July's "Lace" arrived today, and obviously I most
enjoyed the picture of ME holding (someone else's, I'm
afraid) knitted table cloth.
Fortunately, there are other things for those who
prefer the aesthetically pleasing!
In addition, the Chairman's letter does give the Lace
Guild's general policy o
i was reading up on handspun sewing thread and it suggests to run it
through bees wax before they start their sewing. does any one think it
would have a bad affect to run the lace thread through the wax? it
might stop the unwinding and unrolling of the thread.
from susan in tennessee,u.s.a.
this is a nice website for making netting. they use a wierd needle
that does the same job as a tatting shuttle. net making would be a
nice use for a shuttle. i don't know how much thread a shuttle will
hold, but this needle holds quite a few rounds.
http://knotsindeed.com/learn/t-fill.html
f
I do both netting and tatting. A netting needle doesn't hold nearly as much as a
tatting shuttle. You can't fill a netting shuttle too full because then it won't
go through the holes of the netting or it will stretch the holes while you're
forming the knots. Netting needles only hold a couple yards
thanks. now i have a brand name to look for next time i shop for
thread.
--- Mic and Donna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Susan,
> I used to use beeswax, but now love "Thread Heaven" for all my
> threads.
> Bee's wax can melt or get brittle after a few years, but Thread
> Heaven
> conditions the
i think it would be good on practice patterns. something you plan to
take apart a few or more times would benefit from it. i wonder if it
leaves gaps in the lace when it wears off and loosens the thread. it
should keep the thread cleaner too. i am pretty sure they sell it like
that, unless my m
that is something to think about when making your own tatting shuttle.
i will have to buy a netting needle to get a better look at it. a thin
dowel wrapped in thread would do the trick. dowels come in very thin
sizes. it would also save adding on a new thread in the middle of
netting. knots are
On Jul 27, 2005, at 12:42, susan wrote:
i was reading up on handspun sewing thread and it suggests to run it
through bees wax before they start their sewing. does any one think it
would have a bad affect to run the lace thread through the wax? it
might stop the unwinding and unrolling of the t
here are netting needles in just about every size color and shape. i
wonder if the norwegian style works with small lace net making. the
advertisement says this style holds more thread.
http://www.lacis.com/catalog/data/n_lacenettingfilet.html#LC04
from susan in tennessee,u.s.a.
that would probably work like you said, but i will try it for one
project and see how bad it does. it isn't the problem with it slipping
out of stitch while the piece is still being worked. it is the
loosening of the stitches once the wax has faded that i am worried
about. once the lace is washed
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Happy lacing all,
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The Norwegian-style needles are not intended for lace net and will not work.
They're for shopping bags, tennis ball holders, basketball hoop nets, lobster
traps, and other coarse nets. I think it would be a good idea for you to go back
to Rita Bartholomew's site and see how netting is actually done
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