In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Carol Adkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > I wound >the bobbins and, as I thought that a pale pink gimp would look well with the >ecru lace, I wound several pairs of said pink gimp.
I had similar with my first attempt at designing a piece for a pendant in Bucks - in Jennifer Ford's class. Using "white" silk (silk white is more of a cream) for the main threads, decided to use pink to outline the "flowers" and green for the stems - both pastel shades. Jennifer's comment (and I can't remember exactly what she said now) about using coloured gimps put me off wearing said pendant for a long time.. until, my first ever demonstration outing (for the first National Lacemaking Day, in 1991), when I had it pinned up amongst other pieces I had made - and quite a few favourable comments were made, as to how pretty it looked, etc. After that, I gained the confidence to wear it. The pink and green threads have now both faded back to almost white, though - (has anyone else had this problem with Mulberry Silks?) - so maybe yet another reason why we think that "traditional" lace was all white, black or ecru? -- Jane Partridge - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
