Thank you Jane! You helped me gel the options that were whirling in my mind. Iâve just given it a try & come upon a snag. Bedfordshire is worked right side up & when I made the final cross-twist, the bead got twisted/buried. The only way I could get the bead to sit/stay on top was to cloth stitch the two right pairs & two left pairs. That meant the windmill didnât get closed & the bead didnât get centered. It kind of looks downward, as if the flower was drooping. SoâI tried the first cross, pin, sewed the bead, then twist & cross. It held ok & the result is threads that encase the bead on all sides. The size 11 seed bead appears centered but itâs not as cute as I anticipated. Itâs actually kind of clunky. I thought this might make a fun gift for one of my Crazy Quilt friends but now I think it would be better to just make the lace & let her sew on the beads when she embellishes the seam. Thanks again for your good advice. Sorry I couldnât make it work for this Beds project. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Florida USA
iPhone > On Jan 19, 2019, at 4:15 PM, Jane Partridge <mous...@live.co.uk> wrote: > > I don't see why not. In a windmill, you are working with each pair as if it is a single thread. To add a bead, you can use a sewing. - 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/
