Oh Ann - I wholeheartedly agree with what you say!!! I also find that some people find tallies easier with finer thread, but the main message is: don't give up if the first few look a bit deformed...keep trying!
Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) --- Ann Genest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just few words about the tallies. There aren't so bad at all when you realize > which tread to pull. I use to have the worker thread a little bit longer or > shorter to remind me "Don't pull it without holding the others tight". > > As I use to say to my students: > - Don't avoid it because you'll avoid also very pretty lace. > - It take only practice so, when you have a lace done and you still have > thread on your bobbins, practice on your little pattern with tallies (only > tallies continuously - one after one - if you don't have one - create it). > - When you start a pattern with new kinds of tallies (biggers, smallers, > croissant, square etc..) always make a sample of the tallies (using a copy of > your pattern, cut several tallies as they are and put them one after one). > Practice with this before doing the lace. Keep this pattern near to practice > along the lace. Sometime we could be very busy and couldn't make lace for a > while so when you come back to your pattern you can practice tallies a little > before doing the lace. > > NOW FOR THE NEWBIES - DON'T BE AFRAID YOU CAN DO IT - IT ONLY TAKE PRACTICE > > You don't need to make a thousand before they look nice. I have a student who > makes it great after few classes and all my students are able to do very > pretty ones at the end of the Cluny classes. > > If you avoid it you will mist a lot of very wonderful patterns. > > Be courageous and practice now, it's worth it ! Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
