Bucks Point lace question

[shannon_in_love]

I am eager to learn bucks point lace. I am in need of some clarification.
in "An Introduction to Bucks Point lace" the bucks point ground....

am i supposed to work back and forth in rows? or is is work from right to left, right to left?

also in general, what is the best type of graph paper to make bucks point patterns on?

[crazytatter]

I only know recently of Romanian point lace now there is this bucks point lace. Is it very different from the Romanian Point Lace?

[shannon_in_love]

its a type of bobbin lace, and very beautiful

[PattyD]

Shannon,
Bucks point is worked from right to left, downhill. Begin at the leftmost pin of the ground. The book you are using is quite good. Work through the first 2 or 3 patterns for at least a coulple of repeats. All your questions will be answered. But don't hesitate to ask more questions here, too!

While Bucks can be worked at a 60 degree angle, that is usally only used in the round when making a hexagonal mat, otherwise you couldn't make well defined corners. Bucks yardage (edgings) is usually worked from 52 - 56 degrees. The higher the number of degrees, the closer to hexagonal it becomes.

[shannon_in_love]

thank you patty! see in the book it just said "leave it and return to footsie", now i know. thanks!