Are you aiming to have a finished length of 80cm exactly? If so have you
allowed for shrinkage in your prickings? There will be some. Think around
10%.
Being lazy(!) I prefer the option of having just 2 or 3 prickings and
rotating their usage on the block pillow as needed. Sometimes putting fresh
card underneath them if I have used the pinholes too much.
I also don't like the excess pricking resting against my body as I work -
but each to their own.
I personally would not pin the lace underneath the blocks as I'm working,
simply let it go off the top. I would be worried about it getting crushed
underneath and the pins causing damage to the underneath of the block.
There are special little rollers you can get to wind it the length of lace
around and pin the roller to the far end of the top block, with hat pins
etc. Or you can let the lace sit in a small plastic bag pinned to that part
of your pillow.
Sue
----- Original Message -----
From: "Agnes Boddington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "lace" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:36 AM
Subject: [lace] roller or block
Hi
I just started on an 80cm Bucks Point edging.
As the pattern was around 18cm long, I photocopied it several times, stuck
4 length together
As the length grows, and the top block needs
removing, I aim to pin the finished lace over and underneath the top
block.
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