This engineering felt sounds very interesting. Do you use it over
another surface for the pins or is it thick enough as is. Can you
advise the pros/cons over the foam? And, where is it available?
Thanks ahead for all information
Diane Z
Lubec, Maine
On May 6, 2009, at 10:41 PM, Sue
Happy to take credit, even when not due. But I think that idea was
Ulrike's, courtesy of Janice Blair.
Devon
In a message dated 5/6/2009 10:42:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
sarnia...@orcon.net.nz writes:
I also like the hint from Devon about leaving a clear area around the
pricking when using
Lynn wrote.
What a lovely friend! Why don't you do a wrap test and see what it compares
to?
~~ Empress Lynn, Co-Ruler of the Dewitt Empire, Czaritsa to the State of
Procrastination, Queen of the Mountain of Laundry people, Ruler of the Sea
of Dishes, Scourge of the Dust Bunny
Update, I have completed my napkin strips and need to sort out my reading
matter and material to make these up oer the coming days (taking a brief break
before I go for that), but my pillows are all now empty.
My garter pattern isn't ready to begin or my photo frame designed, so i
thought I would
Dear Sue
I have never mixed cotton and silk together and it would be interesting to
see the result.However be very careful as they do work very differently
and any laundering (but I guess you don't plan to) may provide unwanted
complications. The only threads I have mixed together
Yes it is. I have made several garters now, and the last one I used Pipers
silk. It looks lovely. As regards expense, having put all those hours
and love into the garter, then the cost is relatively small.The reels I
bought from Pipes were, roughly, only about £3.00 ish, and although
Hi Sue
By the S in milanese braid do you mean Sandi Woods' S for Serpent
which is on the front of a Pat Read book? If so this is a fairly fine,
conventional style of BL and I personally wouldn't mix cotton and silk
in that type of lace. Cotton and rayon or cotton and linen, yes as
they are
The Pat Read one, and am going to do that in all silk.
It is the garter I was wondering about the mix, but did think maybe it
wasn't the best plan.
It might be time to dive into a trial of silk with the garter and work
gently and carefully. Such a special piece does deserve good thread.
I have used silk as a gimp with cotton threads, but only for lace which
would be framed. The sheen of the silk added a lot to the effect of the
gimp.
I will say this about working Milanese in silk... Silk is so slippery,
and it's very difficult to tension evenly when you're working those
I've had a query on Arachne, from Sue in Dorset who is thinking of working
one of my pieces (which Brenda kindly answered), passed on to me.
This answer may be of some help to her, I hope so:
In the introductions in both of my own books, I cover the reasons why I work
in silk comprehensively. If
I have used silk for lots of my Milanese pieces. Usually Gutterman 100/3. I
have not had a problem with slipping silk, well at least no more than with
cotton. Occasionally the thread will unwind in the twist, but that just
requires rolling the bobbin in the opposite direction and keeping an eye
If the pattern is 2mm diagonal, it's only 1.41 straight, so 2.82mm
between the footside pins (in torchon) so Fil a Dentell will be WAY
too thick, so will Madeira 30. You'll need something like 45 wraps/cm.
Bart Francis do a Schappe silk 210/2 that size, and Piper's spun
silk 210 /2 is 46
Reeled or filament silk is very slippery and because it is continuous
filaments it does not have to be twisted very firmly which makes it
lovely and shiny to look at but will snag on the slightest bit of
roughness. Spun silk, made from the bits left over from reeled silk
production, and
Sue hurwitz...@supanet.com wrote:
It might be time to dive into a trial of silk with the garter and work gently
and carefully.
I'm curious about this comment (work gently and carefully). Silk is a lot
stronger than the same thickness of cotton. I use silk often--Gutermann 100/3
I'm curious about this comment (work gently and carefully). Silk is a lot
stronger than the same thickness of cotton.
Robin P.
Los Angeles, California, USA
robinl...@socal.rr.com
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My two cents about silk.
1. Filament silk (my experience is
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