In a message dated 21/01/2005 17:12:15 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> To get the effect of the filling tucked behind the rib, you would have to > sew into the pinhole threads through the back of the rib where the > non-pinhole side faces the filling - best to avoid this and switch the > pinhole side when constructing the rib, I should think - unless that would > affect the overall appearance of the rib vis-a-vis the lace. The turning stitch side of the rib goes on the inside of the curve regardless of which side any sewings may need to come from. It is very difficult to get the rib to lie flat if it is worked on the outside of the curve (it folds up against the pins) and you need to do backstitches to try to put extra length on the tape/ turning stitch side; even with these (which in themselves make it hard to keep the tape even) it is hard to get it to stay flat. If the curve of the rib changes it is usual to change the pinhole side. If you are working next to the tape side of the rib, the work will lie over the top of the tape. If you are doing cloth or half stitch as distinct from fillings, you need enough pairs to fill the work right to where you are doing the sewings, ie it should be covering/concealing the rib. The sewings are all done into the pinhole bars as top sewings and are no harder to do from the tape side than from the pinhole side - in fact, when done from the tape side they tend to keep the pin holes open better because they are pulling the tape away from the pins slightly. Sewings are not done into the non-pinhole side, simply because there's nothing to sew into except by pushing through the solid cloth stitch. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
