I do a lot of handwork and have found that there are so many factors involved - quality, fiber, weather, etc. - I just bypass the whole thing and coat my thread with beeswax. Gives strength to cheap thread and smooths fibers so there is less wear.
Rebecca Burch Center Valley Farm Duncan Falls, Ohio, USA The only twelve steps I'm interested in are the ones between the flat folds and the brocades. --Anonymous Costumer-- On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:25:22 -0000 "Viv Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: This is not exactly historical but it is about hand-sewing, so... I have always thought that you thread the end that comes off the spool first through the needle. But today I was reading one of those 'useful hints' books which said you should thread the other end first to prevent knots! Any thoughts? Viv. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
