Hello All! Now that I've finished a strip of "underwear insertion" (pg 111, Miniature Bobbin Lace by Snowden), may I ask for a bit of help? When I took the strip off the pillow, I was mortified to discover little loops. Clearly I have a tensioning problem! At the top of the strip, where I was following the roseground "steps" line by line, the work was quite smooth. Somewhere in the middle, I found a different (&faster) rhythm by consolidating some of the steps. That's where the loops began even though I believed that I was tensioning just as firmly as when the steps were completed individually. What I'd like to understand: is this a feature that is inherent in roseground whereby working too many steps on one side actually prevents adequate tensioning? OR should I continue to consolidate the steps as long as I become more vigilant about tensioning between the two sides vs the steps in the middle? This particular pattern featured passive pairs on each edge, cloth stit! ch & twist in each roseground corner, with half stitch, pin, half stitch in each center. Although many of the loops seem to be among the passives, theoretically they could be smoothed out by pulling on one or more loops, but that is not the case. I used YLI Heirloom 70/2 thread. As to the pins, was Duchesse lace originally made by children? No joke--the pins are so tiny, I felt ham-handed using them. With such a short shaft, they are very difficult to grasp let alone maneuver into a pinhole! Is there a special pin "technique" for using these little rascals? Suggestions are welcome so I can improve on my next sample. Many thanks. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL USA
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