RE: [lace] Re: Joining ends of a crown, Inga-Lisa Olsson's Knypplerskan Vol. 3

Hi fellow Arachnids, For lace crowns and tiaras one can buy relatively cheap rings in various sizes made for lampshades in craft and hobby-shops. They are frequently painted but I would always cover it with narrow bias ribbon, 1. To make it easier to sew anything -in this case a crown- onto it,

[lace] Re: Joining ends of a crown, Inga-Lisa Olsson's Knypplerskan Vol. 3

Dear Jeri, Thank you for your detailed response. I too have the English translation inserts, and also have a Swedish-speaking friend on retainer ;-) The pricking, which I purchased from Sweden, no longer comes with the metal ring; it's something I will come up with myself. Thank you for the

[lace] Joining ends of a crown, Inga-Lisa Olsson's Knypplerskan Vol. 3

Dear Sally,   Thanks for providing the Swedish book source of your project.  I found a typed list (perhaps prepared as early as the 1950's) inserted in this book with additional advice for the lace maker - in English - from the "Forlag: A/B E.HOLMQVISTS EFTR. Arlov Sweden".  Please bear in

[lace] RE: Joining ends of a crown

I think of invisible joins as being most necessary when something is going to be viewed from both sides like a handkerchief. But, wouldn’t the knots be on the inside of a crown, where the hair is? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace

[lace] Re: Joining ends of a crown

It is a case of disposing of the ends as invisibly as possible, and so you don't want ends from knots showing. You also want a fairly strong join as it will probably be passed down. If the ends are darned in on either side of the join, it gives an even, strong finish. You could also use the

RE: [lace] Joining ends of a crown

Is there some reason why you wouldn’t just finish it normally and sew it together with a needle? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

[lace] Fw: Joining ends of a crown

I sent this directly to Sally, but it struck me that it might help others, too. Jane Partridge From: Jane Partridge Sent: 19 October 2017 06:29 To: Sally Jenkins Subject: Re: [lace] Joining ends of a crown Sally, it's effectively the same

Re: [lace] Joining ends of a crown

I have found that setting up "magic threads" in the beginning allows you to make a very clean and nearly invisible join at the end. Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA Sent from my iPad > On Oct 18, 2017, at 10:35 PM, Sally Jenkins wrote: > > The joins will be mostly cloth