On 1/27/2019 3:23 PM, Susan wrote:
In the meantime, now that I realize that I have a
two- or three-lifetime supply of Cordonnet, I will
find a solution.
I use Cordonnet as sewing thread -- #100/6 for general
work, #80/6 for heavy duty. None of the three-ply
cotton sewing threads are strong
Thx Jane—When I checked the Archives, I didn’t find the discussion of Cotona
green you mentioned but I did find other interesting tidbits so I annotated
Brenda’s book. The project I referenced did involve pale green Cotona 618
seafoam (!!), but I’ve had similar issues with 668 goldenrod so I’m i
Susan,
There's absolutely nothing wrong in wanting to work in white (or any other
colour) :-).
I remember some years ago there was a problem with a particular, pale green,
Madeira Tanne (they changed the name to Cotona when they started selling it on
smaller reels) that used to unravel during
"is that all my right hand picots split, the left ones are great what is
causing this please?"
Sounds like that, in part at least, is about the twist of the thread and you
will have to practice compensating for it.
Best,
Susan Reishus
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I have tried to find information in the books I have, but have not been
able to find anything that gave a date for the appearance of corners in
lace. I did find a statement by Geraldine Stott that "in the old days,
lace was always made straight and then gathered round the corners".
(The Bobbi
