Hello everyone Some comments - I usually leave at least an inch-worth of pins in, not really to let the lace set, but to mind the finished work against, for example, tensioning too firmly and bunching the lace out of shape. Some patterns have a particular passive that can be a culprit. If I notice which one, it pays to intentionally work an anchor stitch with that pair and a neighbour from time to time, to control matters. Some patterns require more pins being left in for the above reason if the ground needs to be kept stable. On patterns with picots, I leave all the picot pins in place where possible.
When working on an edging either on a roller or on a block pillow, I wrap the outgoing lace around something to 'mind' it - a small fabric cylinder is good to have (they are nice lace event favours, too), or a small, smooth flat piece of wood, in French, called a plioir. I wrap the edging lace specifically to set it, intending that the width at the beginning is the same as at the end. On a block pillow, I might pin the finished lace at a few places on a posterior block, gently layering it on top of itself as the work progresses. -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - 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/
