Although hardanger is my first love I am self taught and have always struggled with picots - even following Janice Love’s book I found myself always dissatisfied with the uneven results. Just how did one get them all the same size? I asked several other stitchers who almost without exception said “ picots are really easy; it’s just practice”. Not. Helpful. So I decided to never do picots and the years have passed by with that resolution basically kept.
But, I recently fell down a YouTube traphole and found Yvette Stanton’s video of hardanger picots. I watched over and over and tried to follow but somehow in the time between looking at the screen and then doing the stitch I forgot what I had seen😂. Nothing daunted, I checked and my local library had her book in which was printed step by step instructions. NOW I can say I have imprinted on my memory the method doing a knotted picot and I’m super happy with the results. So….new resolution. I will not do loop picots and only do knotted picots. With almost every stitch I say to myself, “I’m so happy I’ve learned to do these”.
So…Thankyou Yvette Stanton. Three cheers for your generosity in sharing your skills.
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9 comments:
Your work looks wonderful with or without picots
What a happy feeling that must be. It is so frustrating to want to do something and it doesn't work. Then when you find another instruction you can do it all of a sudden. Enjoy your picot making!
Congratulations on mastering knotted picots, I too love hardanger.
Margaret, I too, have struggled for years with picots. Can you tell me which book of Yvette Stanton's you used? I think I may give that a try. Your picots look lovely. Glad you were able to master them. Thank you. Cynthia
Oh Margaret ~ Your hardanger is exquisite and you have truly mastered the knotted picot
What wonders you will create in the future. Best to your beloved Mom...
I have never done any hardanger before, yours is so beautiful! How wonderful to find that book at your library.
I wish my picots were as good Margaret.
Your hardanger is always lovely and your picots look beautiful. I am glad that you found a solution to the problem!
Yay for starting the new year of with learning a new skill! That's always fun.
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