Re: [lace] Weaver's knot

2018-03-30 Thread N.A. Neff
Yes, hackle pliers. Another useful tool is reverse forceps. Squeezing them opens the jaws, they are clamped shut by default, so to speak. Nancy Connecticut, USA On Mar 30, 2018 19:52, "Osgood Martha" wrote: Are those called Hackle Pliers? (at lest in fishery shops) - To

Re: [lace] Weaver's knot

2018-03-30 Thread Osgood Martha
Lorelei > > Subject: Re: [lace] Weaver's knot > Another useful tip I collected a while ago from Arachne was to purchase a > fly tying tool from the fishing shop for a few pennies Sue M Harvey > Norfolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsub

RE: [lace] Weaver's knot

2018-03-30 Thread Lorelei Halley
Sue That kind of tool is also used by jewelers. In the U.S. Rio Grande in Albuquerque sells them. Lorelei Subject: Re: [lace] Weaver's knot Another useful tip I collected a while ago from Arachne was to purchase a fly tying tool from the fishing shop for a few pennies Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK

Re: [lace] Weaver's knot

2018-03-30 Thread Sue Harvey
Another useful tip I collected a while ago from Arachne was to purchase a fly tying tool from the fishing shop for a few pennies , it grips the broken thread beautifully while tightening the other two threads. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which

RE: [lace] Weaver's knot

2018-03-29 Thread Lorelei Halley
Nancy Very useful. Thanks Lorelei To: Arachne <lace@arachne.com> Subject: [lace] Weaver's knot Because there have been questions about weaver's knots in the past, and because making this knot would often give me fits before my recent epiphany, I've put together a series of rough photos that

Re: [lace] Weaver's knot

2018-03-29 Thread Liz Roberts
bject: [lace] Weaver's knot Hello arachnids, I've been attaching twine to the ends of the threads coming from each card in my tablet-weaving deck, using a weaver's knot. In the course of this practice (40 cards in my current deck, for example), I have figured out how to do a weaver's knot so it ho

Re: [lace] Weaver's knot

2018-03-29 Thread Lorri Ferguson
com> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 8:34 AM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Weaver's knot Hello arachnids, I've been attaching twine to the ends of the threads coming from each card in my tablet-weaving deck, using a weaver's knot. In the course of this practice (40 cards in my current deck, for

[lace] Weaver's knot

2018-03-29 Thread N.A. Neff
Hello arachnids, I've been attaching twine to the ends of the threads coming from each card in my tablet-weaving deck, using a weaver's knot. In the course of this practice (40 cards in my current deck, for example), I have figured out how to do a weaver's knot so it holds. Because the threads