Thanks Alex I've been doing this ever since I started lacemaking, except that I'd never heard of twisting the two threads together - even without that the joins are unobtrusive in cloth stitch or cloth-and- twist areas, but it doesn't work in half stitch. I'll try the twists next time and see how the look compares.
Beth NW England Alex wrote: Traditionally the > English lace workers would keep working until the bobbin dropped off then > tie on a short length of waste thread with a weavers' knot. They would > work until there was just sufficient thread left to make a join when a new > thread was knotted to a pin at the side, brought down through the pins and > both threads twisted. They would continue working with the twisted thread > until the join was stable, perhaps about 1 inch (2.5cm), when the > remaining twists were removed and the knotted thread laid back and cut off > later. I have been using this method for years and you cannot see the > joins. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
