I have seen too, working Blonda here in Catalunya to discard the bobbin
when needed, taking out it to the back. The lacemakers do not cut off
the bobbin at the moment.When the braid wides, the bobbins discarded
are rejoined again to the work (usually wholestitch).Only when the piece
is finished the threads are cut off. Of course this is a method to save
time when the work is made for sale.
Honiton lace is made up of shaped sprigs which means that as the braid
widens you need to add more pairs and as the braid becomes narrower
you need to remove pairs. Even in a small piece dozens of pairs may be
removed and added again later.
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.
Carolina. Barcelona. Spain.
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