How To Finish/secure With Lin-Cable ?

[olivier79]

Lin Cable is unwaxed but even when waxed , when i want to burn the end bits they're actually burning instead of melting as with the

threads i used .

So my question is - is there a certain method of doing it or is it supposed not be burned , but finished differently ?

Thanks in advance for the replies ,

Olivier

[believe]

Wondering the same thing...

[Narvi]

I wax it and then tuck the ends in the hole with an awl after a few backstitches. Then a dab of white glue to secure everything.

shows the process.

[olivier79]

Thanks Narvi for your reply .

It's funny because when i wrote this question in June i actually glued the Lin Cable in order to secure it but i thought that there should be something

better to do or , let's put it this way , something more secure .

So now i know i did it right without knowing .

Thanks a lot ,

Olivier

[Hennessy]

by lin thread i assume its linen n not poly or nylon ? in th old days when i was a nipper growin up in australia,we made our own thread using linen .we waxed 3 or 4 or more strands n rolled 1/2 th distance around a nail on bench.rolling down th thigh until th twis was sufficent,then holding that twist tight in other hand n rolling th other 1/2,a li'l more wax n you have a nice thread.we then 2 needled our stitch and at th end we back stitched two holes n nipped thread as close as we could.when rolling we had a square piece of firm pig lea 8x10 or so that we could belt and hang it where it cover'd thigh top.hadna done it in years i like nylon more now .