Re: [lace] Re:square bobbin report - hitches
In a message dated 02/04/2005 12:21:14 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I have to say - is that threads should *not* be too long, and the pillow > should look *tidy* - ie, with all the threads about the same length. Some of > the class members are meticulous about this, others - and the lady concerned > - > just don't seem able to comprehend the need for it But also, if her bobbins slip and lengthen all the time, this could be the reason her leashes tend to be too long, whether or not she understands the reasoning behind it. Have you tried shortening them all to the appropriate length (in the process checking that all her hitches actually are correct as I have known students who *can* do the correct hitch, especially when I'm watching, but don't necessarily achieve it 100%), and then working at her pillow for a reasonable length of time to see if you have any problem. If you can thus rule out a systemic fault, it only leaves something in the way the bobbins are handled. As a correctly hitched bobbins should be stable with a straight tensioning, my guess is that she is in some way angling the bobbin to the thread and in this way unconsciously releasing a little thread each time she handles/tensions the bobbins. Logically this might mean the workers slip faster than passives. And in the same way as it is possible to deliberately release thread more easily from some bobbins than others, so some might react more sensitively than others to a slight mishandling. Jacquie - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re:square bobbin report - hitches
Alice and All, I think we have tried just about everything suggested so far - just stopping short of hurling the whole kit and caboodle across the room!The one thing which I do try to get through - with varying degrees of success, I have to say - is that threads should *not* be too long, and the pillow should look *tidy* - ie, with all the threads about the same length. Some of the class members are meticulous about this, others - and the lady concerned - just don't seem able to comprehend the need for it. Perhaps that could be the reason - or one of the reasons anyway. We will see. She has just embarked on about a mile of altar cloth edging, so if she doesn't get the threads and bobbins sorted, she is doomed to a lot of frustration, I think. So - we will keep on experimenting, and if anyone has any more suggestions, please don't hesitate! I may not be able to answer everyone personally, but you are all greatly appreciated, as is the help! Carol - in Suffolk UK - going to wind bobbins for the Sheringham Lace Day Get-Together next weekend, the 9th April - always a good day, so I'll hope to see lots of you there! Subject: [lace] Re:square bobbin report - hitches > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re:square bobbin report - hitches
At 03:08 AM 4/1/2005, you wrote: We have tried extra hitches, which works until one wants to lengthen the threads, winding the 'wrong' way ie. counter clockwise, and whatever the rest of the class suggests but - no joyCan I prevail upon you all to give some answers to this? First, hitching over the thread and not on the double top can hold better. Second, have you tried a double loop on the hitch -- not double hitches? In the previous instructions, it said to loop the thread around the finger and then slide the loop over the head of the bobbin. Try wrapping the thread twice around the finger before putting on the bobbin. It's not two hitches, but a double loop on one hitch. This is used by some of my friends all the time. Third -have you tried drinking staws? Cut a piece of plastic straw so it will fit the thread area of the bobbin, slit it lengthwise, push it over the wound thread and hitch. How long a leash does this person use? Having too long a leash can give too much slack to the leash and allow the hitch to loosen. An old book I have said the leash should be the length of the bobbin. Check the amount of thread on the bobbin. A very full bobbin will come undone more than a partially full bobbin. I had a student who wound the bobbins to the very limit, then chased bobbins frequently. Maybe one of these will help. Alice in Oregon -- who finished winding 139 pair of bobbins last night. Whew! - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
