[lace] Thoughts on Hitches

2007-09-16 Thread Jane Partridge
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], David in Ballarat [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes So perhaps you could think about this tomorrow as you make lace and see whether your bobbins are simply going up and down, or whether you are rotating them a little each time you pick them up, and if you think yours are

[lace] Thoughts on Hitches

2007-09-15 Thread David in Ballarat
Dear Friends, I've been thinking about the half hitch on my bobbins as I used them today and trying to figure out why it held so well and when in fact it does slip. I have come to the conclusion that as I make lace, I simply pick the bobbins up and put them down. However, when I make a