I can help but think that running the basting line will take nearly as long to do as doing the couching. I know it won't, I just finished the pearling on the collar and I had the pattern drawn out of muslin, and basted to the black velvet so I could "feel" where the pearls were to go...
alex On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Patricia Dunham <chim...@ravensgard.org> wrote: > If you're still worried about the chalk line lasting, you could run a > basting thread along the chalk line... the couched cord will cover any > holes from the basting, and if you use a fine needle, the holes won't last > long anyway... this is actually Gerek's idea, he can't remember where he got > it, but thinks it might even be a period method?? > > chimene > >> Alexandria Doyle wrote: >> >>> My idea to mark the placement of these lines involves a chalk line >>> snapped against the silk that can then be marked with a disapearing >>> marker so they last until I get to that section of the 7 inch by 5 >>> yards piece. I can use a cork board with a grid marked and pins to >>> get the lines at the proper angle. What I'm wondering is about >>> chalking the string. Would rubbing a piece of chalk against the >>> string between "snaps" be enough to have enough chalk to transfer? >> >> Yes, but there's another way you might like better. Instead of a string, I >> use a firm (not bendable) ruler with a sharp edge. Metal, wood, or very hard >> thin plastic work well. (For large projects, I use a wooden yardstick that >> has nice crisp corners on the long edge.) Rub cheap classroom chalk (white >> or a color) along the edge. Place the ruler, on its edge, on the fabric >> where you want the line, and slide it back and forth a couple of times in >> the direction of the line. The chalk transfers in a nice clean line. I >> wouldn't even bother using fabric marker -- just carefully roll up the >> marked fabric, and unroll it as you need it. Before you roll, you might >> cover it with a thin strip of extra fabric to keep the excess chalk from >> transferring to the back of your working fabric. >> >> --Robin >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with… _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
