[lace] altar cloth doubled thread question
I am about an inch away from completing the altar cloth. That's a total of 134 inches, 3 2/3 yards, or 3 meters, 35 cm. Makes me feel good. But now I want to go on and make the larger pricking for the communion table. Same pattern, but bigger. The thread called for is Bockens 25/3 with 18/5 for the gimp. The problem is that Bockens 25/3 is tan, which won't work for a white cloth. So I was told to double another thread. According to Brenda Paternoster's thread book, 25/3 is 14 wraps, and 18/5 is 9 wraps. Now, here's my question. If you're looking to double a thread, do you go to something that is double the desired thread in wraps and double it? 80/2 Bockens is 28 wraps, so that doubled it would be 14. I realize that the best thing is to try it out, but I'd much rather stack the odds toward succeeding in the first try. Also, will doubled gimp work? What are your thoughts? What have I forgotten? Lyn from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where spring is making it's presence known. Birds going crazy, sun getting warmer, snow melting. - 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/
Re: [lace] altar cloth doubled thread question
I have never tried this doubling process, but my first thought is that there might be a significant difference in effect between a three ply thread for which a cross section would be round, and two round threads sitting next to each other for which a cross section would be more like a rectangle with a width the size of twice the diameter of the original thread, and the height one time the diameter. Interesting question. Devon - 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/
Re: [lace] altar cloth doubled thread question
Good point, Devon. I wonder if that means tripling would be better. No way to tell unless one does a sample. There is a cloth stitch area on the edges that works like a tape, and is only 5 pairs. I wonder if just doing that cloth stitch part would help define what works better without actually using all 45 pairs. The idea being if the tape looks good, I have the proper thickness of thread. lrb I have never tried this doubling process, but my first thought is that there might be a significant difference in effect between a three ply thread for which a cross section would be round, and two round threads sitting next to each other for which a cross section would be more like a rectangle with a width the size of twice the diameter of the original thread, and the height one time the diameter. Interesting question. Devon - 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/
Odp: Re: [lace] altar cloth doubled thread question
Regarding doubling and trebling threads: I would get my spinning wheel out and ply the two or three together. Just an idea. Blanche - 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/
