In my case the problem lies more with the operator <g> - I notice I flick the bobbins for doing the tally, then the hitch (single, double or triple, doesn't matter) cheerfully loosens off the head, or neck. I could find a different heft of bobbin, or I could play with technique, but otherwise the tallies are looking great and I'm pleased with them. I work with a given length of the metallic, tying each end to a cotton thread leader on each bobbin. When the tally is finished, the metallic pair is knotted discreetly and cut away, at the gate corner of the tally, opposite the corner that the pair was hung in. The regular two pairs of the tally then are anchored into the regular ground with incoming ground pairs. From the tally weaver pair, I cut off the excess metallic including its knot with the cotton leader. Then tie in new metallic thread on this pair for the next tally. It is slow but I'm getting the effect I want.
If I would use a metallic thread at length, then yes - it is a good idea to wind *purposefully* as you suggest. I know Tamara knows what I mean by metallic, but just in case - and I did mention 'wiry' - this is not wire I am talking about, but the synthetic glitter threads. On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Tamara P Duvall <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > -- 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]
