Good luck with your Incy Wincy Spider, Nancy Support pins are pins set back a little way from the first row of stitches - you hang the pairs on support pins while you work the first pinhole(s) using those pairs, then take the support pins out and tension gently to get the threads neatly round the first "real" pins in the lace.
How obvious it is where you need to add the pairs depends on the type of lace and the shape of the piece you're making (I haven't seen Incy Wincy Spider). A lot of torchon patterns start along either a single diagonal line or an inverted V shape - for those, as you move out/down from the start point you just add another pair at each pinhole (it's pretty obvious because you need the new pair to make the stitch round the pinhole). Hope that helps a little - if you've worked a similar shape/type lace before, have a look at the starting instructions from that and see if you can use those to help you identify where/how you need to bring in pairs for your new piece. It's always daunting starting your first new piece without instructions, but you'll learn loads from doing it. Beth In comparatively mild Cheshire, NW England, finding excuses not to get on with present-wrapping, mince-pie making and so on. On Wednesday 24 December 2008, Nancy Nicholson wrote: > I have just bought a pattern called Incy Wincy Spider. I bought it because > it was advertised as being ideal for a first big project and thought it was > a good idea. On getting the pattern I am only shown where to put the first > two pairs of bobbins (there are 34 pairs altogether) and I am to add the > pairs using support pins. What are support pins? Will it be obvious where > to add in the pairs? > > If I manage this it will be my first piece not following instructions from > a book so I was looking forward to giving it a go but now am not so sure. > > > Nancy > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
