Re: [lace] Christmas card exchange

2012-11-28 Thread Simon Purple
What is involved in these card exchanges? Do you make a piece of lace or find a card with a picture of lace on it? And what about the postcard swaps? Simon Sent from my iPad, because I can't be bothered to use my desktop anymore. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

Re: [lace] Quiet?/what lace

2012-11-26 Thread Simon Purple
I'm working on a straight length of the Olney pattern in the Visual Introduction to Bucks Point. It will go on the bottom of a doll's dress. Then I will make a collar for the dress from the corner pattern. Simon, on a beautiful day in Austin, TX On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Bev Walker

[lace] Twists in Bucks Point

2012-11-13 Thread Simon Purple
I am working on some Bucks Point lace that has half stitch motifs surrounded by gimps. I don't know if I'm doing the right number of twists. I twist two after passing through the gimp, give an extra twist to the worker at the end of a row, and give an extra twist before passing through the