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Subject: [lace] Royal Honiton Lace & Honiton knots vs wasting thread
Hello All! Am I the only one who is being driven crazy (-ier!!) by the knot
theory of Honiton?!?
Hi Susan
Honiton thread is very fine and if you wind one bobbin and take off a length
to wind on another to make a co
Hello Susan and everyone
Yes, you are correct - the thicker threads will not behave as the fine
threads do for Honiton lace, so adjust your technique accordingly.
My free advice for today is don't fight your materials ;)
You *can* do whatever works for you to make the lace the way you want!
On Sat
Hello All! Am I the only one who is being driven crazy (-ier!!) by the knot
theory of Honiton?!? Or is this simply a function of using tatting cotton &
enlarged prickings (i.e. Honiton Big & Bold)? The rolled back knot invariably
rears its ugly little head, along with brother & sister knots o
I have seen too, working Blonda here in Catalunya to discard the bobbin
when needed, taking out it to the back. The lacemakers do not cut off
the bobbin at the moment.When the braid wides, the bobbins discarded
are rejoined again to the work (usually wholestitch).Only when the piece
is finishe
simpler and quicker to wind each bobbin separately and tie them
together before you start.
Hope this helps
Annette in Trentham, Australia
apla...@bigpond.com
- Original Message -
From: "bev walker"
To: "ARACHNE"
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 5:08 AM
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Wendy wrote:
Hi All
>
> Can you please expalin in simple terms why I need to put knots in the
> bobbins
> when starting off Honiton as with the other types of lace i have learned
> you
> dont need to.
>
You don't 'need' to put knots in the threads when starting a honiton piece.
If it is the very
