4 °/THE BOTTOM

There are two thorough categories :

• Simple capital,
• Compound capital.

Simple :

To make a simple point, one needs a hairpin so of two pairs. There are four different capital:

1. Bottom "Torchon"

CT.CT = ½ crossed pins ½ past

A point	A point "Torchon"	A bottom "Torchon"



2. Bottom of "Brussels"

CTCT.CTCT = crossed twisted past twisted hairpin

A point of Brussels	A bottom of Brussels

3. Bottom of "Dieppe"

CT.CTT = ½ crossed pins ½ past to twist.

A point of Dieppe	A bottom of Dieppe
=

Not to draw both black lines, one draws in orange.



4. Bottom "pins closed"

CTT.CTT = ½ crossed to twist hairpin ½ past to twist

Not to draw the black lines, one draws in chestnut.

Pricking and examples of the various simple capital.