Hi Sharon, Allow about 3x the length of the finished cord and enough strands for 1/2 the desired thickness of the cord. Knot the ends together at each end. Attach one end securely, eg. to a door knob or pin to a cushion or get someone to hold it. Insert a pencil at the other end and start twisting. (A bobby pin works even better as it is really easy to twist it.)* Twist until the cord starts to double up on itself when the tension is released slightly. When twisted enough, fold in half and let go of the centre point gradually. It helps if you can attach a small weight at the centre. The 2 ends twist around each other. Knot the ends together.
* Another method is to attach a string to one and attach that to ONE beater of an electric hand beater/mixer (don't put both beaters in or you will have a real mess!). It is also possible to do 2 colours. You need to loop one colour into the other. Hope this helps. Shelagh St. John's, NL Canada (most easterly part of N. America) ----- Original Message ----- From: "rick &sharon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 6:22 PM Subject: [lace] making cord > Can someone help me? I once had the directions for making a twisted cord > out of embroidery thread..haven't a clue what happened to them :( It was > very handy to make a matching cord for an embroidered pincushion etc. I > vaguely remember that you started with about eight times the finished length > of floss and then started twisting around a doorknob. It was very nice to > match cord with the embroidery colours. Does someone out there know how to > do this? We're starting a class making lace amulet purses and I thought > this would come in handy for the neck cord. Thanks. Sharon on dull but > warmer Vancouver Island > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
