Re: [lace] using multiple threads as gimp
This idea of using multiple threads for gimps has been around for quite a few years. I was first told about it in the early 80s by Alex Stillwell and indeed used it in 1985 when I worked a tray cloth and didn't have the appropriate gimp to hand. Maureen East Yorkshire UK, where it is raining and decidedly cool. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] using multiple threads as gimp
Hi, About 20 years ago when I first attempted Point Ground my tutor at the time, Karen Blum, taught us the multi-stranded technique of gimps. She also taught us how to carry the unwanted threads to the next element via the gimp strands. It is a very tidy solution to excess threads. Cheers, Shirley T. - in cold, wet Adelaide, South Australia glad that the warmer weather is not too far away. On 28-Jul-15 1:02 AM, Bev Walker wrote: Hello Marianne and everyone This is an interesting technique that Ulrike outlines. I first encountered multiple threads as gimp when I tried Chantilly from Lia's book. Traditional Bayeux and old Tønder also have this kind of gimp. It is handy for pairs leaving the ground or motif with nowhere to go but join the gimp, until they are needed again in the design. You are right, it is also a good way to deal with stops and starts of the gimp, so that the lace looks nicer. On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 7:25 PM, Marianne Gallant wrote: Like who would ever come up with the idea of using several plies of the fine thread for the gimp and then splitting it onto 2 bobbins (4 per pair of gimps), so that you can easier move the gimps around to avoid having to end and restart them for different parts. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] using multiple threads as gimp
Hello Marianne and everyone This is an interesting technique that Ulrike outlines. I first encountered multiple threads as gimp when I tried Chantilly from Lia's book. Traditional Bayeux and old Tønder also have this kind of gimp. It is handy for pairs leaving the ground or motif with nowhere to go but join the gimp, until they are needed again in the design. You are right, it is also a good way to deal with stops and starts of the gimp, so that the lace looks nicer. On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 7:25 PM, Marianne Gallant wrote: > > Like who would ever come up with the idea of using several plies of the > fine thread for the gimp and then splitting it onto 2 bobbins (4 per > pair of gimps), so that you can easier move the gimps around to avoid > having to end and restart them for different parts. > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
