On 11/22/14 12:50 PM, lacel...@frontier.com wrote:
. . . . That might be one reason the stitch was
developed that works across the row, then returns with a
straight line back to the start, then the next row of
stitches overlaps the straight row. It makes a more
solid fill stitch and all the stitches are alike. This
would soothe the soul of the person who has to have
everything lined up neatly. However, by the time an area
is worked over and back until filled, then threads all
blend together and the very slight difference between the
two directional stitches is not noticed.
When I'm working needle lace on the heel of a stocking,
stranding back makes the work go faster because stitches
with yarn inside take up more space, and because I'm always
working in my favored direction. It makes the darn less
elastic, so I don't use it except for plumping up thin
middles etc. I do work over any stabilizing yarns I've
thrown across the hole.
Sometimes I'll weave guide threads that are unsecured on
both ends, so that they can pull back inside the stitches
when the stocking is stretched, across a weak place. These
are usually silk to promote slippage, so they make little
difference to the size of the stitches, but they make it a
lot easier to keep the rows straight and avoid puckering.
--
Joy Beeson
http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/
http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/
west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A.
where the lake-effect snow didn't stick.
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