Susan, when making a picot, leave the first thread around the pin a little loose and then wrap the second thread around the pin. Tighten both threads against the pin at the same time. This ensures that the picots don't split. Tightening the first thread before the second thread is in position is what causes the two separate loops (known as split picots).
Ruth Budge (Sydney Australia) > On 26 May 2015, at 4:58 am, Susan <hottl...@neo.rr.com> wrote: > Picots & I have a rocky relationship & yesterday was more of the same. What > could be causing my "failure to launch"?? Armed with Practical Skills, I > used five twists to make a right handed twisted picot. Several repeats > later, out come the pins & voila, two loops at each picot! Somehow they are > not locking themselves together as shown in the diagrams. Before I aggravate > myself with another strip, could someone lend a hand with advice? - 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/
