Hi Dianne: I went through this a few years ago. I saw the "pumpkin-seed" tallies and liked them, too, and now I make them all the time. The thread path is, of course, the same as with any other way of making tallies; it is only the method that creates the distinctive look.
Set Up: threads: 1 2 3 4. Twist, cross, in the usual way, and the thread that is now in the 2 position will be your weaver. TIP: make the weaver about 1 cm longer than the other threads - you'll have to keep lengthening it as you weave - so you don't accidentally pull it when you're doing the crosses. Now: with the LH pair only (LH passive plus weaver), twist, twist, cross. The weaver is now in the 3 position. Hold 1&2 on the left and hold 4 on the right, and pat gently on the weaver to tension. Now, with the RH pair (which now contains the weaver), twist, twist, cross. Weaver is now in the 2 position. Hold 3 & 4 on the right, and 1 on the left, and pat gently on the weaver to tension. Repeat. The secret is holding the centre passive thread firmly with either the right or the left passive every time you tension. That makes a tight turn on the edge and a wide cushion in the middle. Hope this helps. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) On 2010-10-29, at 9:15 AM, Dianne Derbyshire wrote: > Hi > > > Thank you to the people who have contacted me about tallies. The person > in > question wants to make tallies (I presume leaf). She has been > making lace > for over 30 years so she can make the tallies in Beds and > Bucks but she has > seen some that look as though they have a cushion bit > in the middle and wants > to know how they are made. > > > Hope this helps. > > Regards > > Dianne Derbyshire > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [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]
