Hi Helen - Yes, you do use smaller thread to do the lassen than you used for your lace, but it does not have to be "much finer". My "stash" of thread that I use is the 185/2, although when I've worked with 120/2, I may use 170/2 instead. The only time you would have trouble finding a finer thread would be if you worked the lace with 185/2. In that case, I would just use the 185/2.
My suggestion would be that for your first project of joining, you plan to work on lace made with heavier thread. (100/2 or 120/2, using 140 or 170 to work the lassen) While the process is not difficult, it can be tedious, and the larger thread would make it easier to see what you're doing. Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -------------- Original message -------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I am keen to try the lassen method of overlapping the ending and beginning of > a > piece. However, as my preferred thread size ranges from 120/2 to 185/2, I > don't > know what I am supposed to use for the lassen bit. I thought it was supposed > to > be a much finer thread than the original but where am I supposed to get it > from? > For those of you who do this type of ending yourself, what do you use for > thread? I can't believe (or perhaps I don't want to, because I would be so > jealous!) that you all have stashes of really fine thread that you can use. > Please do tell me your secret(s) :-) > > Thanks in advance, > > Helen. > > - > 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]
