Bobbin lace tutorial with Jenny Brandis - Untwisted Star Spider

[@monicaposner8073]

Fabulously clever way to create a spider - I love it! Thank you so much for posting this, Jenny!

[@evidhazelbower1527]

What a lovely little spider ! And your instructions and camera work are excellent. Thank you so much. I will be trying this one.

[@JennyBrandisLace]

I love this spider, there are other methods of making in but this works for me. Try having a single twist, 2 twists and even 3 twists to see how it changes the look.

[@evidhazelbower1527]

@@JennyBrandisLace I will . And there are my 2 lace club meetings this week. I am delighted to be sharing you with my friends. Thank you so much for your generosity .

[@annedavis3340]

I loved this, but was new to bobbin lace and had a difficult time figuring out the theory of returning them to pairs, as I was using a different number of 'legs'. What I ended up resorting to, as I have bobbins which all match each other-and it worked! (I think)-was putting colorful Itty Bitty Hair Clippies onto my bobbins in a rainbow pattern (first gets pink, next yellow, next green, and so forth) before the flipping and crossing and twistings. People with distinguishable bobbins probably won't struggle like I did (unless they've been half-stitching! ;) ), I stared at this for about 30 minutes before undoing it all and putting on the hair clips. I would recommend them, though. Thank you, this is absolutely lovely.

[@JennyBrandisLace]

Long term you need to be looking at the point where the thread is in the lace, rather than the bobbins as pairs often separate without rejoining - but your clippies helped you in this case and may help others. Thank you for your hint.

[@annedavis3340]

Yes I don't usually think of them as pairs. Just had a hard time figuring out how to do the part after 6:54 where [number goes next to number], 4 left to 8, 3 to 7, 2 to 6, but with a different number of bobbins 😊. With the clipplies on, the theory of which joins which in the spider ended up making more sense for me, I might not need them next time. Thank you for your lovely reply. They're kind of annoying on the bobbins, I was happy taking them back off! haha I am having issues with the threads on either the right or left footside of my piece (depending on the twist direction of whichever thread I chose, including coronet) unspinning, by which I mean the twine is untwisting or untwining into its individual sections, becoming unspun. When I see it has happened I am post-hoc twisting the threads back into being "spun", again and again, but wondered if there are any secrets to preventing it from happening. If there are that might be a very helpful, though short, video, I think. Should one get into the habit of giving the ones at risk a spin, or once it seems to be starting an extra spin (or more, how many?) unconsciously? I presume I probably should be twirling/spinning the ones on that edge a bit each time habitually? I think what's causing it is either the repetitive motions in one direction in the footside opposing the direction of the thread's twist-or maybe the footside threads rolling across my pillow while I'm concentrating elsewhere? Should I grip them individually rather than pushing them aside?-is resulting in twisting the threads in the opposite direction of how they were spun into a thread, so it's separating into its parts. I have continental bobbins, I don't know if this problem is unique to them or of it also can happen with midlands, which don't seem to roll on their own as frequently thanks to the beads. My apologies for overexplaining, I wanted to be clear, but not say "twist" constantly cause that's a bobbin move, or misexplain. I'm working on a lot of stitch samplers, so it's not as much of a problem being able to look at a piece and see where I didn't respin it in time, but I could see this being a heartbreak on a more important piece. It's probably one of those things people who are good at lacemaking have unconsciously mastered and no longer have to think about it. Or maybe it's unique to bobbins which roll. But as a quick beginner troubleshooting tip it might help others too? I don't know. Thank you for your fantastic videos. They are a wonderful resource, I am so appreciative of all the time you put into them.

[@sylviafellows5473]

This is a FABULOUS spider! I love the look of it. Thank you for this video!

[@JennyBrandisLace]

try adding twists to the 'legs' to change the look.

[@margarethastings6010]

Hi JENNY, another great podcast and with a stitch I haven’t heard of before, but one I could follow with know probably, I haven’t done any lace in years, but through a very dear friend, I’m back into it and loving it, so please keep making these podcast and encouraging others to try making lace, all the best from Scotland

[@JennyBrandisLace]

Thank you for the encouragement Margaret - making the videos is a rather solitary pass-time and I often wonder why I do them LOL

[@antarquie5624]

Total klasse. Das muss ich unbedingt einmal probieren. Vielen Dank

[@denisepettit8534]

This is fascinating I saved for when I advance. Thank you Jenny. Merry Christmas.

[@JennyBrandisLace]

Try it with no twists, 1 twist etc and choose which you like to look of. Have fun with lace.

[@aileenwilsdorf6258]

Just what I was looking for to fill in some petals. Very clearly explained. Thank you.

[@JennyBrandisLace]

Glad it was helpful!

[@leegrannells4009]

Very beautiful thank for sharing

[@ablindgibsongirl]

Thank you for these videos. I am a beginner bit yours along with the lace owl and Bryce adams videos, I just might be able to make something beautiful.

[@encajeabolillosrosario9271]

Muchas gracias!!!! Es muy bonita esa araña!!!

[@rosannapm9302]

Excelente tutorial. Gracias

[@DebiSunset]

Jenny, could you please show how to add a bobbin pair when a pair runs out of thread?

[@sl-st8mv]

I want to know too, plz

[@JennyBrandisLace]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZqmfKKHqZJ_lck

[@Swag_Arts]

I've been trying to figure out how to start this for over a week but the link in the video doesnt exist 😭

[@JennyBrandisLace]

I am not sure which link in the video you are referring to but the cloth stitch (CTC) trail that surrounds the untwisted star spider element is also the Winkie Pin start from a point kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXOqYaBupb57e7s and the use of the inner corner pin twice is explained in kzbin.info/www/bejne/pny0iZWPbtmqhqs If either of these doesn't answer your question, please let me know which specific link is not working for you and I will follow it up.

[@sl-st8mv]

absolutely stunning ❤❤🥰🌻😀

[@irmgardpalwitz7266]

Super erklärt 😊

[@JennyBrandisLace]

Thank you

[@encajeabolillosrosario9271]

Thank you!!!!

[@txnightowl73]

I don't understand the "hint with your fingernail" that you are speaking about. Since the video has been sped up, it moves too fast for me to follow what you are doing at the corners.

[@JennyBrandisLace]

Hi Emily, I have made a video of the inner pin realtime speed footage for you - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pny0iZWPbtmqhqs Hope it helps.