Robin,
Thanks very much for your suggestions about silk threads. I think I've seen
YLI threads in local quilt shops, but I don't know whether that included
their silks. (Or maybe it was in Hobbycraft - sorry for mentioning the H
word, Jean and Liz!) Thanks also for the tip about the thread untw
Patty,
Thank very much for your notes about the silk threads, and the tips about
wetting the knots. I know I can get Pipers Silks in the UK from their web
site, but I will look out for the other threads you mention.
What are insect pins? I've never heard of them!
Regards,
Annette,
London
> De
On Saturday, Sep 27, 2003, at 03:28 US/Eastern, Annette Gill wrote:
What are insect pins? I've never heard of them!
They're what the butterfly collectors use to anchor the specimens to
display them. Very fine, and with a very tiny, round (not flat) head.
They come either in black or in stainles
Annette said ..
Thanks also for the tip about the thread untwisting -
I have problems with that when I use continental bobbins, so I'd better
stick to Midlands bobbins when I use silk.
I seem to remember a tip about using suedde or chamais leather under
continentals to stop them rolling - anyo
So be
sure you know which way your silk is twisted, and wind
accordingly.
Clay
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 3:42 AM
Subject: [lace] Re: Working with silk thread
> R
> I seem to remember a tip about using suedde or chamais
leather under
> continentals to stop them rolling - anyone know if this is
a figment of my
> imagination or if it actually works?
>
> jenny barron
> sunny Scotland
It actually works. And it's important to keep the pillow as
flat as possible
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 12:43:46 -0700, Jenny wrote:
>I seem to remember a tip about using suedde or chamais leather under
>continentals to stop them rolling - anyone know if this is a figment of my
>imagination or if it actually works?
I have two cover cloths made from stretchy velvet fabric. They w
In a message dated 27/09/2003 13:24:13 GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Hi Annette -
>
> I have found that the silk I work with (Tire) likes to lose
> it's twist when I work with it. It also had a lot of
> trouble with the hitch jumping off the neck of the bobbin.
>
> Clay
I usu
Thanks - I'll bear that in mind. I wasn't really aware of the different
twists on thread until I read Brenda Paternoster's book. A very useful
book - but I never realised thread was so complicated!
Regards,
Annette, London
> Hi Annette -
>
> I have found that the silk I work with (Tire) likes
In a message dated 27/09/2003 23:38:52 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
>
> Holly Van Sciver explained it to me when I questioned the wisdom of
> spending an inordinate (to me ) amount of money for the Mechlin pins
> (about the same size as insect pins 00, I think). Since I trust h
>
> Hi Annette -
> >
> > I have found that the silk I work with (Tire)likes
to lose it's twist when I work with it. It also had a
lot of trouble with the hitch jumping off the neck of
the bobbin.
> >
> > Clay
>
> I usually do a double half hitch (ie twist the
> thread twice) round the neck
>
I must be doing something wrong! I have never ( knock on wood) had any
trouble working with silk. I find it much easier to work with than linen or
cotton. I am fairly new to silk and love it so much that I may use it
whenever I can get away with it now.
We don't have any lace police in south T
is twisted, and wind
> accordingly.
>
> Clay
>
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> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Subject: [lace] Re: Working with silk thread
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I must be doing something wrong! I have never ( knock on wood) had any
trouble working with silk. I find it much easier to work with than linen or
cotton. I am fairly new
On Sunday, Sep 28, 2003, at 14:06 US/Eastern, Lorri Ferguson wrote:
I have found the same 'phenomena' with Z-twist threads.
Is the 'proper' wind direction then counter clock-wise (when looking
at the
head end of the bobbin? I have always wound clock-wise.
I'm with Sylvia and Carol; I never had a
On Saturday, Sep 27, 2003, at 08:32 US/Eastern, Clay Blackwell wrote:
I seem to remember a tip about using suedde or chamais leather under
continentals to stop them rolling - anyone know if this is a figment
of my
imagination or if it actually works?
jenny barron
sunny Scotland
It actually works
On Sunday, Sep 28, 2003, at 07:38 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Liz)
wrote:
Just a question to the spiders though, does anyone know of a supplier
in the
UK who sells insect pins (and I don't just mean lace suppliers).
I know that some Americans bought their pins (dirt cheap ) from the
Prague Z
On Sunday, Sep 28, 2003, at 07:38 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Liz)
wrote:
Just a question to the spiders though, does anyone know of a supplier
in the
UK who sells insect pins (and I don't just mean lace suppliers).
If you know someone who has a connection to a university or college,
you mi
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