I did a similar workshop with Jane at a Lace Guild convention a few years ago and found it very interesting. If you have accurate scales and sufficient thread you can of course find the Tex, or dTex of any thread/yarn. If you are looking at very fine threads you probably need to measure off 20m rather than 10m.
What I thought was really useful is her way of making sample pieces using a pricking which gradually increases in scale. Start with one which looks a bit small and work through until itâs obviously too big then look at the sections to see which looks best. The sample pricking is in janeâs book âContemporary Lace for Youâ. Brenda > this wondrous information was presented in Jane's class at IOLI convention in Iowa. It was quite a revelation as we measured & weighed & tested the results. We all brought threads & yarns, some without labels etc. While I'm sure we had a few threads that are in Brenda's book, most were not. One of the students wanted to use a fuzzy/furry yarn & was concerned about the halo & how that would affect the pricking size. What she found was that the halo didn't matter, probably because it was accounted for in the weight. When a test swatch was made, the corresponding dot grid proved to be the best one for her chosen yarn. Most of us use Brenda's book, but she can't know every thread & yarn on the planet. Jane's method can be especially useful for items that Brenda can't reasonably measure: yarn you've spun yourself, artisan/one off threads from fairs/festivals or no-name/no-label goods lurking in your stash. > Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
