[lace] Must I push down pins?

2015-11-11 Thread jsyzygy
I'd like to make a lace scarf because why not? I've never made a lace scarf before. I'm using a design, design 11, from Brigitte Bellon's Kloppelmuster fur Schals und Tischlaufer. Bellon's scarves are not worked by starting at the top and working down in one long vertical strip. Instead,

[lace] Must I push down pins?

2015-11-11 Thread Janice Blair
You will make life easier if you push down the pins, but you only need to keep the outer row of pins.  You can reuse the ones in the center of the lace if you are not already doing so.  You need to keep the outer row because when you are making a sewing you do not want to accidentally pull too

Re: [lace] Must I push down pins?

2015-11-11 Thread Bev Walker
Hello Beth, Julie and everyone Agree with Beth on the ease of work with pins pushed in ;) For Torchon, leave in a good inch, probably two for large format laces but be aware of any threads that might pull the lace if not anchored. You'll soon find out ( 'oops' or a word to that effect), but you

Re: [lace] Must I push down pins?

2015-11-11 Thread Beth Marshall
Hi Julie I'm not an expert on this, but when I do piece-lace motif with fillings I either push all the pins right down or take all but the edge ones out (and push those down) before I move on to the next section - it makes a big difference to how easy (or not ;-) ) it is to push bobbins out