> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do you add the beads to the thread as you are winding or do > you add as you need, if so how would you do that in half stitch?
There are several ways to put beads into bobbin lace. A number of Christine Springett patterns have beads scattered throughout. THese are put on during the lacing. Use a crochet hook to grab one bobbin's thread and pull it through the bead in a loop. Drop the other bobbin through the loop, rather like making a sewing. Gretchen Allgeier teaches using sequins or beads in the lace by putting them onto the thread before winding the bobbin. This is awkward, because the beads/sequins are bulky for the bobbin's neck. However, you can incorporate a lot of beads into the stitches, which would be very tedious the other way. When you get to a point where a bead goes, slide it up the thread into the work and then continue lacing. There are probably other methods, but someone else will have to tell you about them. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
