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
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
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
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
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
I have been taught the 'shorter passives' method here in Malta as leaf
tallies are a very prominent feature in Maltese lace. But they are never
that short i.e. I cannot imagine using passives that are only half an inch
in length.
As for the idea of the half hitch, I think I will try that because
Hi, all,
I'm leaping from lurk-dom for this one, as I've been following the
thread on leaves tallies. No-one has yet described the way I was
taught to make leaves/petals, so for fun and variety, I thought I'd
throw it into the pot.
The first trick I learned was to pull together all the
Hi Beth and All Arachnes!
I have also followed this thread with interest, and would just add one
little snippet!If I make leaves that I want to be fat and juicy, I have
been known to add an extra thread (or two!) into the passives - *not* as
extra passives, but so that two threads can be
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
Yes, Beth, that's exactly how I do my leaves, and guess where I
learned it from? Christine Springett! -- Aurelia
Hi, all,
I'm leaping from lurk-dom for this one, as I've been following the
thread on leaves tallies. No-one has yet described the way I was
taught to make leaves/petals, so
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
Jenny Brandis wrote:
I have been trying to follow the leaves thread as this is one area in
lace I am having difficulties with. I can (sort of) get a leaf shape
if I leave the bobbins on the pillow and hold the worker. The leaf
looks like some caterpillar has nibbled at the edges as I have not
I learnt my lacemaking from Mum (English) and we always dress the pillow
with a cloth or 2 pinned to the pillow. I think Honiton pillows use 2
or 3 dressing cloths pinned to the pillow to create just a small space
for working in.
My advice is to not use a cloth that is 'fluffy' or will fluff or
I think this should go to the Lace List, so am
forwarding it.
Alice in Oregon
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Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:57:01 -0800
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Last week our lace group lost it's longest standing
member. Jean Feely had
started out by being the
I learned bobbin lace from the late Gunvor Jorgensen, and we always loop the
patterns she pricked for us (lucky us!) completely around the roller and
overlapped them and firmly pinned them down, cutting off excess pricking. I
can't imagine not pinning the edges of the pricking to the pillow
I learned to make leaves from Christine in Beds class
many years ago. In that class, she did not use a half
hitch. That idea is new to me. She did lengthen the
worker (but not enough to do the whole leaf unless it
was a real small one) and shorten the passives to
about 3. She may have modified
Hi all Lacemakers with a roller pillow!
Why not use a sturdy/thick elastick band i.e rubberband to hold the pattern
round the roller? Has allways worked for me. No need to move pins back and
forth during the work.
Re. work raising from the pattern; angle the pin a little further back,
that will
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
If your leaf has to wait a while, a pin placed in the centre of the bottom
of the leaf will keep it as it should be until you need it!
Karen
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This sounds like a doily to me. They only come out on high days and
holidays, and are used at tea time, in my family, to go on a plate under
cakes. The best ones are crocheted or lace trimmed, but it is possible to
get paper ones as well.
Edith
North Nottinghamshire
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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
I've had the problem of a pricking 'walking' on the pillow once or
twice. If the pricking isn't anchored well at its ends where it meets
around the pillow, it can shift. This is more likely to happen if your
pattern isn't wrapped around the pillow: for eg, I'm working my table
ribbon
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
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
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I was taught to tie a single knot at the bottom of a leaf-shaped tally to
hold it in place till it was needed. I now find out that that is a
Continental idea. In the little blue Cluny book, by Rutgers, (I think), she
shows tying a knot with one pair to hold a square tally in shape.
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