Clay that makes perfect sense! I think the dome of the pillow tends to contribute to the buckling as well. Come to think of it though I've had the same problem on a flat pillow. I'm going to try the trick with the pin next time I have a lot of bobbins to swing off to the side. Diane Williams [email protected] Galena Illinois USA My blog - http://dianelaces.wordpress.com/
________________________________ From: Clay Blackwell <[email protected]> To: Sue Babbs <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Fri, April 9, 2010 3:16:42 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Securing prickings Ulrike Voelker also says that there are other reasons that the pricking gets kinks or buckles. She advises not using a card that is extremely stiff, and also be careful about how you're placing the pins. The headside and footside pins (or edge pins, if not an edging), should be tilted *slightly* outward, while the rest of the pins should be as straight as possible. And the main culprit, she says, is that we park our bobbins to the side (where else?) which makes our threads pull to the side causing the lace to rise and the pricking to buckle. Instead, we should place a temporary pin off to the side, but toward you, so that the threads must come down in a straighter line before moving off to the side. Clay - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
