[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Does anyone have any tips on making smooth even-tensioned sewings? > I am talking specifically Torchon and sewings such as those made down the > centre of a rectangular cloth or when putting two sections together as you > work the second.
Hi Rikki, I agree with Tamara about putting extra twists around the pin. I would also add to be careful of the angle of your pins. I made a small rectangular torchon mat with torchon ground (CT, pin, CT) in the centre. My sewings were down the centre of the torchon ground and worked well. When I removed the pins at the end, I saw that the torchon ground appeared warped towards the side on which I had made the sewings. At first I thought I had pulled the sewings too tight. Then I realised that I had angled the pins slightly outwards when working down the first side of the mat. This made the ground stitches on the edge of the first half slightly wider than they should have been. Hence when the opposite side was worked with the sewings, the available space for the ground stitches was slightly smaller. My aim had been to make the join disappear. If I had placed my edge pins vertically, the join would have been invisible as the torchon ground stitches would have been the same width across the centre of the mat. Regards, Vickie Whan in Shepparton, central Victoria, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
