On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 09:00:58 +0000, Beth wrote: >I'm preparing to start pattern 11 from Barbara Underwood's "bedfordshire lace >in 20 lessons". I want to do the original (finer) version, which the book >says should be done in DMC (retors) no 50, but on the pricking the trails >don't look wide enough to fit the stated no. of pairs in this thickness. I >had a similar problem with an earlier pattern from this book: the recommended >thread was too thick and however hard I tensioned the trail crossings just >wouldn't lie flat (I broke an awful lot of threads in the process of trying, >too). If anyone has done this pattern, what thread did you use? and did it >fit the pricking nicely?
I did a small sample of this pattern using Tanne 50, which is one of the recommended threads. I don't remember having any problems with it, but it is a long time since I made it. If you already have the thread that you think will be too fat, why not just enlarge the pricking a little bit, say 10%? -- Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired. - Jules Renard Steph Peters, Manchester, England [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
