Lenka advised us at the workshop I took with her to flatten the finished wire piece using a rolling pin as you mentioned Tamara. The lace and the pin are protected with a piece of kitchen paper. However these pieces of lace had the beads added afterwards. You cannot flatten beads in this way. The Aficot is a sort of long, shallow 's' shape with one end carved to a point and the other quite bulbous which fits in the palm of your hand so that you can exert pressure on the other end. As Clay said they are used to 'finish' needle lace. Lobster claws were said to be the original of the design. I used kitchen paper to protect things. Although the rolling does flatten the wires it also hardens them and the lace becomes stiffer. Its worth doing to a small piece to see if you like the effect.
Jean in Cleveland U.K.
On 28 Dec 2004, at 12:39, J.Falkink-Pol wrote:
Jean Barrett
What is a horn aficot? I didn't find it in the dictionary.
Jo Faklink
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