Hi everyone If you can't get the WHall threads, Mettler 60/2 is reasonably 'fine' (the term is relative - quite fine for machine sewing, fine enough for Buckspoint <g>) - and comes in many colours. The best way to use mulitple colours in Bucks, and avoid random crisscrossing or too much thread fiddling - do honeycomb sts rather than the diagonal ground. Go here to see a nice picture: http://home.metroweb.co.za/~cooke/whatnow.htm and if you can obtain a copy of Colour: What Now, for more info on colour in Buckspoint, so much the better ;)
For thread junkies, if all you have to work with are the Heirloom threads from YLI, a tip I just learned from Jeri on a somewhat unrelated thread topic (rayon I think, yes?) - run the thread through a damp cloth before winding onto the bobbin (allow a minute for it to dry, maybe do this on a dry - as in weather - day). One pass removes most of the starch! Actually I haven't tried this with YLI, but I did experiment with a stiff variegated thread for serging, voila the stiffness disappeared and I had a pleasantly pliable strand for lace :)) -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
