[lace] lace - Bedfordshire lace

2011-05-25 Thread fitz....@tinyworld.co.uk
Hello all Your help would be much appreciated: I have only made Torchon lace and decided to have a go at Bedfordshire. My first problem is that all my right hand picots split, the left ones are great what is causing this please? Secondly my leaves are turning out like holly leaves, is it

Re: [lace] lace - Bedfordshire lace

2011-05-25 Thread Dmt11home
Vis a vis leaves, I have found that the single greatest few moments of video ever shot are those showing Christine Springett demonstrating a leaf on one of her Bedfordshire lace videos. In fact, I worked through all her Bedfordshire videos and it was the single greatest learning experience

[lace] lace - Bedfordshire lace

2011-05-25 Thread Jean Nathan
Don't give up on the leaves. I had terrible problems with them and would do anything to avoid them. Now I'm happy, even if they aren't perfect thanks to the very helpful friends here. There are several different ways of working them, and it's a case of finding the method that works for you.

Re: [lace] lace - Bedfordshire lace

2011-05-25 Thread Jean Leader
Hello Paula, My first problem is that all my right hand picots split, the left ones are great what is causing this please? Right hand picots need to be worked as mirror images of left hand ones, I'll send you some diagrams in a separate email. Secondly my leaves are turning out like