Yep, the hitch was in the hitch. What a relief.
Do you all realize that I have been lacing for seven years or more with
backwards hitches and wildly unravelling bobbins? I cannot believe I stuck
with it. This is like night and day. The ease... the speed... the even
tension...
Now all you ladies w
Thank you, Patty. I am receiving many very kind and comprehensive
suggestions. =)
Sr. Claire
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I think I may have just discovered the cause of my bobbins unwinding while I
work. Not all of them, but some. Could this be due to me winding the bobbins
improperly, against the "curve" of the thread? It's a real pain having to
rewind bobbins at frequent intervals, and this happened when I did Tor
How wonderful, Achim! I will certainly look at that when I get home this
noontime. I'm sure it will be very helpful!
It is so comforting to know that this is not an idiosyncratic problem, but
one which others have had as well - and is so easily solved.
Sr. Claire
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 9:56 AM,
Hello Sister Claire,
if it's about the hitch, my little video might be helpful:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4w4rdRlZWE
Should the thread still slip, try a double or even triple hitch.
Best, Achim.
Am 13.07.2008 um 22:18 schrieb Sister Claire:
Yes, my problem seems to be the hitch. Jacquie
I'm using the same thickness thread on a piece. after I started it
I realised that the thread was ecru and white so, it's an old, old
piece of lace that I've just made!!!
Sue in EY
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off some thread onto it and away I go.
Susie Rose - Up in the rainy mountains outside of Las Vegas
--- On Sun, 7/13/08, Elizabeth Pass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Elizabeth Pass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: [lace] Spare thread
To: "'Wendy Davies'" <
Thank you, Brenda.
What I meant by "curve" of the thread was that I was perhaps not winding
into the thread, as you described earlier, Brenda.
Sorry I don't express myself in proper lacemaker's terms. I'm doing my best
to learn without a teacher. My Torchon pieces are pretty good now, after
sever
Sister Claire
Winding bobbins properly isn't about the "curve" of the thread,
whatever you mean by that, it's about not adding or taking away from
the amount of twist put into the thread during its manufacture.
If you think you may be winding incorrectly try winding some narrow
ribbon onto a
I think I may have just discovered the cause of my bobbins unwinding while I
work. Not all of them, but some. Could this be due to me winding the bobbins
improperly, against the "curve" of the thread? It's a real pain having to
rewind bobbins at frequent intervals, and this happened when I did Torc
Provided you wind your bobbins properly so that it doesn't get
untwisted or over twisted in the process, ie roll the bobbin into the
thread rather than wrapping the thread around the bobbin, the thread
will be OK to use for the next project, but only do that if the lengths
are sufficiently lon
apparent in the finished lace if you have good
tension.
Liz Pass
(in Poole - the sun is still shining!)
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Wendy Davies
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Subject: [lace] Spare thread
>Hi Spider
Hello Wendy and everyone
If in doubt, replace your 'old' thread with that newly unwound from the main
spool. If thread has been wrapped around a bobbin for awhile it will
'remember' which you will see as curls when you take the thread off. Now,
having said that: if wound correctly*, I haven't foun
I think you should wash the wool before re-using it. Wool that has
been used loses some of its elasticity. Washing it will bring it
closer to its natural, springy state. Otherwise you may end up with
some weird tension after you've washed the whole piece.
Avital
On 7/13/08, Wendy Davies <[EMAIL P
Hi Spiders
I have finished the lace for the hood and about to start a piece to go around
the cloak. I still have a lot of thread left on some of the bobbins. Can I mix
new thread with thread already on the bobbins or should I use new all the way
through as it is going to be quite a length. I am a
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