2010/11/9, catherine <[email protected]>: Catherine, your Snow Queen Panel was the piece that got me hooked on needlelace when I saw it in Sansepolcro! Could you tell me what kind of thread you used to do it? Many thanks Silvia, from Italy > > Yes it is hand worked but I did find it difficult as the length of thread > required to work from one side to other is so long, and tends to twist back > on > itself into infuriating tight little knots. I originally began working the > net horizontally, starting from the top but after only 2 or 3 rows I was > ready > to give up (it is A4 size)! I then thought perhaps I could work it > diagonally > and started from the top left hand corner, which was much easier and the > longest stretch of net ground without any anchorage point, is from the > left-hand side running between the castle and up to the belly of the > reindeer, > which was a far shorter stretch than horizontally. Don't give up with the > net > stitch, just keep going - it will improve with practice! > > Happy stitching > > Catherine > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected] >
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