Beth wrote,
<<When joining in new threads, twist the old (nearly finished) one and the
new thread together (about 20-30 times) and use them as if they were one
thread for a couple of rows - IIRR it was Alex Stilwell suggested this
to me in a previous discussion of this topic and having tried it on a
fairly thick-thread (40 linen) piece of Cluny it really does give a
near-invisible join in cloth stitch, and the twists make a strong join
so you only need to run the threads together for a short space.>>
Alex Stilwell taught me lace making back in the early 1980s when I was still
in England. I was taught this same method of joining in a new thread. Make
a loop in the end of the new thread and pin the loop a distance up the
pillow from where it is to join in the work, lay the thread on the pillow in
amongst the pins until you can place it in line with the old thread. Twist
the old thread with the new for about an inch or so then work them as one
bobbin, adding more twists on the two if necessary as you work.
I was taught to use them together in this way for a good Inch in length
before throwing out the old thread and continuing with the new one alone.
That way there should be no risk of the new thread coming adrift when
tensioning the threads, such as could happen if you only work the two
threads together for a couple of rows.
When I have two bobbins twisted together like this I use a small rubber band
to hold the two bobbins together until I am ready to discard the old one.
Regards
Jenny DeAngelis
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