My friend made a round tablecloth. The instructions on the outside ring listed the wrong number of repeats. It was too small by one repeat when she tried to assemble the rings. She had to cut it open next to the start/finish line, remove the old tie-off threads, wind and sew on a new set in the loops of the start, and make a couple repeats. This then required the overlap method of finishing to attach the new section to the old neatly. She had no choice of method since this ring had to fit around the previous ring on the cloth.
If you stretch/shrink the lace to fit, it will revert to the original size when it's washed. You have two choices to make it look good. One is to do as listed above, and make another repeat. The other is to cut the long side, overlap the edges one repeat worth, and sew together in the overlap method. Since both methods will require the same type of overlap finishing, it would be faster to shorten the long side instead of making more lace to lengthen the short side. It depends on the item you are putting the lace on, which way would be best. Do you need the full length of the long side? Or will the shorter length work? Best wishes to the project. Alice in Oregon -- where it's gray, no sun, just fog all day. - 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/
