This is a version of the Beaded Bracelet in an earlier post which uses the same loop and button fastening and the same way of adding and throwing out the threads. In place of the beads, I used a roseground stitch in two shades of pink.
Roseground is a very versatile stitch with over a dozen versions. In this piece, the colours change places depending on whether you choose half stitch or cloth stitch, and if you start with the threads in different places etc. The roseground section could have just been made in one colour. The 'rose' is the fancy circle in the middle, at the sides, there are half roses. Due to the stitches I chose for this piece, the colours stood out in a bell shape at first sight, totally unexpected but quite a nice touch for this bracelet.
The passive and roseground threads were two different sizes, this is not important, they could have easily swapped places and made just a slight difference to the piece. The worker pairs are a standard Egyptian Cotton machine quilting thread of about 27-30 wraps per centimeter. Using a finer thread for the workers makes the stripe of passive colours on the edges show up better.
I do like the idea that lace makers will have a play with my designs and use different threads to create another version. Not everything has to be in white!
Video tutorial on my Youtube channel. https://youtu.be/0qluduvbMJQ?si=073o4W2B7C5tAX-K
