In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jane Viking Swanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > Grimwood suggests cutting the >threads between the two pieces of backing fabric.
That's how we were taught, too - much easier than trying to find the threads on the back, as you can see what is stitch and what is fabric. When we were doing part 2 City & Guilds, we had to make experimental pieces lace using a number of different threads, as listed in the syllabus. One thread listed was dissolvable thread. About the only use we could think of in practical terms - who on earth would want to go to the trouble of making (bobbin or needle) lace and then destroy it! - was for the couching stitches in needlelace. Of course, you would have to be sure your hands would stay dry, and the atmosphere was not too damp, to do so. Apparently when the powers that be were writing the syllabus, it seemed like a good thing to try.....! Tamara, tailors tacks are a lot longer and looser than couching stitches - in needlelace these need to be tiny and tight to keep the cordonnet (outlining threads) in place while you work the filling stitches. No matter what you do, you end up with tiny ends - I find hackle pliers or my fine spangling pliers useful when it comes to removing the last few that are caught in the lace. -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
