I never put knots into the lace (only when having to tie off).
I know the approx length of my arms outstretched and pull off using that
measure x however many I think needed (or two thirds for smaller things),
Lots of lace has multiple workers for diamonds, trails and things like that,
but this is literally just torchon ground with the fans running up the
sides.
I never count turns of thread:-) I cant retain the info long enough, LOL.
I have to check sometimes if I am on the second stretch of arms or third as
I can loose track of that also during a batch of bobbins. I dont mind the
two bobbins not having quite the same amount of thread as I like to add
single bobbins if needed but not more than one at a time.
Anyway thank you David for your input.
Sue T
Dorset UK
David Wrote
As a rule I put 4 times the length of the pricking, but still often do too
much. However, I would never knot an added thread - simply work double for
a few centimeters. That doesn't show either.
One thing I was thinking about today as I wound 100 pairs: are we all
obsessive "counters" or is it just me? After I've wound the first pair I
will know how many turns to make - today it was 120. But when I wind the
second bobbin of the pair I still count it every time, just to see how
accurate I was in pulling the right amount of thread off the reel. I can't
stop - just HAVE to count.
David in Ballarat
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