Wendy wrote: Hi All > > Can you please expalin in simple terms why I need to put knots in the > bobbins > when starting off Honiton as with the other types of lace i have learned > you > dont need to. >
You don't 'need' to put knots in the threads when starting a honiton piece. If it is the very first honiton piece, then take the empty bobbin-pair - wind one bobbin of the pair very full, and wind the other from the full bobbin, just a small amount. As the less full bobbin is used up, you would tie the end bit of thread to new thread. Where possible wind a lightly full bobbin from a more full one to make the pair (that way there are knots only in one of those two bobbins, less knots to deal with overall). They do a manoevre with the blades of small scissors, held open a tiny bit and used to flip the thread into a knot and cut off the threads in a quick motion.wind onto the bobbin (if you have a how-to book, there is likely an illustration of this). Deal with the knot as you encounter it in the lace. I think this was a technique developed for efficiency - the honiton laces were made for sale. Hope this helps. -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke 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]
