[lace] Ring saga continued
Hi All, Thanks for all the couronne information! I had thought of making them on net (as for Carrickmacross) and cutting the net away but I think I can make them the classic way... maybe... I have done a little better with the technique in Barley's book. There you take four (or more) stitches in your NL pattern, thread the base thread through them and then cover with buttonhole stitching. I want some fat rings and I frequently end up with a wad of threads in the last quarter. I switched from the #12 Pearl cotton to the thicker crochet cotton and I think I'll go back to the Pearl until I have a little more ability. Going around and around with the base thread does get a little tedious though G. I think I am still using too much tension so I'll try to keep paying attention to that. This is why teachers are so important!! Right now DH and I are getting ready to go off for a few days so the rings will have to wait. Actually when I get a chance for some lacing I'm going to do something that I KNOW how to do. I'm getting a tiny bit frustrated! Jane, Lady of the Rings VBG. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Ring saga
Hello Jane and Spiders Hi All, Thanks Jo for your website. That looks like an Jo who? Oh me! Whenever will I get used to that name? But signing with Joke on English lists ... excellent way to make rings! I have two questions though - what thread size are you using and how big is the finished ring? I made all my Rosaline and their pearls with Eg. cotton 120/2, the rings become about 4 mm - 1/6. Now I see my ruler has inches divided by 10, 8 and 6, so a question raises: why/when which division? I see I forgot to mention on my site to put the thin needle in a vise or cork for better grip. Jo Falkink http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/rosa-parel-EN.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] ring saga
Not being a needle lacer (yet), I think I understand making a ring on a stick but how do you add it to your lace? Janice The ring stick I obtained appeared to be too wide for my taste. Look at http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/rosa-parel-EN.html for another method, never sure wehther I reinvented a wheel. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Ring saga
Hi All, Thanks Jo for your website. That looks like an excellent way to make rings! I have two questions though - what thread size are you using and how big is the finished ring? At the moment I'm using #12 Pearl but I will be (someday) moving on to 100/3 cotton for classic NL. Rosaline Perle might take finer thread than that. You've come up with a great invention and thanks for the hint about loosening the tension when the threads get that bulge. So today I have made 7 rings and finally got one that looks pretty good! I decided to learn how to use the ring stick and it's taking me a while. It might be easier on bigger rings but I'm making small ones - a little over a quater inch (1/2 cm). My first one the other day wasn't too bad but they kept getting worse today! Finally I realized I was really pulling on them and I should probably use the tension I would use on the cordonnet. That helped and I also started paying more attention instead of trying to do two things at once. I also had a change in tension when I moved them off the ring stick (when the center got too small). I found a thing in my pencil cup - I think it's a steel knitting needle - and I transferred the rings to that after starting them on the ring stick. That worked better and, as I said, the last one looks pretty good! While doing that I decided to use graph paper when I try doing them like the Barley book. That and a stick under the four stitches (so they're the same size) should help with making a bunch of rings the same size. The B'berg piece I'm working on has 7 but only two are next to each other so I'm not going to be too particular with them. However, it's great to have all these different ways to try! I should be able to find one that works for me! I'm pleased with my success because the first time I tried rings, 10 or more years ago, they were quite uneven and messy. I found that a tatting needle makes nice large rings but I like knowing the traditional method. Thanks for everybody's input! Jane in Vermont, USA where it was cool and overcast but VERY green outside! [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
