Burden of Excess 3x4

Pierre Fouché created a sampler (see “Burden of Excess” 1, 2 and 3) of grounds that were generated using the TesseLace algorithm. The basic repeating patten for each of these grounds is 4 columns wide and 3 rows high. Pierre chose the stitch combinations, realized the lace in 170/2 Egyptian cotton and named the grounds. Each sample in real life is 2.5 cm wide.

In the following tables,

click on the image to see thread and pair diagrams in GroundForge,
click on the pattern name to enlarge the image,
click on the Inkscape link to download a template file for use with the bobbin lace plugins for Inkscape.

Grounds are grouped according to the number of pairs required. Grounds in the same group will work on the same grid. To combine grounds from different groups will require either scaling, or the addition/removal of threads.

3 pairs / 4 columns

Sample		Sample
	bikini-top Inkscape:3x4_344		rain Inkscape:3x4_345
	trellis Inkscape:3x4_400		trail and stripes Inkscape:3x4_451

4 pairs / 4 columns

Sample		Sample
	coral Inkscape:3x4_162		dragonfly Inkscape:3x4_191
	swimming up the waterfall Inkscape:3x4_330		cut-diamond Inkscape:3x4_360
	updog Inkscape:3x4_369		flying squirrel Inkscape:3x4_420
	mother & babe Inkscape:3x4_467

5 pairs / 4 columns

Sample		Sample
	clamshell-edge Inkscape:3x4_128		Jacob’s ladder Inkscape:3x4_203
	sleet Inkscape:3x4_245		Greek waves Inkscape:3x4_267
	deco Inkscape:3x4_286		archer Inkscape:3x4_411
	nouveau Inkscape:3x4_415		mandible Inkscape:3x4_436