Hello, Julie, still unworked in my bookshelf stand the dragons. It's a beautiful fan patern you choose!
Well, at first, I'm already impatiently awaiting the weekend, because I'll be off for a class with Ulrike Loehr. We are going to do the "practising butterfly" to learn the tricks and techniques used in her new book about natural butterflies. What I learned from her way of dealing with added pairs is never to add volutarily a loose end. Which means: add a pair instead of two singles. (Although I go with Alice: the starting piece of a single won't come loose, if thoroughly worked with the gimp for a few stitches, as wellas the ends of removed bobbins won't) All ways of Alice' answer are very useful, depends on the pattern and personal preferences which way is best. In old times, when lace was made for a living, thrown out threads did not even travel unclipped a while with the gimp to be reused again, but also where laid across a cloth stitch section, reused, the thread remained unclipped. But then the lacemakers had to save thread as well as time. Neither is our problem: The left over thread is in the range of pennies, even with expensive silk, and an inch of lace less today doesn't endanger tomorrow's breakfast. Still there is the winding, not the funniest part of lacemaking. To make it easier, wind just enough, with not much reserve. Often, 3m for a pair is more than enough, esp. if a lot of those pairs leave the lace in between. Than the winding of 5 or 6 pairs, if one is needed, is quickly done, and you can go on for a while undisturbed. Another possibility is too wind really much thread on one single bobbin, and using this one always as source for the second one of the pair. This means more winding in the beginning, but less on the go, as you only have to wind back the desired length for the second bobbin of a new pair. But, however we do it: At one time or other the required lengt of thread must be wound.. I have mine ready for the weekend. 50 pairs.. with max.length 3m for one pair Eva, eagerly awaiting the weekend class - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
