I use a piece of fabric that's made from cotton and has a small pile - I don't
know what it's called. I bought it to use when beading. I'm not very
experienced with continentals yet, but I think it does make a difference. The
bobbins still rolled pretty badly the first time I tried them and the
Couldn't find a picture of this on Tim's website - it this like a latch
hook?
Regards
Liz Beecher
Further to what Clay has said, it has quite a deep, sharp hook, which holds
the thread more easily than a crochet hook does. Other than that, it's like a
crochet hook with the tip bent back, at
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 to
Hello
My husband made some of my continentel bobbins square by using an electric
grinder or file, I don´t know what it is called in english. They work
great, they don´t roll around and are no more difficult to use than the
rest of my round continentals. They don´t make me work slower
Ann-Marie
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 g) amount of money for the Mechlin pins
(about the same size as insect pins 00, I think). Since I trust
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.snipped
Clay
I usually do a double half hitch (ie twist the
thread twice) round the neck
to
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
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.
Lorri F
I have found that the silk I work with (Tire) likes to lose
it's twist when I work with it. It
Years ago I bought a supple of insect pins through a university
professor of entomology. I hated them because I bent 2 out of every 3
that I used. I guess I am ham-fisted ;-) Then I discovered the 'Ultra
Fine Pins' sold by Tim Parker. They are slightly thicker so I don't
bend them,
Hi Sylvia,
I think I am with you! From the very first time I worked with silk I have
loved the feel, sheen and look of the finished article when made in silk!
I still use DMC 30 or 50 for some things, and the lovely Spanish Finca
thread too, but for something special I use silk - and like you,
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
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
Dear Arachnes,
I just want to remind some of you to please trim your posts when you hit
Reply. Some of the recent postings have been very long, with two or three
previously quoted e-mails, and it's a burden on the digest subscribers, who
have to scroll through pages of old material. Thank-you.
I am hoping that some one on Arachne can help me, I am sorting
out family photos with my family in Florida, we have identified
many, one is a real mystery. There are three women they all
have hoops under their dresses. Now I know from other photos
that they would have been taken in the 1800's
Gentle Spiders,
I need help...
What's the English term -- *is* there an English term? -- for the
do-dad that used to show up on old maps? It looks like what one sees
on a compass: a convergence of rhombuses (rhombi?), usually 8,
sometimes 16, but at least 4, each pointing to a different
Tamara,
It's called a compass rose. Here's a website that tells of it's origins.
http://www.gisnet.com/notebook/comprose.html
Heather
Abbotsford, BC
Where we are having unseasonable warm weather.
At 09:59 PM 28/09/2003 -0400, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
Gentle Spiders,
I need help...
What's
On Sunday, September 28, 2003, at 06:59 PM, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
What's the English term -- *is* there an English term? -- for the
do-dad that used to show up on old maps? It looks like what one sees
on a compass: a convergence of rhombuses (rhombi?), usually 8,
sometimes 16, but at least
On Sunday, September 28, 2003, at 08:40 AM, Jean Peach wrote:
I am hoping that some one on Arachne can help me, I am sorting
out family photos with my family in Florida, we have identified
many, one is a real mystery. There are three women they all
have hoops under their dresses. Now I know
On Sunday, Sep 28, 2003, at 22:14 US/Eastern, H. (Heather) Muth wrote:
It's called a compass rose. Here's a website that tells of it's
origins.
http://www.gisnet.com/notebook/comprose.html
Thanks to everyone who answered. And especial thanks to Heather for the
website. Personally, I think
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