Evening All Agnes, I've got other instructions.... I found them this afternoon in the back of the Rosalibre Book!! Exactly what we were shown!!! Yes Brenda you are correct, it is the continental way, I've followed the instructions this afternoon (playing in the sun) and produced 4 reasonably presentable leaves!!!
Devon, do you think we may be known as the 'Arachnid witches of eBay???) (You know... like the Witches of Eastwick!!) Not that we are in the least Machiavellian... are we? LOL Nice to know he appreciates help though! Sue in East Yorkshire > > > > Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 09:47:48 +0100 > From: Agnes Boddington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [lace] tallies and leaves > > Hi all > > Ages ago someone showed me an easier way of making tallies and leaves, > but I think I > wrote it down wrongly as I just end up with a kind of plait-gone- > wrong. > Any help out there? > > Agnes Boddington - Ellougthon UK > (www.sixpennybobbins.co.uk) > > > Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 12:20:21 +0100 > From: Brenda Paternoster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [lace] tallies and leaves > > Agnes > > I think you may be thinking of the continental method of crossing the > two centre bobbins, two twists oon the left hand pair, cross the > middle > two then two twists on the right hand pair but whichever way you > handle > the bobbins it's down to tensioning the two outer passives correctly. > > Brenda > > > Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 15:10:54 EDT > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [lace] Painter's reply > > Yes, he seems like a nice person. We must try to remember that > people can be > good, and still not understand how lace is made. A hard concept to > accept, > sometimes :-) > > He seems very fearful of antagonizing the lace community. Perhaps > we are > becoming known as the "Scourge of Ebay". As Machiavelli says "It is > better to be > feared than loved." > > Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
