Dear Arachnes and Gon, I have just completed your Insertion Week #38 2015 and I am so happy with it! I used black Gütermann silk thread, and for the gimp, a silver-with-a-strand-of-black thread that I picked up at a "free" table somewhere. The gimp looks almost pewter-colored. The silk thread practically tensions itself.
I configured it into a bookmark, and used a finish that I found in Rosemary Shepherd's book *Introduction to Bobbin Lacemaking*, on page 76-78. In this finish, rather than weaving the thrown-out pairs down the outside of the bookmark and bundling them at the bottom, the thrown-out pairs become passives, part of the sewing edge, until they are well anchored, at which time they are thrown out. Thank you so much for such a beautiful pattern! I'm already deciding what color to make it in the next time! I will keep the black one, but the next one will be a gift for someone special. Best regards, Sally Jenkins, Creswell, Oregon, USA, where I planted tulip bulbs today - another link to The Netherlands :-) - 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/
