Re: [lace] working with a bolster pillow

[Brenda Paternoster]

>
> She recently was in Slovenia and took lessons there.  She reports that the
> bobbins must be wound left-handed (backwards to us right-handed people).
> Also, the thread does not stay well unless the bobbins are wound full.
>
When I was teaching the one thing I did try to insist on was that students
wound their bobbins “English style” ie clockwise looking down on the head
and that also making the hitch “English style”.  That was so that if I
needed to work at their pillow the bobbins would lengthen by turning in the
expected direction.  It’s not that clockwise or anti-clockwise is correct or
incorrect, it’s just being consistent, but also a left hand hitch on a
bobbin wound right handed, or vice-versa just does not hold.

If you are used to Midlands bobbins with the extra groove in the head where
the hitch goes you are probably also used to making a double hitch (not two
single hitches!) but generally that doesn’t work on a bobbin where the hitch
is made over wound thread, that only needs a single hitch.  But if a bobbin is
running low and the wooden neck is exposed than try the double hitch.
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/lace/bobbins/bobbins.html





Brenda in Allhallows
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www.brendapaternoster.co.uk

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Re: [lace] working with a bolster pillow

[lacel...@frontier.com]

My friend does a lot of Idrijan lace on a bolster and has Idrijan bobbins. 
She recently was in Slovenia and took lessons there.  She reports that the
bobbins must be wound left-handed (backwards to us right-handed people). 
Also, the thread does not stay well unless the bobbins are wound full. 

If your desired thread is in limited supply, wind the bobbins half full with
another thread then put your good thread on top.  I have noticed that the
antique bobbins I've gotten from various parts of Europe often have several
different threads on them if I unwind them.   It must be common to leave old
thread on the bobbins and just add the new on top.
I don't remember what my friend said about the hitch she was taught to use. 
I'll see her next Saturday and will try to remember to ask her about hitching
on her Idrijan bobbins.
Alice in Oregon

On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 10:43 AM, sylvie nguyen
 wrote:


 Hello,
Having just finished my first lace motif on a bolster pillow, I'm in need
of advice.  My Idrija bobbins, wound with linen thread, repeatedly had
"growing" leads (distance between the bobbin and the pillow) on them.  What
do people advise, to maintain shorter leads?

Thank you, in advance, your suggestions.
Sylvie, in hot and humid Cherry Valley, Illinois
USA

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Re: [lace] working with a bolster pillow

[Jocelyn Froese]

Hi Sylvie,
My beautiful Idrija bobbins are quite heavy! Also a factor, forgot to mention. 
Worth the trouble though. Hope this helps! J

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Re: [lace] working with a bolster pillow

[Jocelyn Froese]

Hi Sylvie,
We have been told when using a  bolster, the bobbins need have alot of thread 
wound around each one, gravity is a factor and threads tend to slip more with 
minimum thread. 
A bobbin winder would also help to achieve better tension than winding by hand. 
A double hitch would be a good idea especially if the thread is slippery. Hope 
this helps, I do love working on a bolster. 
Jocelyn in Winnipeg, 
Sunny Manitoba Canada

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RE: [lace] working with a bolster pillow

[Lorelei Halley]

Sylvie
When a lace maker reports this problem, the first advice I give is to be
sure the hitch is made correctly. But you have a lot of experience, and for
you, that can't be the problem. Another possibility would be to put an extra
twist on the loop before you stick the bobbin head into the loop. This
usually slows the lengthening  down considerably.
Lorelei

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Re: [lace] working with a bolster pillow

[Clay Blackwell]

You might try to double hitch them if you aren't already.

Clay

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> On Aug 2, 2016, at 1:36 PM, sylvie nguyen  wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> Having just finished my first lace motif on a bolster pillow, I'm in need
> of advice.  My Idrija bobbins, wound with linen thread, repeatedly had
> "growing" leads (distance between the bobbin and the pillow) on them.  What
> do people advise, to maintain shorter leads?
> 
> Thank you, in advance, your suggestions.
> Sylvie, in hot and humid Cherry Valley, Illinois
> 

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[lace] working with a bolster pillow

[sylvie nguyen]

Hello,
Having just finished my first lace motif on a bolster pillow, I'm in need
of advice.  My Idrija bobbins, wound with linen thread, repeatedly had
"growing" leads (distance between the bobbin and the pillow) on them.  What
do people advise, to maintain shorter leads?

Thank you, in advance, your suggestions.
Sylvie, in hot and humid Cherry Valley, Illinois
USA

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