I've been busy and just looked at one from a lacemaker who says she has to tension by eye. This is the best way, I always tell my new students to tension by eye rather than feel. The threads should not be made tight, they must not be loose and baggy. By firming up with a steady tension until the thread stops 'wriggling' but not making it tight will achieve the best results and not break threads; tensioning with a jerk is the best way of breaking threads. I have taught many people with hand problems and they have usually found lacemaking one of the easiest on their hands because you do not have a constant nor a strong tension that may upset joints.
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