RE: A reticulum is a fine meshwork of assymetric branching lines that connect randomly and without a predetermined design. Whilst with a graticule, the grid design is extremely ordered, regular and symmetric.

is the at quote a technical definations? or just your understanding.. to me, a reticule is fine net work, (just like a sailor/fishermans net, made identically, just with finer cords and finer mesh to the netting..

like a net, its can be opened up, or compacted. i have a pair of summer formal gloves done in netted linen.. and i have seen reticules (small formal purses for women) done in the same style... as well as casual ones, done in a worsted weight cotton -- common called 'french market bags' these are sometimes done in crochet, rather than proper netting.

netting is very similar to tatting in exicution.


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