On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:16:36 -0700 (PDT), Janice wrote: >I am making an ornament from Kleine Schmuckstucke in Chrysanthe-Technik by >Hildegard Glos and I purchased a few of the teardrop wire shapes at >convention. As I cannot read this all German book I was wondering if anyone >can tell me if it says to sew the shapes onto the wire after the lace is made, >or is it attached whilst making the lace? > >I think I can follow the diagrams for the lace but I cannot see how she >finished the lace off. Did she just tie the ends together and cut them short? > This lace is to be seen from both sides and it would be nice to do a neat >ending. Most of them seem to start with 8 pair in a straight line, work >around the scroll, then work in cloth stitch, xtx, for the first half of the >shape, then half stitch or a braid for the return half and joining up at the >start line. Any help would be appreciated. >Janice
Send me a scan of the instructions section to my personal address, and I'll do a quick read and tell you basically what the instructions say. I'm not offering to translate the whole thing though. -- Money can't buy everything. That's what credit cards are for. Steph Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tatting, lace & stitching page <http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.htm> - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
