I think you could add one color to this week's edging. It would be the cloth stitch ribbon down the center. You would have to add a color pair at the pin that starts the ribbon strip (where a passive pair normally turns and becomes the ribbon worker) and let the intended worker pair be an extra passive pair down the ribbon. At the bottom-most pin, lay back the colored pair. At the next center ribbon section, lay the colored pair back in.Â
It's easier for trimming off the threads later if the laid back pair loops around some pins before being used again. Another point is to be sure that the pin stitch where the inserted pair starts or stops is a firm stitch so the colored ends cannot come loose. I have done two large projects where a colored pair was inserted and thrown out. One was a scarf that gets lots of handling, and I've not yet had the colored pair come loose so I know it can be done. Give it a try.Alice in Oregon -- where we have a gray, rainy day after weeks of mostly sun - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
