Joy wrote:
I just pulled one of the threads, and the entire skein coiled up on it,
then the coil dropped off and unwound, ready to straighten out and pull out
another thread.
From: Adele Shaak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I agree with Joy - that's how I separate floss, and I can't understand
why
At 09:44 AM 4/5/04 -0400, Panza, Robin wrote:
I've never heard any forbidding edict against embroidery floss. Just a
number of people who pointed out how hard it is to get BL-length single
plies out of that 6-ply skein.
Has embroidery floss changed? In the fifties, I couldn't buy baby-pink
This is just what the Skein Separator has you do...only it has a little weight
on it that you hang over a door or drawer. Told that I was aghast to see how
simple it is.I thought I was getting something wonderful and for some it
is probably great. BarbE
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Robin wrote:
I've never heard any forbidding edict against embroidery floss. Just
a
number of people who pointed out how hard it is to get BL-length
single
plies out of that 6-ply skein.
and Joy wrote:
I just pulled one of the threads, and the entire skein coiled up on
it, then
the coil
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one strand of DMC embroidery floss, the worst choice as everybody
knows, and a dreadful no-no for lacemakersSo what, what, what, dear
Arachnes, is the forbidding edict against floss all about?
I've never heard any forbidding edict against
My *educated guess* is that DMC use Brilliante/Retors 30 to make their
six stranded embroidery floss.
Some years ago I heard a lace day talk my one of the top marketing guys
from Madeira and he definitelly said that Madeira use Tanne/cotona to
make their six stranded embroideryfloss, and it
Dear Spiders allAs I have been in a steady 24/7 lacemaking mood in
this recent rainy spell, I've had lots of time to work on my much-beloved current
project, Cloth-of-Gold, a beige-and-gold tablecloth, and, obviously, have
had time to muse, ponder, meditate, ruminate, wonder, and . . .
Hi, sounds wonderful. I say whatever works for you is just great. Must try it
myself.
KEEP LACING, VIVIENNE, BIGGINS
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