>Dear Sherry, > One...those of you that can make square tallies well,could you please > send me an email on how you make them. MIne squares end up smaller at the > bottom than the top. I would like to be able to improve on them. And info > on making leaves wouldn't hurt either.
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 16:02:01 -1000 From: David Collyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Square tallies. Dear Friends, I figured out my own way of making both leaf shaped tallies and square ones and it seems to work OK for me. Here's what I do: First place a sheet of clear cellulite/plastic over the bulk of the work with a pointed corner of it right up where the tally is to start. Have your 4 bobbins for the tally on top of this sheet. Then I put 3 pins in it. For a leaf shaped tally these pins would be about 2" (5cm) down from the beginning of the tally. The outer two pins are glass headed sewing pins; the middle one is a sewing needle with no head. These maintain the correct tension on the passives. After each pass, I simply push down lightly on the appropriate outer pin. Now for square tallies, I do the same thing except this time the two side pins with the heads on them are as far as possible straight out sideways from the beginning of the tally. I have done this with threads as fine as Madeira #80 and Egyptian cotton #120. Hope this helps David Downunder in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
