On 2/25/07, Tamara P Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > what point did the threads stop feeling like a rudderless sloop on > rough seas and began to feel anchored, That's your minimum.
Yes. Totally. But there's an exception to that, as well :) It hinges on the *kind* of > thread you use. um, in theory maybe. In practice, threads can surprise us. For my latest piece in a thickish silk, in a 's Gravenmoer lace, the 'pin repeat' was ridiculously short. I made it in fine cotton and had to leave in more pins, else the 'new lace' would lose its integrity. I did not try a version with linen and would probably have needed about the same as with the cotton, if fine, and probably not many pins at all, as with the denser silk, respectively. It's a nit I'd like to pick, I'd say keep in mind the first mentioned principle. Whereas the number of pins a lacemaker leaves in place can vary according to the type of thread, that number is more likely governed by the style of lace. etc. etc. -- Bev musing about colour in Bedfordshire lace now, in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
