How long strands do you use

saifrost

good to know.

seditas

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

I always use a strand about 35 cm.:)

Spooky-Nurse

the length between my hand and my elbow!

GrannyNeedle55

seb0357 replied at 2013-4-24 13:30

                               
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About 10-12 inches for cotton floss for me.

Same here with me....

Spookytooth

xsmom214 replied at 2011-12-8 05:26

                               
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The length of my outstretched arm...I've never measured it

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

Spookytooth

justinep replied at 2012-10-9 17:39

                               
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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

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

sela120658

50cm para los de algodon y 30cm para metalicos

TechnoGranny

It depends on the type of fiber.  Normally about 18 inches.