Hello All! Many thanks to whomever posted the Polish lace patterns to laceioli on ning! https://koronkaklockowa.wordpress.com The tightly undulating tape is reminiscent of vermicelli work in embroidery & the crag pattern in Borris/Ballantrae so now I wonder who influenced whom. After I figured out the pattern sizing, Lorelei kindly told me it was OK to start tape lace with bobbins grouped on pins. Who knew! My only experience starting tape lace was a line of pins with one pair on each, or a giant pin laid on its side with all the pairs looped over. Thank you Lorelei--you got me off dead center. My first little effort is now finished & posted to Flickr. Lots of errors as usual--the big glaring one being that I didn't make the correct stitch on the edges! Egad--should be cloth & twist. And oh my, how does one learn to make tape lace without pinholes?!? I would love to say that I was able to conquer the Nike method--Just Do It--but alas I found myself marking the pa! ttern ahead of time to help myself with pin placement. Developing that on-the-fly placement skill seems a mystery. Before I attempt this again, I would appreciate some constructive criticism on how to improve. My thread was 40/2 linen & it seems a bit bunchy so I was wondering if I should substitute 50/2 or 60/2? Any thoughts from the experts? In the meantime, on my way to uploading my Zakopane pic, I saw Janet's wreath/mat. OMG--it is very special--thanks for sharing Janet! Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah! Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA
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