I wouldn't even consider putting that amount of thread onto the bobbins.
My bobbins are full at about 3-4 yards, if you wind the thread so that
it goes beyond the wood diameter of the bobbin you are putting the
thread at risk of picking up dust from the pillow, quite apart from the
wear as it moves across the covers (and possibly the pricking). If you
don't put exactly the same amount of thread on each worker, you will be
replacing them at different places in the work, and the join is made by
working two threads together for an inch or so (you don't say how wide
the cloth area is). Make sure any ends are trimmed at the back of the
work, and don't tie any knots.
No one, other than those who launder and iron the cloths, will be close
enough to see the joins, certainly during a service concentration close
to will be on what is on the altar surface, from the congregation they
may look at the lace but not be able to see individual threads!
Working with shorter lengths will help the linen remain strong, and last
longer than being weakened by wear in the making, and risking breaking
during work, or holes during use.
Sometimes perfection has to give way to practicality.
In message <[email protected]>, L.Snyder <[email protected]>
writes
Lynn;
Can you switch worker pairs when it comes to the cloth st sections, so
that for each section you have a different worker pair??? And extra
twist is all it would take to switch, and when done, who would notice?
Lauren in Snohomish
I'd need to put 90 FEET, about 30 meters/yards on each bobbin of the
worker pair in order to have enough thread. AND, it calls for 40/2
linen, so this is no small volume. This is just the thread that
would be required to make the lace, no fudge factor, extra allowance.
. Since it's for show, and for church, I want to do this as right as
I can, without obvious joins.
--
Jane Partridge
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