Trick: beeswax for rebellious threads

I’ll tell it the way my grandmother told it to me: no jargon when it isn’t needed. Today, Trick: beeswax for rebellious threads.

Write down every trick that works for you. They are hours given back to yourself If you fancy, I’ll leave Trick.

Tricks don’t replace technique — they complement it. Learn it right first; shortcuts later.

The trick¶

Here is what matters, without going on too long.

When it serves me¶

Here is what matters, without going on too long.

Cautions¶

Here is what matters, without going on too long.

Nearby¶

• Trick: removing light stains from lace
• Trick: printing prickings with margin
• Trick: organising bobbins fast
• Flemish lace: Bruges, Brussels and the European golden age

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I’ll stop here. If you need decent materials —proper thread, proper pillows— Encaixe is the shop, and they know what they are talking about.

(This was translated between family lunches. They’ll fix it if I spot anything.)