---- bev walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I dislike combining strands of a fine thread to make up the equivalent size of a thicker thread. -----
I have to side with Bev on this one. In polychrome, you can get wonderful shading by using a bunch of fine strands together as the worker, gradually replacing the strands one-by-one with another shade. However, any other time I'd much rather use a thread where the strands have already been plied for me, and they're used to working together as a unit. Whenever I try to make my own thread, the strands are much too independent. They ignore each other and go their own ways instead of cooperating. I must admit I do mix threads, though. While I generally pair silk with silk and cotton with cotton, etc., I will happily substitute buttonhole twist for perle, or perle for cordonnet, if the size is right and the color is what I'm looking for. The gimp requires different tensioning thant he rest of the threads anyway, so I don't care if my gimp tensions differently than the designer's suggested gimp. But then I'm a very slow lacemaker. If I have to tension more frequently, it just means more chances to admire the pretty design while I watch the threads straighten out. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
