What can i do to keep lace shawl edging sharp after wet blocking?

[Oliver_D]

I’ve been trying to get the hang of wet blocking my finished lace shawl, but I just can’t seem to get the points on the edging to stay sharp after I unpin it. They always relax and look a bit rounded, even though I’m using blocking wires and T-pins on a proper mat.

[Kenneth97]

Yeah I’ve been there. It looks sharp with pins in, then after unpinning the points soften and round a bit as it dries.

[Mila.T]

I stuck with it and tried reblocking after it dried, hoping the points would reset. They came back a touch crisper but never quite as clean as during blocking.

[LoganWC]

Could be the yarn or the pattern fighting gravity more than the pins. Humidity, fiber elasticity, or even how evenly damp it is seems to matter, right?

[Ella_G]

Sometimes I drifted off and thought maybe a stray pin got pulled or the mat surface nudged a corner. Then I’d worry I overblocked in the wrong direction and it all went soft again.