Hi Susan: This happens to me, too, however nice I try to be to my threads. When gathering happens, I loosen off the footside passive bobbins and secure them high up on the pillow so the threads are slack. Then I use my pricker to pull the threads (one by one) backwards up into the work, so I can smooth them into the part that gathered and fix it. It doesn’t take much time as usually there are only a couple of pairs involved. If you are worried you will do it again you can put pins in between your passive threads and push them all the way down into the roller, so the heads hold the threads in place. Do that a little back from where you are currently working, and when you find you have to take the pins out, just replace them close to where you are now working. I find I don’t usually have to do this last bit because once I’ve fixed a gather I’ll remember not to pull on those threads for quite a while.
Hope this helps. Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) > > Hello All! While working my Springett edging, I inadvertently "gathered" the > footside while tensioning the passives. Is there a clever way to avoid this? > Or is this an inherent risk when using a roller after the first part of the > lace has been completed? Even after smoothing the lace, my edging was no > longer flat. Using the roller is easier (for me) than moving up the lace, > but I obviously have not developed a gentle hand when tensioning! Any > suggestions? I did not find this topic specifically addressed in the > archives. Many thanks. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL USA - 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/
