David writes: >The number of passives between the work and > the picots on the edge (can never remember which is headside and which is > footside :) can vary from 2 pairs to 14 pairs. I find that when I'm using > the very fine 2/20 silk and I have to tension up the 14 or so pairs, that's > when I'm most likely to break threads.
If the passive threads are crowded in the headside area, try working each pair of passive threads as if they are one thread. When you have an uneven number of pairs, then you'll have one pair left over, which you can cloth stitch normally, but that's ok. What I mean is, when working a cloth stitch, hold two passive threads in one hand, work a cloth stitch with the workers and use the two passive threads as if they were one thread. Sally Schoenberg Anchorage Alaska - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
