Do these joins work well on heavy (thick thread) laces? I'm working a Cluny pattern in Moravia 40 linen, and darning the ends in unobtrusively is going to be a pain......
Sorry. The book made a statement that overlapping was for continuous laces, not laces with continuous closed parts or Cluny laces where sewing in and tying off is preferable. (Those were her descriptive words.) The lassen sewing thread cannot jump over open spaces.
I haven't done Cluny but have done Russian, Idrijan and Hungarian. Across a solid trail, one form of roll hitches has worked well for me (method 13 in "Practical Skills in Bobbin Lace" by Bridget Cook.) You might study the various methods in Practical Skills. There are several given. Also, look in other books, such as Russian lace books, for trail lace methods.
Speak up now -- all you who have done Cluny. What method worked best for you?
Alice in Oregon
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