--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > That's exactly what Christine instructed us to do in > our workshop last weekend. ......She > instructed us to gently pull the three passives in > succession until the leaf lay flat between the two > pins.
I took a class from her years ago. That's how she does leaves, for sure. But.....not braids! The braids are tensioned after each TC to make a smooth, even braid. The braid is stopped just ahead of the pin. If the braid covers the pinhole, one step is taken back out so that it comes just TO the pinhole. If the extra length is taken up by pulling the threads around the pin, the lower part of the braid would be compressed while the upper part would remain as made. The braid would not be even throughout. In braids, the threads are tightly interlaced so they don't have the freedom of movement that passives in a leaf do. If the braids are too long for the space, the finished lace will have floppy connections instead of straight and neat. Since lace tends to relax and shrink a bit when unpinned, excess length in a braid will be exaggerated. If the braid is just a tad short, it will lie straight when the rest of the lace pulls in. By the way, if you want to see leaves that look perfect, take a look at the lace samples in the Fouriscot books. You have to look hard to find a thread just the slightest bit out of place. Whomever does these samples should teach lessons on leaves. Alice in Oregon -- sunshine, and trees turning pink - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
