On Jul 27, 2005, at 12:42, susan wrote:
i was reading up on handspun sewing thread and it suggests to run it
through bees wax before they start their sewing. does any one think it
would have a bad affect to run the lace thread through the wax? it
might stop the unwinding and unrolling of the t
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On Jul 30, 2005, at 10:07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jacquie) wrote:
As I write this, I am wondering what Tamara and others were using to
draw their designs on the tulle (net?) for tambouring,
We were told to bring #5 pencil. WalMart has never heard of it and,
truth to tell, I heven't seen one since
that would probably work like you said, but i will try it for one
project and see how bad it does. it isn't the problem with it slipping
out of stitch while the piece is still being worked. it is the
loosening of the stitches once the wax has faded that i am worried
about. once the lace is washed
On 31 Jul 2005, at 02:00, Tamara P Duvall wrote:
We were told to bring #5 pencil. WalMart has never heard of it and,
truth to tell, I heven't seen one since I left Poland (1972), so I
didn't have one. Deb Bender (the organiser of the workshop) had
supplied a box of them, for all other lame du
if you want to have colored linen thread, wrap it around a thin roll of
padding wrapped in cloth and put it in a dye bath. once it is dyed
then you can just let it dry and wind it on the bobbins.
--- Tamara P Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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I love making BL with linen and would probably do
In a message dated 7/31/2005 2:05:31 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
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> >We were told to bring #5 pencil. WalMart has never heard of it and,
> >truth to tell, I heven't seen one since I left Poland (1972), so I
> >didn't have one. Deb Bender (the organiser of the workshop) h