I've been following this thread with great interest! And, honestly, have no
absolute opinion one way or the other... But I did find, on a recent Binche
piece, that there was some of this same "tread misbehavior" going on. At such
a fine scale, my attempts to compensate we're not glaringly ev
Sue Babbs wrote:
I was really just intrigued that the inclusion of half stitch made the
bobbins unwind, which they hadn't done on the earlier strip on either side
of the pattern-
It sounds to me like you use slightly different movement to work CTC and CT. I
know, I do. When I do cl
Intriguing, yes! I suppose the unwinding happens with the CT movement
because there isn't a second C in the stitch sequence to reverse or
counteract the T , be the T ever so subtle, each time?
On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 6:51 AM, Sue Babbs wrote:
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> I was really just intrigued that the inclusion of
No, I'm using a Swedish roller pillow, with a wide apron, and as I said in a
later message the flannel on the pillow prevents the bobbins from rolling.
I was really just intrigued that the inclusion of half stitch made the
bobbins unwind, which they hadn't done on the earlier strip on either si
Hi Aachnids
Re: On 2013-01-05, at 1:22 PM, Sue Babbs wrote:
Over the years we have been discussing, on and off, the fact that some
bobbins seem to twist / untwist more than others.
At present I am working a wide torchon edging in cashmere/silk mix, with the
same thread and Swedish bobbins thro
Simon,
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
In Bucks, the general rule of thumb (as I was taught) is that you put on
the number of twists according to the stitch you are coming out of and
going into, so for point ground on both sides, three twists (but not
extra to those of the stitch). If you are coming out of point ground
passing the g
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 gimp.
- Angela Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Now the question. Do you put an extra twist on the end of the row in
half
stitch? If so why? It doesn't say to do this in the instructions I am
following at present, but I keep feeling I should. What do you
suggest?
A teacher (I think Hol
