Betty Ann wrote:
You can goodle Magic Thread and probably get lots of information about
using that technique.
Or you could buy the 48 page book by Christine Springett 'Magic Threads' at
GBP 5.00 plus postage, which explains it very clearly. They take payment by
Paypal, which avoids problems
Is there a size 40 Brok? If so I haven't seen it.
I think that your problem is possibly a combination of the things already
suggested; excessive wear on the thread from making lots of sewings and the
bobbins rolling to loosen the twist. Use a magic thread and keep watching for
any leash that
As Peg's teacher for the Milanese class I'd like to say a couple of things.
I suspect the threads weren't 'wearing out', just untwisting. This was one of
the things I told the class to watch out for (and if they saw it happening to
retwist any affected threads), but I was giving out a lot of
Just a couple of thoughts, especially if this is happening all the
time...
Firstly, what is the climate like? It could be that the cotton threads
are drying out and becoming brittle (more likely if it is happening with
more than one reel of thread - though you do occasionally get a rogue
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Cc: lace@arachne.com
Sent: Sat, January 7, 2012
3:53:44 AM
Subject: Re: [lace] Thread problem
Is there a size 40 Brok? If so
I haven't seen it.
I think that your problem is possibly a combination of the
things already
suggested; excessive wear on the thread from making lots
, January 7, 2012 4:29:28 AM
Subject: Re: [lace]
Thread problem
As Peg's teacher for the Milanese class I'd like to say a
couple of things.
I suspect the threads weren't 'wearing out', just
untwisting. This was one of
the things I told the class to watch out for (and
if they saw it happening
When I finished the Isis Heart piece I started during my Milanese class in
Ithaca I had a problem with the passive threads. By the time I got to the end
of the piece they were seriously fraying. I was using Brok cotton...I think
size 40. This made a smooth and invisible join pretty much
Hello Peg and everyone
The fraying would seem to be the thread wearing out with use during
the lace process, so you might want to examine how you move the
respective bobbin and do something different...or... what I do, if I
find that a strand is losing integrity, I replace with new thread
asap.
Dear Peg,
I have found that threads do fray more in sewings when using a crochet hook or
needlepin. A *magic thread* will work wonders and not only preserve your
thread but your sanity as well. You can goodle Magic Thread and probably get
lots of information about using that technique.
