RE: [lace] Winding bobbins with equal amounts of thread...

2004-07-31 Thread Elizabeth Pass
The disadvantage of winding equal amounts of thread on all the bobbins is that they will all run out at much the same time! I never mind joining thread, after all, I wouldn't expect to knit a jumper without a join or fifteen at least. Liz Pass In Poole, Dorset,UK -Original Message-

[lace] Winding bobbins with equal amounts of thread...

2004-07-30 Thread Clay Blackwell
That's another big problem I have - I can't tell what length of thread I have on a bobbin, unless I unwind it all and stretch it out across the room or something, but that will often just end with a big mess of tangled thread... When winding bobbins for small projects, the process of

Re: [lace] Winding bobbins with equal amounts of thread...

2004-07-30 Thread Laceandbits
In a message dated 30/07/2004 12:41:56 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wind the mate with 8 rotations off the first bobbin, and your pair is equal - and you don't have to deal with piles of thread getting tangled and dirty But make sure you take the thread off onto the second