The straight lines of pins are there to hold the lace even, I should think, regardless of what is underneath. This piece is worked on a vertical bolster, too. Maybe the under piece is a guide, as Lauren or Clay suggested.
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Catherine Barley <[email protected]> wrote: > I've just taken another look and notice that there is a single row of pins > placed vertically into the fabric centre and another row of pins placed > horizontally. There are no pins placed into the fabric on the two remaining > sides to be worked, so I presume the pins are not there to hold the linen in > place? Any ideas? -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
