[lace] Threads and pins

I worked my table ribbon on my roller pillow, and had a bit of trouble as the pricking 'walked' to the right, I managed to get it to 'walk' back towards the left, and centre, and by then I had completed the lace. I thought perhaps I had not got it totally straight when I started. Pins to

Re: [lace] Threads and pins

Clay, thank you for describing this, I have never head of using the 2 cloths down the side, only the one straight across and pinned. That might make life easier in the future. It isn't often I have problems with the side pins, just occasionaly, but I think it would be better anyway to use the

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Clay wrote: A cloth is placed _over_ the pricking so that the edge runs parallel with one side of the pricking, and is pinned firmly at the top and bottom - but preferably not through the pricking. The cloth is then folded back over these pins, revealing the pricking. Hi - while I would

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I bought a beautiful roller pillow in Montreal, and am about to start a pattern on it. The pricking will be exactly as Malvary described, a loop larger than the roller. Here's my question: I've been cautioned that with this method there is a risk that the pricking might not stay exactly vertical

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Barbara and Jenny - I think you're on the right track! When I've worked edgings (and even handkerchiefs with corners!) on my Christina, I kept the pricking exactly where it needed to be by using pins along the edges. But when I reached a point where an edge pin interfered with my threads, I

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You are absolutely right, Malvary! I just totally missed the sentence where she said she used a roller pillow... duh. Clay Malvary J Cole wrote: Clay wrote: A cloth is placed _over_ the pricking so that the edge runs parallel with one side of the pricking, and is pinned firmly at the top

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Barbara Joyce said about using a roller with a looped pricking... Here's my question: I've been cautioned that with this method there is a risk that the pricking might not stay exactly vertical but might eventually work its way slightly diagonal. Is this really a problem/risk? If so, how can I

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Jenny, I think I know how to avoid the problem of the pricking rising up. As you turn the roller, use a few pins along the sides of the pricking to secure it to the roller. Push these pins all the way down into the roller. As you continue to work and turn the roller back, remove these pins and put

Re: [lace] Threads and pins

, 2006 10:58 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Threads and pins I bought a beautiful roller pillow in Montreal, and am about to start a pattern on it. The pricking will be exactly as Malvary described, a loop larger than the roller. Here's my question: I've been cautioned that with this method

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I make myself special undercloths from two thicknesses of cotton material. I lay the two pieces, about 15 inches square, together, and cut a deep U shape into one side, about 3 inches wide and 5 inches deep. I then sew the two pieces together around three sides of the square (including the

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Noelene, that is GENIUS! Not only are you a wonderful muse, but you also invent some excellent tools for us!! Clay Noelene Lafferty wrote: I make myself special undercloths from two thicknesses of cotton material. I lay the two pieces, about 15 inches square, together, and cut a deep U

[lace] Threads and pins

I have never heard of putting cloths at the sides of prickings, either - except in Honiton lace, where they cover everything except a small hole where they are working. That could be a very good idea! :) I just remove any side pins that are annoying me by snagging the threads, and put them

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Here's my question: I've been cautioned that with this method there is a risk that the pricking might not stay exactly vertical but might eventually work its way slightly diagonal. Is this really a problem/risk? If so, how can I avoid it? Hi Barbara: I've made 2 lengths of 5 metres on a

[lace] Threads and pins

Hiya all, and thanks a lot for the advice on the sewing. Thought I would introduce myself a bit. I am Tania from Denmark, I am 31 years old and very interested in history and historical crafts. I do sewing, bookbinding, spinning (not yet tried spinning linen) embroidery and right now I am

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Hello Tania and everyone My main problem right now is that my threads keeps getting caught in the pins that hold the pricking to the roll (using a french/danish pillow?) How do you put the pricking on so that the thread does not get caught? A couple of ideas, you could use a continuous

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Hello Tania, and welcome! One of the first things I was taught when I began making lace (and had the good fortune to have a teacher for the first few lessons...) is that after you have positioned your pricking on the pillow, you then dress the pillow with cloth. A cloth is placed _over_ the

Re: [lace] Threads and pins, covering

I hadn't thought about the work cloth idea for a roller, but that should work too. I also almost always have a work cloth under the bobbins, so presumably the cloth could be pushed further up the pillow to smooth over the pins that fasten the pricking to the roller. the pillow with cloth. A