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17/1/2021 0 Comments

Magic Threads - Christine Springett

Publisher : ​Self Published
Magic Threads by Christine Springett
This is one of those books that when you read it, you think 'wow' that's so obvious.  But it isn't until someone tells you how to do it.
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​The concept of the magic thread is to put in a loop of thread early so that you can make lace sewings and joins by using the magic loop to pull the working thread through the existing lace and make the join.
What works well?
  • Every single step is clearly illustrated with black and white photos making this like having Christine sat next door to you, teaching.
Anything that we need to take into consideration?
  • This book is still in print and available from the author so do support Christine Springett by buying direct.
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What do other people say?
This book is reviewed on lace gumnuts:
Christine starts with a couple of pages of FAQ’s, then goes on with directions illustrated by photos for using magic threads with Torchon edging starts in trails and in fans, Torchon finishes, and then several pages on using magic threads in Bedfordshire Lace.
She also covers the use of a darning magic thread, which is where you attach the magic thread loop to your bobbin, to enable you to darn away ends.
Torchon and Beds are the only laces she specifically mentions, but the techniques could certainly be used for other types of laces – in fact, anywhere where you need to tie in threads. I’ve used the techniques in the book very successfully in coloured tape lace, where I wanted small areas in a contrasting colour.

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