Karen, I took one class on Carrickmacross and have only made a couple of pieces. I found the key was to make sure the vouching stitches are very close together. You are right, the lace can be really lovely. Liz, Raleigh, NC, USA
> On Jun 26, 2014, at 5:39 AM, "Karen M. Zammit Manduca" <kazama...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I have just started to try making some of this exquisite lace. Last night, > I started a small pattern featured on page 15 of Volume 28 No 2 (77) of the > Irish Lace Journal of The Guild of Irish Lacemakers. I also have a couple > of good books to help. > > I was really puzzled to find out that the thread which is couched down is > simply that....just couched down. I was always of the impression that it > would be buttonhole stitched down to prevent the organdie from fraying, > although I do realise that organdie does have special properties. > > My question is this. Is the couching enough to prevent the organdie from > working away from the tulle with time? I imagine it should be fine if a > piece is to be framed, but what about things like collars and fans that are > made for use? > > I would be grateful for some comments and discussion. > > Thanks, > Karen in Malta. > > - > 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
