Itâs Honition so you need a very fine thread, but Honition more than other laces is fairly flexible in the thickness of thread used because if it starts looking thin you add another pair, if it starts looking overcrowded you take a pair out.
If you are thinking of it more as a Milanese piece try to measure the (average) spaces between the pins and refer to the chart ao http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/lace/threadsize/threadsize.html <http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/lace/threadsize/threadsize.html> Brenda > On 5 Nov 2015, at 13:50, Witchy Woman <wytchy...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Never found the source of the bobbin lace angel on TatMan's blog, so I drafted > out the pattern and would like to start to wind bobbins. But the question > is, what size thread? > > > I drafted it at the same size as the picture on > http://tat-man.net/blog/?p=1210 <http://tat-man.net/blog/?p=1210>. Approximately 3 inches tall. > > > I changed it > slightly into more of a tape lace once you get past the head. Using half > stitch and cloth stitch for the head and face, and Hinojosa kernel stitch > for the headband. Will probably use Hinojosa or Milanese braids for the body > and wings. Figuring those out now. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
