I'd like to make a lace scarf because why not? I've never made a lace scarf
before. I'm using a design, design 11, from Brigitte Bellon's Kloppelmuster
fur Schals und Tischlaufer. Bellon's scarves are not worked by starting at the
top and working down in one long vertical strip. Instead,
You will make life easier if you push down the pins, but you only need to keep
the outer row of pins. Â You can reuse the ones in the center of the lace if
you are not already doing so. Â You need to keep the outer row because when
you are making a sewing you do not want to accidentally pull too
Hello All! Just wanted to share a hint I learned from Louise Colgan--use the
pin pusher sort of sideways to lift pins. Since it is a smooth cylindrical
surface, it doesn't have little "feet" to disturb your lace. Just slip the lip
of the pusher under the edge of your pin head. Hope this
Hello Beth, Julie and everyone
Agree with Beth on the ease of work with pins pushed in ;)
For Torchon, leave in a good inch, probably two for large format laces but
be aware of any threads that might pull the lace if not anchored. You'll
soon find out ( 'oops' or a word to that effect), but you
Hi Julie
I'm not an expert on this, but when I do piece-lace motif with fillings
I either push all the pins right down or take all but the edge ones out
(and push those down) before I move on to the next section - it makes a
big difference to how easy (or not ;-) ) it is to push bobbins out
The pin pusher in discussion is the narrow metal rod with a dimple in the end
of the metal. A caution, though. There are two versions of this made by
different people.   One has the dimple curving in from the edge of the
metal rod. The other has a tiny straight-walled section cut in the
