back from Prague, (minus luggage at the moment) and trying to catch up on all of the discussion, I have been intrigued by the many solutions to the problem of lace which rises up off the pricking. I have a feeling that part of the problem is the length of thread which different workers use from the lace to the bobbin and the type of pillow being used. On a flat pillow with largish continental bobbins which tend to have a big heads, if the length of free thread is too short, the angle of the thread from the pillow to the bobbin can be quite steep. I think that this tends to lift the lace up to make a straight line. Lengthen the thread and this angle will be reduced and the lace will stay flat. many workers seem reluctant to work with longer threads thinking that they are more likely to tangle, but that does not happen. Any comments?
Jean in Cleveland U.K.
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