On to the next challenge. I used Georgia Seitz's
Mignonette Stitch Review Lesson. The principle is simple, but it's important that the bare thread spaces be equal. I decided that the easiest way was to do the first half of the first stitch and then measure with my small, light ruler. But I'm open to suggestions on this! I need to learn to finish one round properly before doing the split ring to start the next round. It does make a light, airy fabric, and goes quite quickly.
Beautiful! I remember reading about someone using a folded piece of cardboard to keep the thread lengths even. I may have even seen a YouTube video of the idea. When I've tried this technique, I've tried just holding my finger in the correct spot after measuring with a ruler... not at all accurate!
ReplyDeleteActually, the finger works ok for smaller gaps, but as the gaps become bigger, it becomes less reliable!
DeleteIt's so pretty! - but must be very slow work, with all that measuring.
ReplyDeleteOur project for Christmas, in the QLD Tatter's group was an interesting snowflake with several different types of picot, and they all had to be precisely measured with a proper gauge. By the time I had tatted three of them I had become quite comfortable with using the gauge and I was almost zooming along.
Maybe a picot gauge would be faster than trying to measure the thread with a ruler?
I thought about it, but each row required a different length, so I thought it simpler to use a small ruler than make a bunch of guages. But I should give it a go anyway.
DeleteLooks wonderful!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI would go with Diane's point of using a folded piece of card. You will only need a small piece of not more than two inches long and the width of your choice according to the pattern.
ReplyDeleteIt can be any card, such as from a cereal pack or something, so it is not really a waste if you are not going to be using it later.
Thanks, I'll try that.
ReplyDeleteI save plastic lids from coffee tins or plastic cards from coffee shops or old credit cards etc. that I can cut small, to whatever size I want. Paper for me gets wrecked too quickly.
ReplyDeleteFox : )