>In a message dated 14/06/2005 22:08:36 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >writes: > >I want to make a pricking for a beginner of the beginner's "bandage" to be >made using ordinary sewing thread.
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes > and I felt, when I'd finished that I hadn't >achieved anything. ...... >and >gives them something worth having as their first project. I assume there is a reason for wanting to use sewing thread as a first rather than anything thicker (which most of us probably use - either one of the cordonnets or Perle 8). However, it does pose some problems for beginners - though they would either learn to tension properly very quickly or get very frustrated with broken threads! - and as Jacqui says, it grows very slowly. But, there is no reason why you can't do something with the bandage produced - two short narrow lengths (about 2 inches), coiled round a bobbin and stiffened (I use this as a just past beginner project, and incorporate a wire pair to hold the coil in place) can be used for earrings. You can do this with any thickness of thread. An ordinary bandage can be gathered down one side into a rosette, placed on an interesting background (I've started using glitter card for this) and placed in a coaster. Once the piece has served its purpose in the straight - to learn the stitches - it doesn't have to stay straight! You don't have to do miles of bandage - careful placing of the basic stitches, and use of colour, (which helps a beginner understand the stitches) can make a 6-8 inch length of the beginner strip into a bookmark. Having something usable rather than just a strip of bandage at the end of the exercise gives a morale boosting sense of achievement, and motivates the beginner to go on to other things. Get bored with a bandage, and you may stop there. -- Jane Partridge -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.3/15 - Release Date: 14/06/2005 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
