Re: [lace] Starting Binche
Sue said I have found having an enlarged copy of the working diagram alongside me and sticking a pin in the diagram when I put one in the the lace works for me. I also mark the diagram with a different pin when I finish for the day or I can have difficulty finding my place again. we call this a voodoo board, it's a useful tool for anyone staring any lace jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Starting Binche
Sue said I have found having an enlarged copy of the working diagram alongside me and sticking a pin in the diagram when I put one in the the lace works for me. I also mark the diagram with a different pin when I finish for the day or I can have difficulty finding my place again. we call this a voodoo board, it's a useful tool for anyone starting any lace jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Starting Binche
At 2:11 PM +1200 6/27/07, Sue Fink wrote: I have found having an enlarged copy of the working diagram alongside me and sticking a pin in the diagram when I put one in the the lace works for me. I also mark the diagram with a different pin when I finish for the day or I can have difficulty finding my place again. I use little pointed self-stick flags (a form of Post-It notes, available in US at Office Depot stores) to mark the pinholes I've made, and one labeled Start to remind me of where I'm to begin when I next pick up the project. Same idea, but I don't have to worry about the pins falling out when I pack up everything to take with me to lace groups. And to answer Pene, who said: The other reason is that I am not really interested in learning Flanders or Binche. I would rather explore the laces that I know. I love Milanese I want to learn more about this lace. Does anyone else feel the same way? Who said that you have to learn every type of lace that was ever made? I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment of sticking to the laces you love, but sometimes you don't know which ones you love until you do a bit of exploring. I've bounced around among several different laces now, and found that I absolutely do not enjoy working any of the numerous laces that require me to do sewings, the so-called noncontinuous laces -- so for me, I don't especially want to do Miilanese, or Withof, or Rosaline, or many of the other lovely laces that need to have sections joined to each other with sewings. I'd much rather have a pillow full of hundreds of bobbins just as long as I can work in a continuous line, so bring on the point ground laces, Bedfordshire, Binche, Mechlin, and others. Isn't it wonderful that there are so many different types of laces for everyone to be able to find something that appeals to their style of working? -- Mary, in Baltimore, MD [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Starting Binche
I have been following the thread about starting Binche with very great interest! You see I am one of those that decides she wants to do something and jumps in boots and all! Then finds out it is not so easy as I thought, but I keep going with my stubborn Guernsey donkeyishness in full flood! Actually, that makes it sound pretty awful, but in reality as long as you can read the working diagram and do cloth and whole stitches, you will be able to work it out. I have found having an enlarged copy of the working diagram alongside me and sticking a pin in the diagram when I put one in the the lace works for me. I also mark the diagram with a different pin when I finish for the day or I can have difficulty finding my place again. My advice is go for it - it is a challenge, but as we get older our brains need this and I do enjoy this more than doing Sudoku!!! Sue Fink In Masterton New Zealand, where it is bitterly cold this week and the fire is burning nicely and so lovely to sit by and make lace, with my new cat at my side - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
