I'm still a beginner in needle lace, and ready to start Pattern 5 from the Guild of Needle Lace Basic Book. It's a bird, looks like a Toucan or something tropical.
I'd like to do it with several colors - yellow for the bill, white for the face, blue feathers, but I'm not sure about how to begin. When I couch my trace threads to begin, should I couch with the color I expect to use when I do my final top stitching? If I do, I think it would be best to join it all together as I work, using a crochet hook to go under and make things secure. Should I simply couch it all in one color, and hope I can cover it all with the top stitching? Keep it simple? Another question is how do I decide in which order to work the different sections? My pieces have all been simple, but as they get more complex, I keep wondering where to begin, and what comes next? Do I want to avoid working over the top of already finished sections? Do I start in the center and work my way out? Does it vary from piece to piece and just do what I want? Thanks for any input you have. I'm working from books without a live person nearby. Liz in Oz has answered a lot of my questions off list, but I hate to pester her all the time. So now I'm asking the Arachne List! Lenore in Grand Rapids, Michigan 12F above zero. Brrrr! http://tatt3r-lace.blogspot.com you can see my recent needle lace projects - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
