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

2017-10-19 Thread Jeri Ames
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

RE: [lace] Joining ends of a crown

2017-10-19 Thread DevonThein
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:

Re: [lace] Joining ends of a crown

2017-10-19 Thread Clay Blackwell
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

Re: [lace] Joining ends of a crown

2017-10-18 Thread Sally Jenkins
The joins will be mostly cloth stitch areas. The picture of the finished crown can be seen in Knypplerskan by Inga-Lisa Olsson, Vol. 3. Thanks for taking an interest! Sally On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 7:24 PM, J Reardon wrote: > It might help us to know what stitches you

Re: [lace] Joining ends of a crown

2017-10-18 Thread J Reardon
It might help us to know what stitches you will be using at the beginning and end, the areas that will join. Is it cloth stitch or an open work pattern? Jean Reardon, Pennsylvania - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For

Re: [lace] Joining ends of a crown

2017-10-18 Thread Lorri Ferguson
r-l...@arachne.com> on behalf of Sally Jenkins <dansing...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 4:52 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Joining ends of a crown Greetings all, I will soon be starting to make a Swedish wedding crown, but thought I'd better know how to finish

[lace] Joining ends of a crown

2017-10-18 Thread Sally Jenkins
Greetings all, I will soon be starting to make a Swedish wedding crown, but thought I'd better know how to finish it before I begin. It's about 28 pairs or so and I think I'll work it on a block pillow. This means I'll have to unpin the beginning at some point. Once I've reached the end, I have