Betty Ann asked for the lace tips I sent to Dee. Well here they are!
Hope they are of help to someone out there. They refer to my Beds lace,
really, but might help with other laces too.
Finishing/joining lace at meeting trails --
Throw back alternate threads, and then knot the others together with the one
from the other end (supposing you are doing a join when the trail from the
left finishes off with the trail from the right., and they join together at
the bottom)
I tie my knots, and leave longish ends, and then pull the knots through to
the wrong side, and weave the ends in. It is about the only way to do it -
other than unpinning the lace, turning it over, re-pinning it, and work your
finish on the wrong side. - Far too much hassel for me! :) I am a bit
lazy!!!!!!!!!! :)
Tallies --
I was taught the continental way of making them - with a knot at the bottom
of the leaf shaped ones!!! It was years before I found out that others did
not do that.!!! Just a single knot (the first half of a reef knot) with the
2 outside passives. I still do the knot if I am doing a daisy - 3 or 4
leaf-shaped tallies coming into a cnetre, then 3 or 4 more to go out . With
the knot there I don't have to put up a support pin while I make the other
tallies. Once the knot is there, they don't lose their shape , ao can be
tossed aside, till they are wanted!!! :))
Square tallies can have a knot on one side, too. The little blue Rutgers
books of Cluny Lace shows it!
When doing square tallies - make sure the centre passive crosses to the
other side ie. Take bobbin #2 for the worker, and passive #3 will be the
central passive. At the end of the tally, leave the worker in #3 or #4
position, and the centre passive will then become #2 bobbin. Work this pair
first ( bobbins #1 & #2) then you won't get the worker bobbin pulled up too
tight as it is worked.
Also - Try to do all the tallies in that piece of lace in the same way -
ie - get that central passive to cross to the other side in the same
direction each time. You will be amazed at how the changed direction (if
you use #3 for the worker, and end it in #2 place) will show up - the light
will catch the tally threads in a different way!! This is especially true
if you work a cucumber foot - the row of tallies inbetween 2 trails. Just
a little thing - but can make you lace look better if done the same way all
the time. (There is One tally ground where this rule is broken - Devon
Diamond Ground, but don't even Think about trying that yet!!!!!!!!!!!!
:)) )
If looking for some good Beds patterns with instructions - check out the
Christine Springett ones. I have found her patterns work out
beautifully! -
Usual disclaimer - just a happy customer!!
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz.
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