I have been doing a project with a linen thread that came from a consignment table. I have no idea how old it is or how it was stored.
There has been a series of broken threads throughout the project... threads just splitting. It's as likely to happen at the bobbin as it is nearer the lace. The broken threads started in the first for inches of project. This summer I worked on the project outdoors for two hot days and then had a succession of broken threads. Thinking that the treads were just dried out, I put a damp towel over the threads for a while, then the project was put away for a few weeks. I've been working on it again at state fair and started having several broken threads again. I tried the damp towel idea again and let it sit over night that way. When I started working on it again, I noticed that some of the threads were discolored. Looking carefully, all the discolored threads were on rosewood bobbins. I had put too much moisture on the bobbins and the wood color had leached out to discolor some or all of the threads on those bobbins. Fortunately, there were only a few of the dark bobbins. Mostly I had used light bobbins. I have now completed that job of replacing the discolored threads. I cut off the bobbins, wound new thread on light bobbins and tied the new threads to the old ones. There will be a bunch of knots in a couple inches of pattern but it can't be helped. I don't think it will show when the ends are trimmed. You have now been warned.... don't put too much moisture on your bobbins. You may find that you have a two-toned item afterwards. Alice in Oregon --- where I just entered a collage of lace roses with a butterfly in an artists exhibit that will be on display for a month. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
