I copied Alice's description below because it will make my explanation easier :-) I have found a way that completely prevents bunny ears but doesn't require carefully repositioning the pin (which would drive me crazy and be slow). Pin the bottom thread in the target pin-hole. Lift up the second thread high enough and just far enough into flipping it around to be able to reach underneath it with the forefinger of your other hand, and pull the top of the picot pin very slightly back and out with the nail of that forefinger. Now finish looping the second thread around, sliding it down your finger so it just goes around that pin and no others. Voila! Nancy Connecticut, USA
On 8/14/2011 9:50 PM, lacel...@frontier.com wrote: > >This picot has two threads twisted, then the bottom thread is pinned in place with pin in fingers, but the top thread is flipped around the pin. The cure to not catching a second pin when 'flipping' is simple. When looping the first pin, pin it an inch outside your pattern. Flip the second thread around (no other pins near it). Then carefully lift the pin with the threads around it and move it gently into it's proper place. Keep the tension mild until final pinning, then tension the threads, make the final twist(s). Wow!! Perfect picot and NO extra pins. > >Does this help? > >Alice in Oregon -- where we went to the coast for lunch today with the church's Lunch Bunch. Blue sky, no wind, no rain. Beautiful! > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
