Hi Sue, I don't belong to a class or group, so I have developed my own way of working over the years. I was curious about how other lacemakers worked. The pin question isn't the sort of thing that is taught - except that I was told always to leave pins in for 24 hours, to allow the thread to"set" in place. I have been persuaded to teach a friend to make lace, much against my better judgement! But she is an accomplished crafts woman in other fields, and is doing well. I have realised that this is the sort of thing that I must remember to tell her, and not just how to work the stitches! Best wishes Kathleen
Sent from my iPad > On 18 Jul 2015, at 11:34, su...@talktalk.net wrote: > > > I do the same as you Kathleen, > Sue T in sunny Dorset UK > > www.hurwitzend.co.uk > > > I was sitting at my lace pillow, moving pins from the back of my lace to my > pincushion, when I started wondering. How long do other lacemakers leave the > pins in their work? When making Torchon or Flanders lace, I leave the pins > round the edge, and push them right down. I start to remove pins from the > back of the lace after working 1.5 - 2 inches. With finer or non-.geometric > lace I leave them in longer, and try to judge where I think the threads might > pull, so that I can guard against this. What do you all do? > > Best wishes > Kathleen > In sunny Berkshire, UK. > > Sent from my iPad > > > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
