Thank you all—Arachne is a wonderful forum & today it is Thread University! They say bought lessons are better than taught lessons & I bought a doozy. I noticed early on that I didn’t like the texture but plowed ahead anyway. Oh well, lesson learned & unlikely to be forgotten. This was particularly painful because I wanted to—wash my mouth out with soap—work in white. Brenda, thanks for suggesting King Tut! I do own that thread—none white—but l like it, know where to get more & presumably they stock white. I will also look around for coton a broder. Madeira Cotona 30—I own too many spools—none white—but it seems to un-ply itself while working. It made my lace (a different pattern) look scraggly & it’s too fiddly to keep spinning all the bobbins because it comes un-plied every other stitch. The only solution that came to mind is to wind anti-clockwise. Are there any other suggestions to tame Cotona? While I hate to give up on pretty thread, there’s no ! reason to be miserable! And of course my big question—what to do with so many balls of Cordonnet Special, in multiple sizes? Egad, I don’t tat & I rarely crochet! Is cordonnet suitable for any bobbin lace? In the meantime, my Beds will be a gift for my little friend Enzo who lives across the street. His pic is now on Flickr & I don’t think he will mind my mistakes!
Now that I’ve finished my piece, should I flip it over? The sewing in & darning is very neat but, to me, it implies that this is the back side. When I return to Beds, I will be switching to Underwood’s Traditional Beds 20 Lessons for a few patterns. In her book, she says that Beds is worked right side up. If so, how would that be finished? What am I missing here? Many thanks! Sincerely, Susan Hottle FL, USA Sent from my iPad - 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/
