In a previous message, I said: > > > Most of these threads were rayon so they don't > work well with lace.
I got a private reply back which I wish to pass on, and ask a question of you all: > > I love my rayon machine > embroidery threads for lace and > lots of my students get on well with them. As > single threads for Milanese and > similar like the Sandi Woods lace, or doubled up for > Torchon. No worse than > silk for staying on the bobbins. Finally all the > different makes - Madeira, > Coates, Sulky/Guttermans, Janone and others - each > have their own wide colour > range, but as they also all work well together, there > is an excellent choice of > intermediate colours for shading. This made me think. Why do I say no rayon? My first teacher used cotton and linen. Others had said natural fibers were best -- cotton, linen, silk. The only real NO I can think of is No Polyester. Somehow my mind put the polyester and rayon in the same pile. So --- I take back my statement. I have no proof to back it up. And now have the interesting challenge of trying these threads for myself. All these years I may have overlooked the resource right at hand of a couple hundred colors of thread. My question to you: Have you used rayon thread for lace, and if so, how did it work for you? Alice in Oregon -- nasty weather, cold, wet, windy. Staying in and warm today. Supposed to start using fingers in a light, limited way. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
