Re: [lace] amounts of thread
Dear Sue, When I first started, I filled up my bobbins completely. And now after many years I am still using up some of the threads. However, in the meantime, they have become more fragile and a bit dirty. And All my seizes have mixed together as well. Now, I don't put too much on any more but rather add when required. A very small knot is hardly noticed in larger pieces. Hope this helps. Happy lacemaking. Ilse 2011/9/16 Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com I know this comes up time and again, but I am currently preparing 42 pairs of bobbins to do a strip of lace and am unsure if I need put quite as much thread onto each pair as I am. Almost all of the lace in this piece is just torchon ground, with fans along both the edges (where I will obviously need much more thread and will fill the bobbins up), but the rest is about 36 inches of ground and have been putting approx 12 feet of thread onto each of the bobbins. As I am using gutterman silk it is taking lots of thread.OK, I know I can use up excess thread on other pieces of lace afterwards, but lots of times I want other threads for the next pieces and dont want so many bobbins left holding thread indefinately. Am I going overboard with the amounts, or is this the sensible amount? Advice please. Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 -- KTBSPA Ilse D. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] amounts of thread
Dear Sue and Ilse Now, I don't put too much on any more but rather add when required. A very small knot is hardly noticed in larger pieces. 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 - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] amounts of thread
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 - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace] amounts of thread
Another suggestion is to never put the same amount of thread on each bobbin so you don't run out at the same time. This goes for larger projects but is a good rule of thumb. From: David C COLLYER dccoll...@ncable.net.au To: Ilse Depaepe bsbil...@googlemail.com; Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com Cc: Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 8:10 AM Subject: Re: [lace] amounts of thread Dear Sue and Ilse Now, I don't put too much on any more but rather add when required. A very small knot is hardly noticed in larger pieces. 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 - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
