Thanks! That's a lot of information! > 1. Thread is not all that expensive. Even though a spool might cost > USD8.00, there's enough to do a lot of projects from that spool. Much of my > thread is not worth (to me) the time and effort to store for re-use.
Probably true... > I save > up the pieces and either give them to my mom (to incorporate into hand-made > paper) or the birds (for nesting). Good idea! If I have ANYTHING else the thread can be used for other than just thrown out, I'll be happy to do that... > 3. The embroiderers have these little plastic or cardboard "bobbins" (flat > cards) that they wind their floss onto. Also very useful - at least this way it won't take up all of my bobbins the way it does right now. > 5. To judge how much to wind, look at the pattern. Thanks so much for all the details on how to treat different motiffs! I'll try that next time and see if it works. > Each time you do a project, keep track of how much you wound on and how > much is left. How exactly do I tell how much I wound, if I wind it directly from a spool? That's another big problem I have - I can't tell what length of thread I have on a bobbin, unless I unwind it all and stretch it out across the room or something, but that will often just end with a big mess of tangled thread... > I have heard of fanatics who measure the width of the trail and multiply > that by the number of pins (because the worker goes back and forth from pin > to pin), then add tether, anchor, and some extra for going over and under > threads. Hey, good idea! I guess I must be a fanatic <g>. Weronika - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
