Hi everyone This from Beth's message: > .. the slightly thicker necks on the bayeux is better on the thread. Still, the half hitches either get tight and kink, or work their way loose. I'm constantly readjusting > the thread at the bobbin. You also have to be careful in adjusting your stitches - tightening the thread. The Rajmahal is a metal wrapped core, so the veneer (sp?) > can flake off). ...
reminded me of the 'bobbin cuffs' a clever lace friend of mine made to mind metallic thread on her continental bobbins - if one is handy with a sewing machine, sew tubes of knit fabric to cover the spindle part of the bobbin once the thread is wound on. It might not work for every metallic thread. The thread in particular would not obey any physics of hitching, but complied with being contained within the cuff. It might be worth the experiment to see if the hitch would stay in place on top of the cuff part, too. All that aside, Beth's lace is lovely. -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
