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mimi1985 Publish time 2013-9-13 08:12

About 50 for me

saifrost Publish time 2013-9-18 02:50

good to know.

seditas Publish time 2013-9-18 11:24

Unos 40 a 45 cms no mas o de lo contrario se hacen nudos y pierde brillo.
Me apuntare el consejo de humedecer un poco la hebra para que no se retuerza

rei.january Publish time 2013-9-19 11:22

I always use a strand about 35 cm.:)

Spooky-Nurse Publish time 2013-9-24 05:53

the length between my hand and my elbow!

GrannyNeedle55 Publish time 2013-9-29 03:03

seb0357 replied at 2013-4-24 13:30 static/image/common/back.gif
About 10-12 inches for cotton floss for me.

Same here with me....

Spookytooth Publish time 2013-10-9 00:07

xsmom214 replied at 2011-12-8 05:26 static/image/common/back.gif
The length of my outstretched arm...I've never measured it

Me, too, except for blending filament - frays if too long.

Spookytooth Publish time 2013-10-9 00:13

justinep replied at 2012-10-9 17:39 static/image/common/back.gif
By the way, those of you that measure thread the length of your arm might be interested to know if y ...

I think it's to do with an effort to standardise cloth lengths in the middle ages.At markets, cloth was measured from the seller's thumb to his nose and nobody would buy from a titchy man!Later on the yard was the length of the King's thumb to his nose.A yardstick was produced on this standard, and everyone got the same measure (may be apochryphal, but sounds reasonable)

Braenn Publish time 2013-10-9 16:26

I use 30-50cm long strands. It depends if floss is tangling or not. I don't like unwanted knots.

sela120658 Publish time 2013-11-10 00:29

50cm para los de algodon y 30cm para metalicos
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