Re: [lace] Question concerning metalic thread.
How about a large diameter drinking straw cut into the length of the next of the bobbin, slit along one side and slipped over the thread. I have used this. Maureen E Yorks UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Question concerning metalic thread.
Just a quick thought... if there's problems getting the metallic thread to start on the bobbin, try winding cotton thread down the length of the thread area first, to give the metallic thread something to cling to. There's no rule that you have to use a bare bobbin. Alice in Oregon ... expecting a record setting rainstorm for the next 48 hours, and my exhibit opening is in it. Crowds may be small. G - Original Message - From: kar...@cox.net It's been ages since I used any metallic thread in bobbin lace making. I have a project where I will need 4 pairs of bobbins wound with metallic thread, DMC. How do you wind it so that it doesn't immediately unwind? I even have the special wooden bobbins with the hooked ends. I've tried to tie knots in the beginning. No matter what I try, it unwinds and the knots untie. Any help will be greatly appreciated. -- - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Question concerning metalic thread.
You can even knot the ends of the metallic thread to the cotton leader, as one would in Kumihimo work. I hope the rain doesn't keep the crowds away from your exhibit. Sue - Original Message - From: lacel...@frontier.com To: kar...@cox.net Cc: Arachne Lace lace@arachne.com Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 10:48 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Question concerning metalic thread. Just a quick thought... if there's problems getting the metallic thread to start on the bobbin, try winding cotton thread down the length of the thread area first, to give the metallic thread something to cling to. There's no rule that you have to use a bare bobbin. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Question concerning metalic thread.
Hi Patsy et al, I always use Geoff Mudge's 'hooky' bobbins for metallic thread, and sometimes for slippery gimps too. The hooks are perfect to hold the thread, and it never unwinds - the bobbins are also lovely too - as are all Geoff's bobbins! His details are in 'Lace', but if anyone needs any help, I will gladly pass on his details. All best wishes - and may your pins never bend (and your threads never run)! Carol - Suffolk UK . How do you wind it so that it doesn't immediately unwind? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
[lace] Question concerning metalic thread.
Hi, It's been ages since I used any metallic thread in bobbin lace making. I have a project where I will need 4 pairs of bobbins wound with metallic thread, DMC. How do you wind it so that it doesn't immediately unwind? I even have the special wooden bobbins with the hooked ends. I've tried to tie knots in the beginning. No matter what I try, it unwinds and the knots untie. Any help will be greatly appreciated. -- Patsy A. Goodman Pres. Chula Bobbin Lacers Chula Vista, CA, USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
RE: [lace] Question concerning metalic thread.
Hi! I took a class from Jutta Klein, co author of the DK Metallspitzen, a few years back. She had us use low tack masking tape to tape the end down to the bobbin. It does depend on which metallic thread you are using. A lot of the very soft ones will stay on without a problem, like the ones we used with Rosemary Shephards class at Ithaca this year. But the stuff Jutta brought from Germany handles much differently, and you pretty much have to anchor it. If you have wire bobbins that have the hole in neck, you can always try threading the thread through the hole, and tying a knot. I hope that gives you a couple of ideas to try. Kim -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of kar...@cox.net Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 6:36 PM To: Arachne Lace Subject: [lace] Question concerning metalic thread. Hi, It's been ages since I used any metallic thread in bobbin lace making. I have a project where I will need 4 pairs of bobbins wound with metallic thread, DMC. How do you wind it so that it doesn't immediately unwind? I even have the special wooden bobbins with the hooked ends. I've tried to tie knots in the beginning. No matter what I try, it unwinds and the knots untie. Any help will be greatly appreciated. -- Patsy A. Goodman Pres. Chula Bobbin Lacers Chula Vista, CA, USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.448 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3342 - Release Date: 12/27/10 07:34:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Question concerning metalic thread.
On 1/14/11, Kim Davis k...@wirelace.net wrote: Hi! I took a class from Jutta Klein, co author of the DK Metallspitzen, a few years back. She had us use low tack masking tape to tape the end down to the bobbin. It does depend on which metallic thread you are using. A lot of the very soft ones will stay on without a problem, like the ones we used with Rosemary Shephards class at Ithaca this year. But the stuff Jutta brought from Germany handles much differently, and you pretty much have to anchor it. If you have wire bobbins that have the hole in neck, you can always try threading the thread through the hole, and tying a knot. I hope that gives you a couple of ideas to try. Kim -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of kar...@cox.net Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 6:36 PM To: Arachne Lace Subject: [lace] Question concerning metalic thread. Hi, It's been ages since I used any metallic thread in bobbin lace making. I have a project where I will need 4 pairs of bobbins wound with metallic thread, DMC. How do you wind it so that it doesn't immediately unwind? I even have the special wooden bobbins with the hooked ends. I've tried to tie knots in the beginning. No matter what I try, it unwinds and the knots untie. Any help will be greatly appreciated. -- Patsy A. Goodman Pres. Chula Bobbin Lacers Chula Vista, CA, USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.448 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3342 - Release Date: 12/27/10 07:34:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Question concerning metalic thread.
oops, very sorry everyone about the non-reply with quoted text... I hit send by accident and was too late to cancel (waaah). Anyway: A lace friend had a similar problem. She solved it by sewing little tubes for the bobbins from stretch knit fabric. These open-ended socks fit snugly over the bobbin necks, permitting the thread to come out the top. You might get the same result with the very tiny coloured hair bands such as found at the dollar store. Worth a try? On 1/14/11, kar...@cox.net kar...@cox.net wrote: How do you wind it so that it doesn't immediately unwind? -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Question concerning metalic thread.
Another solution which is easy to put on and take off when extra thread is needed is Scunci mini hair clips. The tiniest ones are small enough to fit nicely over a bobbin neck without getting in the way and catching on adjacent bobbins. You can find them in drugstores or variety stores in the hair accessory section. If the thread is thin enough, another solution is to cut plastic drinking straws to the length of the bobbin's neck and then slit them lengthwise and slip over the thread. Vicki in chilly Maryland - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
