Did you ever go into your stash of threads and find just the right one and start on a project, only to run out and find that the label was gone and you didn't know the manufacturer, size, color code or dye lot? To be safe, when you get any new threads do the following: On balls of thread with a cardboard or plastic roll inside the thread, take a permanent marking pen and carefully write the information on the inside of the roll, BEING CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH THE THREAD. As for the spools of thread used in lacemaking - - these are very small rolls, but there is usually a small amount of the roll sticking out from the bottom of the thread. and if you are very careful you can at least write the size of the thread and weather it is cotton or linen. Some people think that just stuffing the label or packaging inside the roll will be good enough. But you would be surprised how easy those also get lost. The rolls usually stay with the thread until the end.
Happy Holidays -- Patsy A. Goodman AKA Queen Tat Pat Red Hat Lacers Pres. Chula Bobbin Lacers Chula Vista, CA, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
