A method for removing connecting threads from multiple strip lace comprising supporting the lace at a plurality of positions along the length of the lace os as to suspend the lace in festoons and drawing the connecting threads away from the lace. The invention also includes apparatus for carrying out the method having means for feeding the lace from a roll over an engaging edge which is intermittently raisable to present the lace individually to a plurality of suspension devices which engage the lace and support it in festoons, the suspension devices being movable in synchronism with raising of the engaging edge, the connecting threads being drawn from the lace by hand or by a rotating grip.