Thank you to a few people who have answered this one for me in various ways.
I have chosen this email and the group to answer this morning to let you
know that the 'crisis is over'.
I was using Broder Machine 50 which is quite fine (although not as fine as
many of you use). It is the same thread as I used to make the lengths of
garter lace in the first place and I just picked up the cut end off my lap
and threaded it. During yesterday I spent bits of the day gently unpicking
the stitches from the two areas where it had puckered up, leaving the nice
smooth area alone. I could then see that if I held it together with lace
pins and just took one out one pin at a time I could continue on working and
lining it up as I went, just a small area at a time. I cut new thread and
threaded from the start of the spool this time which several of you
mentioned and began to resew. I achieved a reasonable amount during the
evening and have made sure I dont pull too tightly but have also been
watching my sewing thread very carefully. It is not unwinding now, so
sewing very nicely. I did get a couple of places where it almost knotted
but I just loosened that and out it came.
So to my joy I haven't had to sacrifice any lace to get it undone, so can
now continue on putting this garter together. I am so pleased that I felt
I could ask you on the group and not fear to be ridiculed for something
which is not obvious unless you know. It seems that more people than myself
have had this situation, so it felt nice to understand now what to check for
and that it isn't just a one size fits all solution.
Thank you all and when it is all together I will loop some ribbon into the
centre holes and take photos and then I will probably have to ask one of the
ladies to upload a photo into my folder on the group. Another thing I
haven't mastered on this new site.
Many thanks to all
Sue T
Dorset UK
Jeri wrote
Dear Sue,
Not sure, but it is possible you are sewing against the grain of the
thread. Have you tried threading your needle from the other end of the
thread?
We know, too, that if embroidery floss is threaded against the grain you
will have similar knotting problems and also an unhappy result for satin
stitch, bullion stitches, the looped stitches used in needle lace, etc.
Threading in the incorrect direction causes extra bad kinking/knotting, and
tiny
fibers to be raised up (fuzzy) when a needle is drawn through fabric.
I have not sewn with the thread you are using, but this might be a reason
for your problem.
Jeri Ames in Maine USA
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
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In a message dated 8/29/2014 3:40:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
I am sewing two pieces of lace together using the same thread as I made the
lace with. Broder machine 50 and it keeps knotting although so far i have
managed to undo it. Is there a knack to is, ie maybe is there a way the
thread needs to be use?
Sue T
Dorset UK
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