Hello Fellow Spiders, Just my 2 cents worth on some of the recent subjects being discussed.
I was taught that the leash length should be 1 - 1.5x the length of the bobbin - I tend to lengthen the threads on the practice pilow at the Powerhouse Museum on the rare occasions that I get involved with it (and almost every other pillow anyone lets me near to play on). This is for Midlands style bobbins on a ?18" pillow. On a lovely large Continental style pillow (60 or even 70 cms, 24" +), using any sort of bobbin, and usually quite fine threads, my leashes are usually 2.5 x bobbin length or longer. This allows you to throw the bobbins - which is very fast and and self-tensions the lace. I also usually do the first cross of the next stitch at the same time as the final cross on the current stitch when I am throwing the bobbins working linen stitch. For stranded gimps in point ground, I think Ulrike Voelcker recommends 8x the working thread or 6x the next thickest thread in the same range. I have tried the 8-thicknesses, despite mutterings from the sidelines, and it is a rather nice weight. The multiple threads can become a little untidy around nook pins and it needs a bit of fiddling to keep all of the threads tidy with the staggered finishing of individual threads. Christine J [email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
