Kathleen wrote ........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 would make a couple of points - this is a question which crops up from
time to time and usually generates lots of response.
First of all if working on a length of lace on a roller pillow (and less so
on a block pillow depending on the size of both the block and the lace),
pins do not stay in the lace for 24 hours, probably an hour or two if you
are sitting at a long session of lacemaking. Pins get taken from the back
and put in at the front.
Secondly - lace isn't jelly, it doesn't need to set.
Thirdly - I agree that if I'm making a bookmark or motif I leave the pairs
in round the edges - lace does shrink back a bit when the pins are taken
out, so it makes more sense to take out the edges at the same time.
Malvary in Ottawa, Canada where we have heat warnings for the weekend - high
temperatures, but even higher humidity.
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