RE: [lace] Pattern lifting

2004-07-28 Thread David Collyer
G;day Clay, I'm assuming, when you say plastic, that you're talking about a wire hanger that is encased in plastic? Woops! Yes, that's right - almost too light weight to hold any clothes and easily bent with pliers. Just make a "U" shape at the end of the longer bit (which is the bit on the angle

RE: [lace] Pattern lifting

2004-07-26 Thread Clay Blackwell
Hi David - I'm assuming, when you say plastic, that you're talking about a wire hanger that is encased in plastic? Clay Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [Original Message] > From: David Collyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > There's an even better way which works in a similar fashion. Got to your >

re: [lace] pattern lifting

2004-07-26 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyon I have had trouble with the lace lifting, but not the pattern lifting except when placing a flat card on a curved (i.e. cookie) pillow top - there are a couple of things I usually do, might be worth considering: I use a workcloth with a hole cut in the middle, to place the bobbins thro

RE: [lace] Pattern lifting

2004-07-26 Thread David Collyer
Dear Karisse, Clay and others, Since you're working with Midlands bobbins, you're in luck! The easiest way to keep your pillow tidy is to go out to your nearest craft or knitting shop and buy a bunch of stitch holders There's an even better way which works in a similar fashion. Got to your super

Re: [lace] Pattern lifting -- pinning methods

2004-07-25 Thread Alice Howell
At 08:44 AM 7/22/2004, you wrote: . As I have worked down the pattern the card stock worked up off the pillow but the lace itself did not work up the pins. I slanted the edge pins to the side and back so the lace was held tight against the pricking and did not move up the pins. But the pricking car

Re: [lace] Pattern lifting

2004-07-23 Thread Sue Babbs
> I seem to have a different problem, that of the lace moving up the > pins when I do Bucks point. My pricking stays flat (working on a 24" > cookie pillow currently), but the lace has lifted maybe 4-5 > millimeters (a bit less than 1/4 inch) off the surface of the > pricking. I do place the edge p

Re: [lace] Pattern lifting

2004-07-23 Thread Mary L. Tod
At 1:05 AM +0100 7/23/04, Jane Partridge wrote: In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Karisse Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes But the pricking card itself moved up the pins. This actually is the problem of having so many pins close to each other - in Torchon, where the pins are more widely spaced, the p

Re: [lace] Pattern lifting

2004-07-22 Thread Steph Peters
On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:38:08 -0400, Clay wrote: >I've not worked with 300 bobbins at a time, but I can tell you how to tame >your bobbins when you have more than can be accomodated at one time on your >pillow... > >Since you're working with Midlands bobbins, you're in luck! The easiest >way to kee

Re: [lace] Pattern lifting

2004-07-22 Thread Sally Schoenberg
ce. Sally Schoenberg Anchorage Alaska - Original Message - From: "Panza, Robin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Arachne (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 7:56 AM Subject: RE: [lace] Pattern lifting > Have you pinned down the prick

RE: [lace] Pattern lifting

2004-07-22 Thread Clay Blackwell
Hi Karisse! I've not worked with 300 bobbins at a time, but I can tell you how to tame your bobbins when you have more than can be accomodated at one time on your pillow... Since you're working with Midlands bobbins, you're in luck! The easiest way to keep your pillow tidy is to go out to your n

RE: [lace] Pattern lifting

2004-07-22 Thread Panza, Robin
Have you pinned down the pricking? When I pin down the corners (and longer sides, if necessary), the pattern can't ride up because the pins are holding it down. They're pushed all the way down flush with the pillow, so the threads won't catch on them. Robin P. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA http: