I am working on my second piece of Ipswich lace from
my class I took at the IOLI convention. It is worked
with black silk Au ver a soie(?) but I don't know the
number. It is very fine. I worked my first class
piece on a roller pillow and it came off the pillow
looking very nice. Now I am working my second piece
on a bolster pillow (made to the dimensions of the
originial Ipswich pillows) and still using my Midlands
bobbins that I used on the roller pillow.
My dilemma is this: the lace that I have worked is
very warped as it is unpinned. It's very bubbly. My
tension hasn't changed (I don't think), but it is
possible that using the different pillow is putting
different tension on the threads, since the bobbins
hang straight down. The silk seems very stretchy
compared to linen or cotton that I usually use. It
may press out just fine, but I've never had this
problem and am wondering if I should continue with the
piece or try to transfer it to another, flatter
pillow. It is just a demo piece, I don't have a plan
(yet) of what I'm going to do with the lace but I will
probably use it on a period dress or something. I
have a fair amount of thread wound on these bobbins,
so I don't really want to waste it.
Also, I am being paid to do a 2-day demo, so I kind of
wanted to do the Ipswich lace on a pillow that is as
close to the original as possible. Did I make a
mistake in my choice of bobbins? Most of my Midlands
are not very heavy, in fact many are too light for my
usual use.
(BTW, I love doing Ipswich lace. The patterns are
very different than I expected but the effect is
nice.)
Please share your thoughts with me!
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Diane Williams
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Galena Illinois USA
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