Xenon: thanks for thw compliments on the piece. Remember, you've been here long, iv'e been here long. in regards to the bleached knots. i followed the directions from debbie that she encloses with the kit. i use the foam brush. i cover the whole area and use the hair dryer, the lace does get quite white though...and there can be some hair shedding if you leave the bleach product on to long or bleach the knots twice! If you do use lots of bleach for longer period of time, those little black knots will go away...with the hair....down the drain....be careful follow the directions, maybe your not getting it around all of the hair knot so it doesn't seem to work????? Would a video help you to see how to put the stuff on the knots?? I'm headin' to Maine this week so not able to post but sure we could do some of that