Lace Picots
A picot is a small loop of twisted thread which gives a lacy effect to a plait. It is worked round a pin. If you just twist two bobbins and wind them round a pin, when you take the pin out, the loop disappears. So a picot's working is to make sure that one thread goes above the loop and the other below. This makes the loop permanent. You can have a picot on the other side, by reversing which bobbin gets looped first, and putting the pin on the other side.

Twist bobbins
Twist the bobbins several times.
Loop left
Loop the left thread round a pin towards its point.
Push pin in
Push the pin into the pattern.

Loop right
Loop the other thread the same way, but towards the head of the pin.
Pull threads Pull threads
Pull both bobbins gently so the twisted part moves round the pin.
Twist bobbins
Twist threads again.

Click on the button to see an animation of the complete process.

 How to do a picot

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