On Apr 22, 2009, at 17:27, bev walker wrote:
Wiry metallics can have a mind of their own, yet, surprise, surprise, a
Maderia metallic weaver thread in tallies I am working now is
remarkably
well-behaved in action, even if its hitch wants to spring off the
bobbin.
One thing I've found helpful with metallics is to wind the bobbin with
a lot of tension (I can't do it with a bobbin winder, only by hand), so
that most of the stretching is done before the thread even begins to
participate in the lacemaking process. The lace will still shrink a bit
once out of pins, but no more than any other fibre. The "tension as you
wind" method also helps quite a bit with the tendency of the (double)
hitch to slip off the head.
I've not had any particular trouble with Madeira, Sulky, Texlen/Moravia
or any non-brand metallics I've ever tried. I'm not overly fond of
metallics in general (they're neither fish nor fowl -- not wire and not
"fabric", with the worst features of both) but, since they're hard to
avoid in contemporary projects, I learnt to tame them.
--
Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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