Re: [lace] LOKK pink ribbon finished!
Susan, It's lovely! I sincerely love your sense of humor and determination! I've seen too many people give up when their efforts are not "perfect", and the truth is that very few handmade items are perfect! We tend to be our own worst critics! Congratulations on a job well-done! Clay Sent from my iPad > On Oct 29, 2014, at 9:49 PM, wrote: > > Hello All! It's done, off the pillow & posted to Flickr. OMG--at the end I > was laughing so hard I could hardly see to tie the knots! /snip/ > ...so it's perfect for a Crazy Quilt project where beads & silk ribbon > embroidery embellishments will hide its flaws! So I'm cutting another notch > in my bobbin winder & hope you all enjoy the hilarity of the occasion. > Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] LOKK pink ribbon finished!
Hello All! It's done, off the pillow & posted to Flickr. OMG--at the end I was laughing so hard I could hardly see to tie the knots! I am not displeased with my first effort considering all the helpful advice (from you) & angst (on my part). Jacquie was quite right, the finish separates wheat from chaff! What went wrong? I pulled too hard on the magic thread & broke the silk lace thread. Then I discovered that I had put the wrong thread thru the magic thread to begin with. How about an uneven number of threads? Yep, I cut a passive off & found its frayed end later, plus I had more passives laid over the cloth stitch than threads laid out from the edge. It felt like the Three Stooges were making lace on my pillow but it was just me! How did I "fix" it? Size 28 tapestry needle, LED light & magnifiers! I was able to weave in a thread to repair the cut off passive & there are a few tiny blanket stitches to hold the other corner together. I doubt that it will unrave! l so it's perfect for a Crazy Quilt project where beads & silk ribbon embroidery embellishments will hide its flaws! So I'm cutting another notch in my bobbin winder & hope you all enjoy the hilarity of the occasion. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] LOKK pink ribbon start
Susan, It is a Milanese start, gives you a flat edge. Twist first two pairs, ctct next two pairs,twist twice. Now take right hand pair and hang over next pin. Hang two more pairs on same pin, twist left pair twice, tctc right pairs, twist twice and hang right pair over next pin, etc. Your worker is on the left for the start of the row. Hope that explains it. Janice Janice Blair Murrieta, CA, 60 miles north of San Diego www.jblace.com www.lacemakersofillinois.org - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] LOKK pink ribbon start
Whenever I've done a straight start in Honiton I've referred to the photo and instructions in Cynthia Voysey's book, 'Honiton Lace, A Practical Guide'. Everything else I managed with Elsie Luxton's Introduction to... book (Batsford) but this one technique I found Cynthia's instructions easier to follow. In message <20141016214901.AIKOH.26741.root@dnvrco-web17>, hottl...@neo.rr.com writes Hello All! After working Honiton all weekend, I decided to tackle the pink ribbon again. I've spent some time reading about starts in Practical Skills & can't find any that correspond to the 4-2-2-2-2-2 set up shown. Then I looked for a straight start in the lace books in my cabinet & came up empty handed. -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] LOKK pink ribbon start
Hello All! After working Honiton all weekend, I decided to tackle the pink ribbon again. I've spent some time reading about starts in Practical Skills & can't find any that correspond to the 4-2-2-2-2-2 set up shown. Then I looked for a straight start in the lace books in my cabinet & came up empty handed. Online resources didn't offer any clues either, although "Thank You" to Lorelei & Jo Edkins for some great diagrams! Looking at the Randslag diagram on the LOKK site, it seems like the weaver exchanges with the edge pair on each pass, two twists on each coming out & going back into the work. What am I missing here to get started? Can someone refer me to a diagram or resource? The free LOKK pink ribbon pattern is here: http://www.lokk.nl/gratispatronen/pinkribbon.php Many thanks. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, frazzled in Erie, PA USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] LOKK pink ribbon
If you are too daunted by the slit, simply ignore it and overlap the ends, hand stitching them together as you apply the pin to the back. Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] LOKK pink ribbon
Many thanks to Jacquie, Gon & Maria for sharing their expertise/translations on this pricking. Oh dear, there is indeed a slit in the second pattern! I've never attempted this technique so I have some concerns about walking a tightrope with no net! When I printed it out, it seems rather large for sewing thread as specified so I think it's another case of our US conflict with A4 paper. However, since I like the size that I got, I plan to experiment with Oliver Twist because I already own a very lovely variegated pink. Let's see where this leads! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] LOKK pink ribbon link
Hello All! Here's the link: http://www.lokk.nl/gratispatronen/pinkribbon.php Sorry I didn't include it when I asked about how to work the pricking. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie PA USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace] LOKK Pink Ribbon
Please supply the link and I could help you -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of hottl...@neo.rr.com Sent: 01 October 2014 15:52 To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] LOKK Pink Ribbon Hello All! Has anyone worked this pricking? The Google translate feature is not helpful. It looks like one section of the braid slides thru another to create the pink ribbon loop. Suggestions & advice are welcome. Many thanks. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie PA USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] LOKK Pink ribbon
Thank you Jacquie! I couldn't tell from the picture what was happening with the Milanese version. A crossover is a technique I've tried using Mrs. Read's Lace Guild booklet so I'm good to go on that. Anything with a slit is beyond me! I see what you mean about finishing the cloth stitch version. Knots don't seem to be an option.Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie PA USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] LOKK Pink Ribbon
The Milanese, pattern A, one is made in two parts; long piece that cuves round and joins to itself, the short piece joins to the other side of the same bit of braid. The cloth stitch one divides at the start of the line (get the second worker using a turning stitch as you would for many Milanese braids) with just a winkie pin edge either side of the centre. Work one side first, then loop the worker around the same pin as you do the second side. Join the two workers again with a turning stitch, drop one as a passive and continue to the end. It is the finishing of this one that will make or break it. Refer to the technique books such as Invisible, The Beginning of the End or Practical skills in bobbin lace. All available from The Lace Guild library for LG members in the UK but I expect that IOLI has them too. Jacquie in Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] LOKK Pink Ribbon
Hello All! Has anyone worked this pricking? The Google translate feature is not helpful. It looks like one section of the braid slides thru another to create the pink ribbon loop. Suggestions & advice are welcome. Many thanks. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie PA USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
