>>>From: W & N Lafferty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
nothing suitable (thick enough) for the two single gimps (I figured I'd need
Perle 5 for effect). So I would up pairs of bobbins with Perle 8 in aqua,
and instead of passing the threads over the gimp, I passed the linen threads
through the pair of Perle 5's and gave the gimps a twist (a la Russian tape
lace).<<<
What a neat idea! I've not run across this in torchon before, but it sounds
like it would be great--just twist the "gimp pair" between each passing of
the worker. I, too, have been faced with having the perfect color for gimp,
but not thick enough. I wish I'd thought of doing this. Seems to me it'd
work for other laces (such as point grounds), too. Wouldn't work for
Chantilly or Floral Bucks, though, because they often bundle passives with
the gimp.
I've been doing a bunch of ornaments adapted from a torchon pattern ("Amy",
by Debbie Beaver, from the IOLI bulletin a couple of years ago). It has a
pretty intricate path for the gimp (not at all difficult, but it meanders
all over the place). I'll bet using a thinner gimp with Noelene's method
would really make that gimp path stand out beautifully for the ornaments! I
do believe I'll have to give it a try.
Robin P.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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