Greets Ladies... and Gentlemenz (I see we are missing one)
Yes it's me, back in action, (that could change); larger than life and
twice as ugly.
For those who can tell, please check that my petticoat is not showing,
I've been gone so long I've forgotten most of my settings.
A quick thank you.
Thank you to those who post using Uuencode format and the splitting
style from Hopper's School of Posting.
A quick thumbs down.
To Gates' MOE... I finally had to "make do" with that "non reader"
excuse of a program (I have never used it before)... Don't ask me to
help you with it!! I will beat you about the head without mercy!!
/laff
I know everything it DOESN'T do now... and it don't do NUFFIN'!!!
/grin
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Now to work...
Thank you for the space M&M, I can address your "problem" now :-)
I have only been able to sit and watch the carnage unfold until
today... sorry for the waste of thread for your bowl.
I couldn't read pes6 until today, so couldun send up a flare over the
disaster that was unfolding.../grin.
Any digitiser coulda seen that would fall apart. I am shocked that
people are more interested in patting your back than saving your
thread. Encouragement is fine, but anyone in this groupe should have
seen that would fall apart and warned you a stitchout was futile and
would only end in tears.
You would not have to be a "lacemaker" to see this. The stars in the
background just became big loops when you rinsed off the stabiliser,
yes??
Ed's Note: This would work on fabric (with a heap of stiffening), if
you used the same colour in the bobbin as the top. By "work", I mean
just that, literally.
How asthetically pleasing to the eye it would be is entirely another
thing :-P
Rule Number ONE in lacemaking is ALL stitches must touch each other,
at some point in the design (preferably a few times).
Rule Number Two - reread rule number one.../grin
You have no foundation stitches. Call them underlay, lattice, mesh,
whatever you like. And one layer is rarely enough. Early efforts of
some of the houses like Stitch Delight found this out. Later efforts
have many more stitches, producing a more stable design..
Sue Box has improved heaps over the years as well. Much more stable
work is being produced now than efforts of 8 years ago.
But no one has surpassed Zundt. Perfection. Every time.
/genuflect.
The stars touched (background), but they only touched on four of the
points. It's an eight point star!!!... What did you think the other 4
points were going to do when the stabiliser was gone!!??
A concreter (worth His licence) would not lay a slab without concrete
mesh. ALL lace must have some sort of meshing to hold it together.
Your big star is "ok". More cos it is sitting on top than anything
else (!), but it does have a "meshlike" quality. As you found.
If you have a Zundt bowl design to study (I don't know how long you
have been here to gather one), just have a look at the stablising
stitches in that!! Producing a perfect bowl every time.
I am assuming here you can isolate stitch colours using an edit
program and see each step??
I certainly give you an "A" fer enthusiasm tho!!
If you changed the base/side star stitch (background) to a
crossing/lattice type stitch like you did in the star, you are on your
way. The fancy stuff comes later! Once you get the hang of it!
MAKE SURE you do more than one layer (of foundation stitches) for the
bowl side/bottom.
This is going to be holding everything together.
At the moment, with only one layer of (touching) stabilising stitches,
your bowl won't hold anything heavier than air... /grin
Nuts, popcorn and chips are OUT if that is what you are going to be
using it for!!! (Just a guess!).
Oh, and as an aside (and it's being picky!) I wouldun have the border
of the bowl sewing through the star.
Hopper is correct. There is no autodigitising lace. No easy way out.
No shortcuts. No cigar for those that think otherwise.
You have to understand the properties of lace. What makes it lace.
And why no program could understand this and recreate it.
I tat, crochet, (try to) bobbin lace and knit. Understanding why lace
stays together is your first bit of homework. It has to hold itself
together. Air and "wanting it to" won't do it!!
My hat's off to you for having a go. I just get astonished that ppl in
here (you are not an island) who think digitising just jumps off the
page in seconds!
It's an ART. It takes YEARS to perfect. Digitisers rarely sew, and
embroiderers rarely digitise. There just aren't enough hours in the
day for both!! Ask me how I know!
I will be able to help you more soon.
Certainly before Christmas I hope... 2025 is lookin' good fer
me.../grin.
Don't lose yer enthusiasm. Your first effort looks good on paper.
Practice and knowing lace "properties" is all you need.
Enthusiasm, you have plenty of!
And a spine... cos I won't let you sew out shoddy lace and I will say
so if it looks like it will fall apart...!!! k?? :-))
It's nothing personal, it's all about the project and getting you what
you want.
Pixie :-))
Who took down my curtains and what's with the dust on the sill???
/grin
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