Dear Arachnids At one of my evening classes I taught one of my students to make a plait, later on in the session she was having difficulties with making them even so I said "Let me show you" only to find I had the same problem, then I realised she had not spangled her new Midlands bobbins. When she spangled them her plaits became even. It was obvious to everyone present that the weight of the bobbins was affecting the tension. Incidentally, Bucks Point ground is not actively tensioned. The movement of the bobbins across the pillow combined with their weight achieves the desired result. Point ground can be overtensioned resulting in a hexagonal mesh rather than one with rounded holes. Consequently Point ground made with fine thread requires smaller, lighter spangles, another proof that weight affects tension. When I demonstrate making paits using the Continental technique, i.e. cloth stitch then a series of reverse half stitches spreading the pairs by 90° after every stitch, I do it without any active tensioning and they look perfect.
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