Re: [lace] Right Picot
At 3:02 PM -0500 12/16/03, Jane Dobinson wrote: Looking at the diagram, the difference is that for the right, the pin is coming from the right, under the twists, back over the twists and into the pin hole. For the left, still using the right hand, the pin comes from the left, under the twists, back over the twists and into the pin hole. Jane describes it just so; this is the same as the way I do it -- the pin always comes from the outside of the lace in toward the center, under the twists on both threads, and the motion is almost 270 degrees around -- down, out, and back around from the top to reach the pinhole. The long way around. (The short way being coming in from the outside of the lace toward the center and bringing the pin up to the pinhole from there -- this doesn't set the loop in the right direction.) I'm glad to know I'm not alone in doing what I think of as the lazy way of making picots. And I think they turn out pretty well, on either side. -- Mary, in Baltimore, MD [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Right Picot
Hi Jacquie After reading your reply, I decided I should have included the part about "right" and "left" picots. I've gone back to Cathleen's book and started to write the description she has for both and realized that the words are the same but the diagram shows the difference! I'll try to explain :) She writes: (for both) "Grab pin with right hand, and rotate the tip of the pin clockwise over twists and into the pin hole." Looking at the diagram, the difference is that for the right, the pin is coming from the right, under the twists, back over the twists and into the pin hole. For the left, still using the right hand, the pin comes from the left, under the twists, back over the twists and into the pin hole. I'd be interested in hearing if you think this makes a difference. I tried both and they seem to be sitting lovely, round and "together"! Jane in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario where the snow is still falling, giving me an excuse to stay inside and finish my Lacemaker picture! [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
