Then I will make the 16 lacis panels
There are 13 reticella squares.
There are strips and bands of cutwork that are attached with some insertion lace.
I am hoping I can finish this, but I will need to teach myself the patterns for the reticella (not something that I have a firm grip on). This is a lifetime project, but I have started.
(10/16/2022) Update: After some careful consideration (ie, I did the math and measurements for this piece) I will NOT be making linen mesh for this project. Making net is not my favorite thing to do and the original squares are done in a 12 to 13 mesh. My smallest mesh is a 9 mesh and did I mention I found netmaking tedious? My friend, Lady Sybil the Disobedient, is working on a 9 mesh in linen for me to work on, but even that is as small as she is willing to go and I couldn't ask her to do 16, 7" X 7" squares. That would be too much. So, I will use a 7 mesh cotton worked in a cotton pearl. I have a lovely white 7 mesh waiting to be cut into and have started the patterning.
16th century repostero from Catalogo de Enjaces by Maria Angeles Gonzales Mena.
Reticella squares from the original source.
Making the patterns for the lacis squares.
Working on making a small enough net.
June 2024
June 2024
Working a mock up of Una Caravella had some issues with spacing of the border on my commercial net. Was able to fudge in two of the corners. Not too bad nor worrisome as the border on the original has some irregularities that were most likely due to trying to match the size of the other squares for continuity.
On July 13th, 2024, Sybil will be stepping up as Princess of Cynagua, so I look forward to finishing this piece of lacis and creating something useful as well as beautiful for her, using the linen net that she made. Keep your eye out.
July 7th, 2024 Update
July 7th, 2024 Update
To the left is the net Sybil made laced to the frame. Give me a tv series to binge and I get quite a bit done on the linen stitch. The border is currently roughly 3/4 done. From the practice piece, I learned that the main motif will go faster than the border. :-) Borders are fiddly thing. Sybil used an 80/2 for the net, but I found that a bit thin for the actual stitching. I am using a 50/2 linen. Both are a bit fine for this application. broken threads have been an issue throughout the process of netting, lacing and stitching. As for the stitching, I found that waxing the linen thread helped with the fraying of the thread.
Below are the current patterns that I have put through my pattern making program.
Una Carabelle.docxThe main panel for this project. Again the original has some inconsistencies with the border. This is probably due to the original needing to match all of the other panels on this original table square.
I am finding that I will have extra net so I am thinking of making some border pieces to add to the finish projects.
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