On 7/16/07, Dona B. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I began to wonder if the order of placing pins > and twists makes a difference. For example after making the snowflake > crossings, (petite point de neige) and you are ready to place the two lower > pins, should the pins be placed before making the two twists (that go around > the pin) and then close the pin? CTC, place pin, TTCTC. Or can the two > twists be made as part of the last stitch and then place the pin? CTCTT, > place pin, CTC. It's just a slight difference (or perhaps none at all) and
I had a quick look in the Niven book. She doesn't give a step-by-step written version of the technique, and the diagrams don't indicate a closure to the last pins, particularly. It depends on the variation you are using, and what links one snowflake to the next in the respective ground. By habit, when I'm doing any of the Flanders grounds and as well working through a ring pair, I do all the bobbin moving business first and place the pin last, then my hands and mind know that that bit is completed. I haven't done the snowflakes yet but I would likely do the same. I agree it is just a slight difference, though placing the pin last by habit reduces the margin of error (be it ever so small), e.g. the phone rings (or - perish the thought - the mind wanders...) and the last twists are forgotten. I am just emptying a pillow now - hmm, no reason why my next project can't involve a snowflake sample. If you don't get further responses, I'll let you know what works for me ~ Hope this helps. -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
