Most of the holes are quite small. One piece has a large hole in the middle of a flower petal embroidered in BIG satin stitches; I'd love advice on what to do with it! Darn it and then satin stitch over it? Patch and satin stitch over that since the patch won't end up showing?
Dora ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Babbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 7:08 AM Subject: Re: [lace] need information on some thread > Dora > > I think like others giving you advice that you would be safest staying with linen. Mixing > threads can always cause problems. > > If you give me your address, I will happily send you samples of any fine white linen > threads that I can find in my stash. I will let you know their details so you can > identify which is best. I think you are looking for ordinary machine sewing thread and > finer. Is that correct? > > I don't often work in linen (having a personal preference for using cotton or silk) so > don't have a huge collection. There may be other people on the list prepared to send you > samples. > > How many holes are you darning? How big are they? Presumably you won't need a lot of > thread in total, and if there are several pieces they may need different threads. Can you > estimate how much thread you would need? If it's a small amount (10 yards or so), I will > happily send you that. > > Sue > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
