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Re: [lace] Re breaking threads

Vicki Bradford
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:35:58 -0800

One more word on this subject....I had the same thing happen in a Rosaline class at the Denver IOLI Convention. Helena Demeyer had specified two thread alternatives and for some reason I decided to get both. (Can't remember at this hour exactly what they were, but typical fine Rosaline threads.) I had just gotten them from the supplier just before the class. I couldn't figure out why that blasted thread kept breaking as I knew I wasn't being rough with it. I picked up the spool and *tested* the thread by holding it in both hands and giving it the gentlest tug, and pop, it broke. And again, and again. I finally decided to start again with the alternative thread (same weight, different manufacturer) without any problems. Both threads were cotton, and both had *lived* in the same environment. My conclusion was that I just had a bad spool of thread, dry rotted or otherwise faulty. The suggestions given by Jane and others are definitely good and may work, but if they don't, don't necessarily blame yourself...! <g>

Vicki in Maryland where we are getting a fresh blanket of snow tonight

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