Sherry, It sounds as if the main part of your square tallies are Ok, but it is just at the bottom that you have a problem. Always, always, work the next stitch after the tally with the passive pair, not the pair with the worker thread in it. Make sure that the thread in the centre of the tally crosses over to the other side - eg. if you use thread no 2 for the worker, it must end on the other side, and thread 3 at the start, ends up as thread 2 at the end. If you still have problems, try tying a single know with the 2 passive threads, then the worker cannot pull up too tight quite as easily. Purists will shudder at this! However, it is shown in the Rutgers Cluny Lace book, page 18. I was originally taught to tie a knot with the 2 outer passives on my leaf tallies, and did that for years (and still do sometimes). I think it is a Continental technique. If I can help further, email me privately. I may be able to send you some diagrams.
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