Oh dear! Been there, done that!!! Not only have I pressed on the wrong end of a pin , and run the eye end of a needle into my finger, but I have also stitched myself to some fabric! Ouch!!
Re broken ends in lace - I don't do much Honiton, as I find it too fine and fiddley!, but I did a nice flower, worked the fillings, and knotted off, and cut the threads. - except I cut a couple too close, - and cut the knots!! Grrr!!! I had to undo the whole section of filling, and re-work it - leaving whiskers on the knots this time! Better than being too close to the knot!! I think your way, David, - extra twists here or there, or omitting them gives me the look I want, which is the important thing. After all, that was the "traditional way" - make it work, and get it to look how it should. There were not any books to tell them how to make the lace, they just made it up themselves as they went along. I do all sorts of things that would make a Purist shudder, - but if it means I get the look I want, - then that is OK with me. I think we all get too bogged down with rules, etc. Regards from Liz in Melbourne lizl...@bigpond.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
