Not all brands of linen are the same. I used Fresia brand linen in the tablecloth I finished this year. It was quite smooth. The few slubs were far apart. I think the Fresia thread was made for lacemaking. The linen that is full of slubs was probably made for weaving, and the slubs were intentional for texture.
Alice in Oregon On Sunday, October 16, 2016 1:59 PM, Susan <hottl...@neo.rr.com> wrote: Thank you Adele! I particularly appreciate your reference to linen clothing as there as some very fine linen clothes out there. Beautiful to wear & launder--& they last for years. Others are unsuitable for much of anything & they don't last long even on delicate cycle! So It seems that finely spun linen thread is currently available for high-quality dressmaking. I was just hoping that there might be a discernible difference among thread brands for our purposes. Slubs are less egregious in 40/2 thread where the lace is more robust, but from my perspective, they aren't welcome in 90/2 for finely textured lace. I won't name names, but the one I used is well known & not cheap stuff. Bummer. Thanks again for the wake up call. You can probably tell that I use more cotton & silk thread. ;-) Still growling, Susan Hottle USA Sent from my iPad > On Oct 16, 2016, at 4:14 PM, Adele Shaak <ash...@shaw.ca> wrote: > > > I must say that I love to use linen thread and I donât notice the slubs in the finished lace. Maybe Iâm just so used to them, maybe itâs because mangling makes the lace look different, maybe they just donât bug me the way they do you. I donât know! Youâre right in thinking that you will risk breaking the thread by picking out the slub. The thread will also be less twisted in the place where the slub used to be, and will be weaker in that spot as a result. - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/