I'd make a new pattern - if you cover a Honiton pattern with blue plastic, you'll have trouble with the needlepin getting caught when you make sewings....Honiton patterns are pricked on glazed card to make it easier for the needlepin to slide along.
Ruth (Sydney, Australia) > Sue Babbs <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am forwarding this to lace, as this is definitely a lace topic. Not > everyone is on chat, so you may catch some experienced Honiton makers > who > are not on both lists. > > It would seem quite reasonable to me to do as you suggest. I would then > either make a photocopy of the new pricking or cover it with blue > plastic so > that you don't have any "raw" edges of the pattern to catch with the > thread. > > Sue > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MARGRET STEAD" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 7:55 AM > Subject: [lace-chat] fillings > > > > Hi All > > > > I was just reading through the Lace guld Honiton book and reading how > the > > filling patterns are done, I know at the moment I am jumping the gun > as I > > have > > a while yet before I get to a pattern with fillings but my question > is. Is > > it > > possible to cut out the middle of the pricking where the filling will > go > > before you put it on the backing card and then place the filling > pattern > > under > > it, so then you have the complete pattern on the pillow at the > begining. > > Little things that go through my mind. So glad you are out there to > help. > > Thanks. > > > > Wendy St Dogmaels > > > > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the > line: > > unsubscribe lace-chat [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] Ruth Budge [email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
