Hello Sue
If you can get the silk leaf off in one (or not too many) piece use it
as the template for your lace leaf. If that's not possible you'll have
to calculate the size by measuring the sticks.
Two concentric circles with centre at the pivot of the sticks.
Outer circle just slightly wider than the ends of the sticks, inner
circle measured to the point where the wider decorative part of the
stick joins the narrow part, allowing for the lace to completely cover
the plainer parts of the sticks.
The leaf isn't usually a full semi-circle, its a bit less. Lay the
sticks out so that the decorative part of each one just touches the
next one to work out the angle of the ends - remember that the lace has
to cover both of the end guard sticks.
Bobbin lace shrinks a fraction when the pins are removed, so be aware
of that - you might want to enlarge the final pattern by 2 or 3%.
Point Ground with lots of twists doesn't shrink much but more open
designs might shrink more. Also it's my experience that fine lace
shrinks less than coarse lace. (Torchon scarves etc worked with
knitting yarns loose about 10% of the pricking width)
I'll leave advice about cleaning bone sticks to someone else!
Brenda
On 13 Aug 2006, at 14:19, Sue wrote:
Are there any sensible tips I should follow about getting the right
span measurement in the first place (do I measure when it is stretched
taut) and once the silk is off what should I do with the bone sticks
to make sure they are clean before I add lace to them.
Brenda
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