My 1973 edition of the 1954 book âThe Modern Textile & Apparel Dictionary
by Professor George E Linton published in USA (He was a textiles teacher and
Dean of the textile department of Fashion Institute in New York) at describes
a skein as âan appreciable length of yarn or thread that has been
Brenda Paternoster wrote:
Julie, itâs not clear what is meant by âskeinâ I know from the
knitting/crochet forum Ravelery that there is a lot of confusion about that
word. To me, in UK, a skein means a small hank, but a lot of Americans seem
to use the work skein to mean a centre-pull
ââHello Julieâ
â and those interested in making the scarf by Brigitte Bellon,â
â
I wonder why I had no problem making those prickings but for the scarf
prickings I had so much trouble getting them to fit together?
âBecause you must observe carefully the pattern and watch how much
LOL, I respectfully disagree. When I use silk 120/2, also Treenway, my
umbrella swift is like having a third hand. The skein itself has enough
thread to last a lifetime or three of bobbin lacing. It is sold as weaving
yarn, for those who like doing projects at 40 ends per inch.
If the swift is secu
For very fine yarns such as used in bobbin lace, umbrella swifts are not the
best. Towards the end of ending off, the skein may drop leaving a tangled mess.
Instead a skein winder (not a ball winder) such as used on charkas work well.
I use that type for silks, fine cottons and linens.
Sue M,
Hi Julie, Brenda and everyone
An umbrella swift is good to hold a skein for winding directly onto a
bobbin (spool, shuttle) :)
It is possible to wind from a skein without a swift, or a willing pair of
arms to hold the skein for you. Place the skein on a flat surface, place
weights opposite each o
Julie,
Instead of worrying about the length of the fringe, can't you  start the
scarf with a straight edge and then add the fringe when it is all finished. It
is easy enough to use a crochet hook to loop the fringe onto the edge.
I presume that you are going to make three pieces of lace and join
Hello Julie,
You need 3 pieces of the pattern: 1. the beginning and the end, which is
one same pattern. 2. Two central parts or repeats, which are indicated with
arrows.
You only need to add the central parts one to the other as you go. That is,
once you reach the beginning of the second pattern,
Julie, itâs not clear what is meant by âskeinâ I know from the
knitting/crochet forum Ravelery that there is a lot of confusion about that
word. To me, in UK, a skein means a small hank, but a lot of Americans seem
to use the work skein to mean a centre-pull machine wound ball. If your ske
I'd like to make a lace scarf because why not? I've never made a lace scarf
before. I'm using a design from Brigitte Bellon's Kloppelmuster fur Schals und
Tischlaufer
Last Saturday morning I decided to devote the weekend to prep work--making a
pricking and winding bobbins. The day before I had gon
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