The gathered edge is a common effect on edgings. The passive pairs just lie
straight while the rest of the threads have twists and various weaving actions
that cannot be tensioned quite as compactly. The passive pairs need a
lighter hand with tensioning but it's very hard to so. I usually have a
tight tension so may have more problem with gathering than someone with a
lighter tension.
Here is another solution.
There is no rule that you have to leave the same threads as the passive pair
throughout the whole project.
I've had the gathered edge problem and could not leave the pins in very long
so started changing my passive threads every two inches. I changed one
thread at a time by doing a change stitch (CTTC) instead of a cloth stitch
(CTC) as i worked toward the edge. i'd wait 2-3 rows before changing the
second passive thread. If there's more than one passive pair, I'd do the
next pair a few rows later. If you tension carefully on the row with the
change, it will not show in the finished project. Changing out both (or all)
threads in the same row might show, but doing one at a time will not.
In that project, I had 2-3 inches of pins so I was changing the threads before
the edge was out of the pins. If you have a smaller pin area, change
sooner. If you do tension tightly, the pins will protect the threads in the
short space since the threads were traded. Gathering is impossible past the
point the threads were changed.
Happy lacingAlice in Oregon -- where we have one rain storm after another.Â
On Thursday, March 10, 2016 4:29 AM, Susan <[email protected]> wrote:
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
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