Is Arachne down? This is the last message I've received. Anne in Austin TX
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tamara P. Duvall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lace Arachne" <lace@arachne.com> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 9:25 PM Subject: [lace] Re: curling pieces > On Jan 14, 2005, at 21:03, Helene Gannac wrote: > > > I didn't know DMC 50 was a Z ply. I've used it for years, and never > > had any problem > > until I used it with this particular metallic thread which I have > > never used before. > > I've never made any of the Springetts snakes, so didn't have anything > to contribute to Brenda's original "poll". But, Helene's mention of > metallic thread, *did* set some alarms a-ringing... :) > > I've been using metallic thread (fine: Sulky 142, Kreinik cord, and > some of the madeira threads, like Astros) for ages, and never had any > problems with pieces curling (lots of problems winding the bobbins, but > that's a different story). But, the metallics have always been used > *sparingly* - usually as a worker or an edge pair. > > I began to notice some misbehaviour, when I tried making a 2-Pair flake > centre (1" diameter) using metallic excusively; it stretched in an > unpredictable way. Still, the result was acceptable, and I considered > the experiment as "positive". But the Windrose 2, which is much > bigger... I'm so disgusted with the result, I didn't hang it on the > tree; not even in the back, where it wouldn't show. As soon as I can > find the time, I'll cut off the beads (waste not, want not) and trash > it... :) > > So I think metallics have something to answer for, in addition to the > S-ply/Z-ply conundrum (and, aren't all metallics Z-plied, on top of > being naughty otherwise?) > > -- > Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/ > Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
