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Course Outline for Honiton Basics
Introduction
Preparatory Material
Content
Equipment list
Enrolment application
Introduction
Honiton Basics is a course written specifically for distance learning. The course is suitable for people completely new to bobbin lace and to those who already have experience of making bobbin lace.
The course begins with the very first techniques of winding and hitching bobbins and follows a natural progression for learning stitches and techniques, skills and competencies.
Have a look at the range of work to be complete over the course
Honiton Basics has six units and a maximum of two months is allowed for completion of each unit.
There is no set starting time for the course and people can mostly work at their own pace, according to the time they have available to devote to their lacemaking. Two months is the maximum allowed for completion of each unit but people who complete the work more quickly are able to continue on immediately with the next.
Work for Units 1 & 2 is evaluated sample by sample. Evaluation of samples worked for the later units differs according to the complexity of the techniques involved.
Samples are scanned and the images sent to your Tutor for evaluation. The Tutor will make constructive suggestions and comments before you begin working the next sample. A written assessment is provided for each completed unit.
Students may contact their Tutor at any time to ask questions and all questions will be answered within 24 hours.
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Preparatory Material
The Lace Pillow
Making A Pricking
Handling Thread
The Braid Edge
Winding Bobbins - text and illustrations
Handling Bobbins Part A - Terminology and stitch working. Text and illustrations.
Handling Bobbins Part B - Text and illustrations for a set of exercises in handling bobbins and forming stitches.
Knots & Breaks
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Course Content
Unit 1: Straight braids
Cloth stitch braid, half stitch braid, two braids joined by taking adjacent edge sewings
Unit 2: Straight braids
Cloth stitch braid, half stitch braid, two braids joined by taking adjacent edge sewings
Unit 3: Shaped braids #1
Cloth stitch braid, decorative braid, joined braids forming a motif.
Unit 4: Shaped braids #2
– blind pins, sewings when two braids cross, centre sewings, swing pin
Leaf shaped braid cloth stitch, leaf shaped braid half stitch, decorative leaf pair with centre division, decorative leaf pair with centre sewings, continuous curling braid.
Unit 5: Shaped braids #3
- coarse thread crossing, straight start, fillings
Four indented braids forming flower heads, floral motif.
Unit 6: Shaped braids #4
– fillings and tenstick rib, consolidation of earlier techniques
Braid motif, tenstick rib and leaf shaped braids, tenstick rib and indented braids, floral motif
Unit 7: Truing a pattern and plotting pinholes
Unit 8: Scroll methods and plotting, decorative braids #2, motif for a handkerchief
Seven scrolls worked using two different methods and two different directions.
Two braids worked with decorative holes
Final motif.
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