Dear Lacemakers, The magic thread technique Jacquie in Lincolnshire described is illustrated on page 55 of Christine Springett's book: "The Torchon Lace Book". I have a friend who learned this technique from Christine and my friend uses magic threads all the time, with beautiful results. She uses sewing threads for this purpose. You can use pastels without a color of fuzz showing in your finished lace when you pull out the threads. Some color contrast makes it easier to avoid hooking into your lace thread.
Each individual starting loop gets a magic thread. My friend manages this in an assembly line way. She sits down and prepares her magic threads all at one time. She winds them on a long piece of card so they won't get tangled. She uses a variety of colors - because it helps to keep your place. The way she pins the tails back actually looks pretty. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
