Thank you Jane, your timing was brilliant. I had used it in the passive
thread for one fan, cloth stitch and twist, but decided to undo it and
rework it having swapped it for a worker thread. That fan is just a tiny
bit denser than previous ones with the additional thread and I used it for
the whole fan and have thrown it back now. I will pull gently on the bobbin
when it comes out today and check that nothing moves and then at the end of
the next fan, bring in another thread so the other one is also changed, to
become the second worker for the rest of the garter.
Somehow I was just reluctant to leave it as it was and certainly needed the
extra imput. I would have hated to mess up at this stage when I have about
26 inches of lace complete!!
Again thank you for your advice and expertise.
Sue T, Dorset UK
In message <>, Sue <[email protected]> writes
I am just at the point where I have added a single new silk thread on an
outside fan passive, am thinking if I use it for 3 fans before I throw out
the
finishing thread, I am then going to add the second one and do the same
thing.
I am hoping this will make the edge strong enough but am wondering if I
will
need to do anything else to prevent any problems occurring.
Any comments please.
I would normally treat it the same as cotton thread, but I more or less
always would swap a passive with a worker to bring the new thread in - ie
the worker carries the double thread. this is because a passive can pull
out even after what you think is quite a safe distance and the rest!! Are
you working the passive as cloth stitch or cloth & twist? In cloth, it
could pull through quite easily, in cloth & twist less so. When hanging a
new thread in, I support the new thread on a pin above the lace and don't
remove that pin until pulling on that end of thread causes no movement
whatsoever of the bobbin at the other end. If you can, swap the passive
with one of the workers, and work at least half the fan with the double
thread before throwing out the old end. This is much more secure, and
won't pull out as easily if the lace is caught.
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Jane Partridge
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