I sent this directly to Sally, but it struck me that it might help others, too.
Jane Partridge ________________________________ From: Jane Partridge <mous...@live.co.uk> Sent: 19 October 2017 06:29 To: Sally Jenkins Subject: Re: [lace] Joining ends of a crown Sally, it's effectively the same as if you were joining end to end of a wedding garter, only you haven't got the length to play with. In this case, if you are using a block pillow, do you have half blocks as well as full ones? If you aim to finish the lace mid-block, you can then wrap the rest of it around the block to be able to repin the start in front of the work you have just done. I would, in this case, tie off the pairs individually and cut the bobbins off, leaving lengths of at least twelve inches (in case you find you have made a mistake and need to rewind and rectify it!) before unpinning the end back to that on the single block. (Hope that makes sense). You can then lift the lace and the block off the pillow to make it easier to darn the ends in with a tapestry or ballpoint needle and when finished darning, unpin and slide the lace off the block. Make sure you don't get any twists in the lace before you pin it down and join it! Once joined, you should be able to slide it onto something cylindrical to support it whilst (presumably) stiffening it. Jane Partridge ________________________________ From: owner-l...@arachne.com <owner-l...@arachne.com> on behalf of Sally Jenkins <dansing...@gmail.com> Sent: 19 October 2017 03:35 To: J Reardon; lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Joining ends of a crown The joins will be mostly cloth stitch areas. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
