I believe the reason people are having trouble finding starch depends on
supply and demand. I have no trouble finding Argo and the old blue bottle
of Sta-flo starch in my area. If there is not a big demand for the product
in your area, the stores will drop the product. In my county, there is
The Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Virginia has summer session classes in
fiber arts. There are classes in other genres too.
http://visarts.org/adult-classes-2/fiber
They have classes for adults as well as children. The link is to the adult
classes. I am like a kid in a candy store and can't
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 12:31:49 -0700
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Gr ... !
Well, those two I can understand, as you can make them easily. Tarragon in
hot wine vinegar; let steep, and sugar in the blender.
Sharon C.
Sam's does carry a larger assortment of products than Costco. Costco
I googled both Argo and Sta-flo and these brands are readily available on
line...coupons and free shipping for some of the sites. Letting my fingers do
the shopping sure saves on gas!
-Original Message-
From: penn...@costumegallery.com
Sent 5/17/2012 3:44:33 AM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Many formerly readily available items are available via mail order, granted.
But that doesn't help if you need it tomorrow! I know, I know, just need to
plan ahead.
Ann Wass
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From: R Lloyd Mitchell rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu
To: Historical Costume
Exactly--I miss the days of being able to pop out to the store and grab the
dye I need that day, or have a jug of liquid starch available when I don't
have the time to mix my own,, I do still have one of the Wal-Marts with
a fabric section nearby, so I can pop out for kid's costume fabrics if
Does seem rather ironic that we have access to all kinds of exotic things we
never thought we could get our hands on, via the Internet, but, locally, our
choices are less and less. I still have one JoAnn's that is run out and pick
up a spool of thread close enough, and two more, along with G
My favorite thread has been discontinued without so much as a peep. I
am preternaturally p.o'd at the venerable Coats Clark, but now I
need to switch threads.
My old favorite was the sometimes deingrated Coats Clark cotton-
wrapped polyester. It had the shine of cotton and the strength of
I am finding the quality of CC 100% poly to be superior to Gutterman and
the other Melnicke (sp?) It seems much smoother to me. And now that they
have gone to the European style bobbin I like them even more!
Sg
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:11 AM, Marjorie Wilser the3t...@gmail.com wrote:
My
I stopped using the cotton wrapped polyester years ago, as my then-new Bernina
didn't like it. (It went through the top okay, but always seemed to gum up the
bobbin.) At that time, I switched to the long-staple European-made threads made
by Guttermann and Mettler. I've always found them
All our Walmarts got rid of their fabric awhile back - but they've brought it
back. It's not what it was and it is hit and miss, but its better than nothing.
What I've found with our JoAnns is that so many things are on sale and as such,
coupons are useless - if I really need to use a coupon
A doll maker friend of mine showed me how to make a 'quilter's knot'. I
have been using it for years now for 'normal' sewing and have never had a
problem with tying a knot. To ensure a smaller knot, I just make fewer
wraps around my needlehope this helps!
Sg
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:43
In my neighborhood (in NYC) some of the little mom and pop ethnic
convenience stores still sell Argo. Hard to find Linit, though (the
liquid starch I used to get and use for a number of things...)
Anne
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:49 AM, stils...@netspace.net.au wrote:
Guddammut, time for a
In cottons cotton poly, I like Meineke (whatever the spelling) and
Guterman best. I, too, sneer at the shreddy CC thread.
In silks, I prefer Earth Bell, tho I've never seen it in the US.
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
cinbar...@gmail.com
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:11 AM, Marjorie Wilser
I also prefer the all cotton threads, especially Gutterman. My sewing machine
was prepped by my repair guy to deal with the all cotton when he asked me my
preference, and for the most part I've had no problems with it. I can usually
get all cotton at the local fabric chain stores.
As to color
I used to buy Coats Clark cotton poly by preference, but it became so
fragile awhile back that I switched to Gutermann poly. I recently
bought some Gutermann all cotton and was surprised to find I like it
less than their poly--the poly is smoother. I always match colors very
carefully--I
On 05/17/2012 05:51 PM, Lavolta Press wrote:
I used to buy Coats Clark cotton poly by preference, but it became so
fragile awhile back that I switched to Gutermann poly. I recently bought
some Gutermann all cotton and was surprised to find I like it less than
their poly--the poly is smoother.
--
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Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 08:11:19 -0700
From: Marjorie Wilser the3t...@gmail.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: [h-cost] Thread- reluctant switcher needs suggestions
Message-ID: bec82a77-4330-4c05-88f9-ebd433cb6...@gmail.com
The fancy-pants polyester European threads always shredded in my machine, fwiw.
My workhorse cast-iron Singer worked just Fine with cotton-covered polyester.
Ann in CT
From: Cin cinbar...@gmail.com
In cottons cotton poly, I like Meineke (whatever the
I knew answers on thread preference would be all over the map--some like fancy
pants European threads, some don't.Also interesting to note that some want to
match thread to fabric exactly, others don't care. As to color, I veer towards
the match exactly, but if I have a spool that is close, I
Hi Claire,
I was positing having to buy my thread online. . . hard to upload that
bit of fabric swatch :-D
==Marjorie Wilser
@..@ @..@ @..@
Three Toad Press
http://3toad.blogspot.com/
from Claire:
I use Guterman, but that is mostly because it is the only 'brand' name
thread that
That's funny, Ann, . . . I've _heard_ the modern machines had trouble
with CC, but my Pfaff has never (save for a couple of occasions) had
trouble with it. Now, all bets are off.
I bought some CC all-poly thread simply because it was all I could
find. It's WAY better than the original
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