Hello All! My adventures with Finnish lace started with Uudet Nyplaysmallit from the IOLI library & I posted my samples to Flickr. It is very difficult for me to start a new lace without cues so these prickings are just what I needed. Hopefully, I will be able to transfer these "starting principles" to other Finnish patterns that Arachneans have contributed to my Finland project. The Pella thread turned out to be quite interesting. I am very pleased that it is so uniform & smooth compared to other linen threads I have used. Is this a characteristic of the twist, the fiber, the plies or some combination thereof? Whatever their process, I found it easier to tension & the ivory color is quite pretty once you realize it is not white-white. The only downside is a "springlike" characteristic & I've had a few backlash/tangling incidents that I would like to express in Finnish! When I wound the bobbins, I cut individual lengths rather than wind from the spool. Would windi! ng from the spool help maintain thread control? Suggestions are welcome. Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA
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