On Mar 21, 2009, at 20:35, Elise and Scott Hays wrote:
Has anyone here noticed a problem with tensioning linen thread? I
am
working on some torchon using Brockens 50/2 and I am increasingly
disappointed
with the uneven tension in the piece.
Linen needs really firm tensioning. But, even more important, it needs
to be done after every stitch, whether half, or linen, or whole
(double). It should be done with cotton also but, cotton being
smoother, you can get away with tensioning a few stitches at a time.
Linen, which clings to itself (because of the fuzzy bits), will punish
you for cutting corners... :(
When you've finished a stitch, lift both of the pairs involved in it,
and pull them -- slightly up and slightly apart -- to slide the stitch
in place. At winkie pins (if that's at your headside, rather than
picots), twist the worker (I like 3 twists) and pull the two threads up
and apart, to set the twists slightly, before putting up the pin. After
the worker has started its return trip, the twists will resettle,
evenly, around the pin.
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Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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