Thank you for the explanation of the crossing Tamara. It is what I imagined I would have to do to keep the crossing 'open' but have not had time to try it due to current refurbishment works at home (together with all the accompanying cleaning / clearing) Karen in Malta
>------- Original Message ------- >From : Tamara P Duvall[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent : 2/29/2008 7:44:06 PM >To : [email protected] >Cc : >Subject : RE: [lace] Re: interesting book (category) on eBay... ; ) > >On Feb 29, 2008, at 1:37, Karen wrote: > I have also printed the pictures of the three plait crossing. I didn't even realise that it was possible to filch the crossing that way; I just drew the diagram of it. But now, thanks to you, I've gone back and scrounged off the photo as well. Much better :) Thanks! > It looks so pretty that I would be reluctant to tighten it up. Indeed; that's exactly what caught my eye -- the little flower-like concoction in the centre. > I wonder if there would be a successful way of leaving this crossing > as shown i.e. not tightened, but left wide to look like it is in the > picture. I think it would be, with judicious help of 9 temporary/supporting pins. Place the first pin between the two pairs of the vertical plait. After you've made the CT with the left hand pair and the plait pairs on the left, place 2 more pins, both supporting that "travelling" pair: one between the diagonal plait pairs and one before the travelling/circling pair is to turn. Repeat on the right hand side. Make a windmill crossing in the centre, starting with T (TCTC), of the 4 pairs coming from the diagonal plaits and stick a supporting pin under the first T. TC with the diagonal pairs and the travelling pair on both sides, again sticking a pin to support the travelling pair and preventing it from squishing the centre windmill. The last pin is stuck between the two pairs of the travelling pairs (vertical plait). With those pins in place, you can tension the travelling pairs to your heart's content, but the shape inside will remain open. Once you're plaited all three plaits for some distance, the support pins can be removed and no damage done. It's too bad that the photo doesn't show how it's donce since, obviously, the crossing *had* been left loosely tensioned (see the crossing above the one being constructed) on purpose, to stress the charming effect. But then I've always had problems with everything coming out of the Kliot shop. It's not just the "Lacemaking Kit from H***", but their other kits (like the Honiton Flower) were somewhat lacking as well. -- Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) - 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]
