Alice has given a fairly comprehensive answer to Vickie's questions, the
only things I would add are that the decision as to whether to tie or
not when throwing out in cloth stitch is governed by the density of the
cloth - in Honiton, the cloth is usually dense enough to trap threads
thrown out - in Beds it is iffy, in Bucks probably not dense enough (so
you would carry the threads along the gimp line if possible, knot as a
last resort).
I can't think why you would need to throw out threads in an area of
ground - if it was an uneven shape in a modern piece then perhaps aim to
work the "thrown" pairs into the lace by doubling them up with
neighbouring threads and working them together for a short distance,
then throwing them back - ie using two bobbins as one, and twisting the
threads together well. (As you would in adding a new thread).
If it is a case of throwing out at the end of a filling, then you tie
them off and unless you are happy to cut the knots close either bunch
the threads off - a Honiton technique (if close enough) or darn the ends
into the trail.
In message <68b3258334a34e5d9bc8b13f4f99a...@loreleihalley>, Lorelei
Halley <[email protected]> writes
If the knot happens because a thread broke, then the knot is a weaver's knot
which is the only way (just about) of salvaging the lace. I unwork a section
until I can get that knotted thread into a place where it has more friction:
again into a cloth section or the foot.
Another method when this happens is simply to hang a new thread in where
the old one was, leaving a long enough starting end to darn back along
the thread path when the pins are removed - the equivalent of taking the
lace back and working the two threads together. If you have enough of an
end (half an inch or so) to tie a new thread to, then use a different
colour thread to tie to the one that is broken, long enough to wind onto
a new full bobbin as a double thread, and throw the old thread out
before you reach the knot - having the securing thread a different
colour helps to remind you to do this!
This can get you to the end of a piece, too, without having to add a new
thread in, when you find you have enough thread to finish the lace but
not if it has to stay attached to the bobbin!
Even experienced lacemakers can be thrown when starting on a lace that
is new to them!
--
Jane Partridge
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