Beth, working out how many wraps per centimetre is an ideal way of comparing your unknown thread to others to work out how to use it.
I have a copy of Brenda Paternoster's Threads for Lace book with a little plastic pocket stuck inside the front cover, holding the broken neck end of a bobbin, marked with a fine black marking pen 1 cm down from the head. So whenever I come across a strange thread, it's read to do a wind from the head down for exactly 1 cm, then write up my new thread into the book. You can do your wind, and if your stuck, ask Arachne and I'm sure we'll be happy to tell you what are the equivalent threads. Noelene in Cooma, Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth McCasland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, 25 October, 2005 12:18 AM Subject: [lace] speaking of thread size > Dearest Spiders, > While I was digging in my thread stash to wind bobbins for the > Christmas/Holiday Card thing, I came across a spool that I've lost the label. Aside from picking it apart under a microscope (2 threads or 3), would the "winds on a pencil" be a good way for me to figure out what size it is, approximately? There's a lot of thread on the spool, looks moderately fine, but I've avoided using it since I'm not sure the size. > > Beth McCasland > suburbs of New Orleans > where it's sunny and the north wind is blowing, had to actually wear a jacket > to the office today > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
