In an attempt to bring the lace list back to lace, I have a question to ask of our more experienced lacemakers.
I took a beginning Binche class with Anny Noben Sleiger at convention this summer. I am now coming round to the joining of this small circular lace piece and I want to know how to finish. In my case I actually started this piece with pairs of bobbins so I could sew into the starting points similarly to how I do my buckspoint, but I would like to know more about the overlapping joining techniques. Is Het Lassen the correct term for this joint? Does the lace actually comprise of two ends that overlap and are sewn together at both ends of the overlap? If so, doesn't that make a thick join? Or, do you make an overlap and then after sewing both ends together at some convenient point, cut off the excess on both sides? I understand that this overlapping technique is good for those of us who make mistakes in the lace and have a second chance at improving the piece, but in something that has lots of tallies, I could go on forever and never be satisfied with all of them. :-) Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
