At 05:40 AM 8/12/2003 -0700, you wrote: > One...those of you that can make square tallies well,could you please send me an email on how you make them. MIne squares end up smaller at the bottom than the top. I would like to be able to improve on them. And info on making >leaves wouldn't hurt either.
Too much tension is the thing. The passives need to be held spread apart, in a vee shape. When you tension the worker thread after each pass, the tensioning will pull the passives in from the vee shape to the square. Pulling too hard will squeese the shape smaller than square. Keep the passives spread, and tension with a gentle hand just to the shape you want. The same is true of the leaf. The tally starts with the two pair at different pins, and ends with the two pair at different pins. The leaf starts with the two pair at the same pin, and ends with the two pair at the same pin. This makes a point on the leaf , while the two pins makes a square start and stop to the tally. Otherwise, the action is exactly the same for both. Keep the passives spread wide, weave the worker through and back then tension. Pull downwards to tension the right side of the worker thread, then pull upwards to tension the left side of the worker thread. If in doubt, leave it just a tiniest bit loose rather than tight. Just a hint on the square tally, have the center passive thread end up on the opposite side of the square than it started. To do this, the worker thread has to also end up on the opposite side than it started. You will have a much nicer tally if the center passive crosses diagonally through it than if it ends up going down one side of it. If you pull too much on the tensioning, release the bobbin and pull outwards on the side passives, then try again. Note -- if you do a tally, then take it out, use a different thread as a worker the next time. No thread likes to be bent that many times twice. Also note -- at the end of a tally, if possible complete the next stitch with the passive pair first, then the pair with the worker and a passive. Use a very gentle hand on this stitch and don't pull on the worker thread. Hope these hints help. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon - Gained 2 students from county fair demo!! Oregon Country Lacemakers Arachne Secret Pal Administrator Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
