Wangling...Fudging....Call it whatever you want to, but sometimes it's the most feasible solution to a mixup. I did it recently on a piece of Binche that used very fine threads. One pair went astray, and to go back to find it with that thread would have resulted in broken threads. I added a pair where I needed it, and when the stray pair came to light some time later, I tossed it out. An expert might be able to see the attachment spot but the normal observer would only see the project as a whole and be amazed at the tiny thread.
Most of the time I do reverse lace to find a problem, but sometimes it's just not worth it. If it's a gift for someone, then I make extra efforts. If it's just a practice, test piece, it's not critical. Use your judgement about that particular lace and how it will be used. Sometimes just the fact that you recognize that there is a problem, and what the problem is, means that you are making progress in your lacemaking skills. I always praise my students when they can recognize a problem, and then again when they can figure out a solution. Alice in Oregon -- where we're supposed to have two warm spring days without rain! ----- Original Message ---- From: Sue Duckles <[email protected]> Maureen, our teacher, calls that fudging the result!! Sue in EY On 2 Apr 2009, at 10:02, Brenda Paternoster wrote: > Wangling is sorting out a mess, not necessarily undoing the mistake(s) but > compensating by perhaps leaving out a pair less or a pair more somewhere else > to get all the pairs back to the correct places - not good practice! - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
