What a great idea, Sue! I watch my weaving friends do this for making placemats and napkins but never thought about it for lace. Thanks, Dona
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sue Babbs Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 7:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [lace] Re: lace pricking - proceeds to charity I usually plait between sections where I am going to cut the lace. I make the lace long enough to work into the seams of the pillowcase (allowing for shrinkage) and then plait down for an inch or two before starting the next piece of lace. It saves re-winding and is psychologically less stressful to cut the plaits! Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanette Fischer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > pillowcases as birthday gifts for my daughter and DIL. I had decided to > make > a continuous strip of lace and cut it to fit the pillowcase as the edges > of > the lace will be caught in the side seam of the pillowcase. Now that it > is > finished, I am going to need a lot of courage to cut it! The alternative > was to wind bobbins between each short strip and that is not an option > either!! > Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
