Barbara and Jenny - I think you're on the right track! When I've worked
edgings (and even handkerchiefs with corners!) on my Christina, I kept
the pricking exactly where it needed to be by using pins along the
edges. But when I reached a point where an edge pin interfered with my
threads, I pulled the problem pin, and then replaced it when the work
had advanced beyond that point. As long as most of the pins stay in
place at any given time, the pricking won't shift. And by angling the
pins at either end of the pricking, the pricking will stay snug on the
roller... if you have a pricking that meets itself, then the pins on
the sides can be angled.
Clay
Barbara Joyce wrote:
Jenny, I think I know how to avoid the problem of the pricking rising up. As
you turn the roller, use a few pins along the sides of the pricking to
secure it to the roller. Push these pins all the way down into the roller.
As you continue to work and turn the roller back, remove these pins and put
more in at the bottom.
Does this work?
Barbara Joyce
Snoqualmie, WA
USA
Barbara Joyce said about using a roller with a looped pricking...
Here's my
question: I've been cautioned that with this method there is a
risk that the
pricking might not stay exactly "vertical" but might
eventually work its way
slightly diagonal.
Is this really a problem/risk? If so, how can I avoid it?
I've not had that problem - only done a few inches so far on my garter but
I've had the problen of the pricking rising up from the surface of the roller.
I don't press the pins down as I'm going to be pulling them out as the roller
turns. Is it inevitable or am I just angling my pins wrongly?
jenny barron
NE
Scotland where winter is coming, down to four degrees C today
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