Alex Stillwell wrote:
There are several theories for threads breaking and some have already been
well explained by other members. However I have found that the working cloth
may be the answer in many cases. If your working cloth is at all rough then
the threads sliding across and back become worn and they eventually part
company. To overcome this particualar problem try the following.
1 Press the fold to make sure it is perfectly flat.
2 Use the sevedge if it presses smooth (some have a roughness caused by the
production method.)
2 Use a cloth made from other fabric - ideally very fine pure cotton that has
a smooth finish; unfortunately I cannot help with a source. I use dark
coloured cotton handkerchiefs on my Honiton pillow.
3 Several of my students who had serious problems with threads shredding now
stretch a band of polythene, several inches wide, across the edge of the
working cloth. It may not be traditional and look beautiful, but for them it
solved the problem.
At the moment I'm working with egyptian cotton 170 and a very fine
gold metallic thread so am very aware of broken threads. However, as
well as my cover cloth I'm using a piece of clear plastic tube (joined
together to form a circle) which the threads contact permanently with no
fear of snagging the fine threads on pins or being worn by covercloths.
I'm touching wood here when I say I've not broken a thread yet and the
project is nearly finished, an A5 sized project. This handy tool was
part of a Russian Workshop kit here in Adelaide and I've found it
invaluable. It serves a similar purpose to the the green plastic
horseshoe shapes which have become available these last few years.
Cheers,
Shirley T. - in hot, hot, Adelaide where we've had temps in the mid
40s C - cooler today, only 39C!!!!!
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