Dear Irene and fellow arachneans, I have used Madeira glissengloss sterling and loved it (it's the thread I used for my metallic coasters on webshots) no breakages but some tedious moments with unwinding at the bobbin latch stitch. It too is termed a blending thread but used it as the only thread for my pieces. I've just ordered some more as I want to work a whole piece in bronze but not decided on the design yet! I also plan to use DMC pearlescent effects Mouline in white as a single strand as a gimp thread with Madeira cotona 80 as ground thread; the wrap ratio for suitable gimp to main thread works out well according to Brenda's calculation in "Threads for Lace" I just hope the shimmeriness will be noticeable enough. I hope to utilise this thread combination for a ring pillow edging and hope to pick out the pearlescent colouration in the main cushion fabric or maybe just in the ribbons for holding rings. Has anyone else used the DMC metallic/pearlescent effects Mouline thread range? I would appreciate the feedback.
Thanks as always Rhiannon (Ireland) On Mar 29, 2009, at 10:44, Whitham, Irene wrote: > I have been making Susan Wenzel's Christmas Ornamanets and using > Kreinik > Blending Filament for a passive on the edge. The thread was a lot of > trouble > as it split and broke and did not manage well. > > Is the Madeira Metallic better? Are there other threads out there > that work > better? - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
