I often work with jagged line of pins and, like Tamara, also prefer not to be "boxed in" by a completed section on the right although for me it's more a practical matter than a *feeling*. I must lift the bobbins slightly when I tension them and as I am very right-handed, I pull the bobbins more to the right than the left, so if I'm not taking care the thread can catch on the right hand pins. Tallies to the left are impossible!
Jay in Sydney [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tamara P Duvall Sent: Tuesday, 17 January 2006 10:44 AM To: lace Arachne Subject: [lace] Re: Angle of work >snip Like Robin, I tend to work "logical sections", ie as far as a part will go, before pushing a bunch of bobbins out of the way and moving on to the next bunch. But I tend to work those sections in a general upper-right to lower-left direction, even if the line isn't exactly smooth. That has always seemed the most comfortable way to me, irrespective of where the headside is. The one time I tried to do it the other way around (in a case of two headsides and no footsides), I felt "boxed in" while working the part on the left. So, if the pattern's sections indicate that they ought to be worked upper-left to lower-right, I usually do not follow my own advice (finish the "logical section" first if possible), but work them only partially before moving to the side. -- Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
