I do not claim to be a Milanese expert, but in my opinion you see this
adding and tossing out in older pieces such as one of my favorites,
http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/227653?rpp=20pg
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In this piece you have a lot of crazy things
I also can not claim to be an expert, but have made my fair share. In the
patterns I have worked it is definitely part of the experience that you
will need to add or subtract pairs when going from one braid to the next.
This can be further complicated if you are using colors and need more/less
of
Sandi Woods *is* fantastic! and if you've never experienced her painterly
techniques combined with the traditional Milanese techniques, you have missed
incredible results! Louise Colgan is our favorite US teacher of Milanese
Sandi (from the UK) is a treat all Milanese devotees should
