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aspiemama in tatting

Interesting Puzzle . . .

Aug 21, 2008 00:14

I have an interesting problem I would like suggestions on. I have been working on a somewhat large piece and it so happened that the ball of thread that I have been winding shuttles off of is empty. I just tied on new shuttle AND ball threads from a new ball (both new and old balls were labeled size 20 and the diameter of the threads appears to ( Read more... )

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kelvandor August 21 2008, 14:28:27 UTC

I know to look for the same lot numbers when getting more than one ball of thread for one project so that the color doesn't drift. I've never thought about thread thickness drift. Would matching the lot numbers prevent this as well?

stripey_cat August 21 2008, 17:57:59 UTC

Is there any chance you're using one ball from the other end? That can really mess up knitting and crochet (as well as sewing with thread), although my tatting experience isn't enough to have had a problem with it yet.

aspiemama August 21 2008, 18:46:31 UTC

Well, what I had been using was definitely from the end of the first ball and this new supply is from the beginning of the second ball. It is the first time I have had to start a new ball so I didn't knowthere could be a difference. If that is the issue, then I will just deal with it. The current round is nearly finished, there is only a couple of inches left to go, and then the next round will be exclusively the new thread so it might blend in eventually. I certainly cannot change the fact that the thread is not tightening as I would like. It is annoying, though.

wosny August 21 2008, 19:43:18 UTC

It may be less obvious once you have washed the project and pulled it straight. If it's large and white it will very likely need some washing ( :) ) and that seems to sort quite a few problems in my experience.
Good luck, and do show us how it turns out.

Interesting Puzzle tatdlace August 27 2008, 14:37:39 UTC

Are you sure that both threads are the same manufacturer and the same size? I have often had this problem when I grab a ball of white thread and when the size feels off, I've checked and discovered I've grabbed the wrong ball of thread. DMC Cebelia comes in sizes 10,20,30 and 40 so it's really easy when you have 2 open balls to mistake one for the other. I always pencil in the make and size of the thread on the inside core. If the core is plastic I write the info on tape and stick it on the inside of the core. It saves a lot of guessing later on ( ... )