Thank you Jane! You are quite rightâPractical Skills has a nice explanation with good diagrams. I will put a copy of that page with the Holly pattern so I donât make the same mistake again. The pattern designer called for removing one of the middle pairs of passives. Although I elected to toss the passives next to the edge pair, I failed to make the âwhole stitchâ edge as noted on page 187, hence my dismay at the results. For clarity, Cookâs whole stitch is the same as cloth/linen stitch! And now that I think about it, the designer simply added a twist on each edge rather than make a cloth stitch edge. Hmmmm, something else to investigate so that the leaf would be uniform top to bottom. The Radix thread is very pretty but it un-plied easily. If I use it again, I will wind it counter-clockwise to see if that helps. In the meantime, I need a break from Holly so I will apply these ideas when I start #3. Thanks again Jane! Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA
Sent from my iPad > On Jan 21, 2018, at 6:25 AM, Jane Partridge <[email protected]> wrote: > > I can't remember which book but there are instructions for removing pairs in half stitch - I haven't done it for years but seem to remember that it is best to drop the pair at an edge rather than in the middle (tie them off before you throw them out completely, though). It might be in the "Cook Book" (Practical Skills in Bobbin Lace) or it might be in Elsie Luxton's Technique of Honiton Lace. Are the instructions for throwing out specifically for that leaf or do they relate more so to one that has a cloth stitch edge and are implied for the variations? Losing a pair in the middle of half stitch is going to make a hole, as does adding or losing a twist. I don't think it is specifically tension as half stitch tends to self-tension. The finer thread might make a slight difference, especially with the difference in the way it was spun, and the type of fibre (which will affect the way it behaves). > - 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/
