On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 15:59:38 +1000, Liz wrote: >Please can someone tell me what "The Caron Collection Wildflowers, 100% >hand-dyed cotton thread" is like. >I have just found a hardanger pattern, a few years old, which uses this >thread in conjuntion with, (or in stead of) the usual thread - Perle nos 5, >& 8. Is is a single thread, like the Perle, or is it stranded, like usual >embroidery floss? It appears, from the picture, to be multi-coloured. >I have not heard of it before, and wonder where I can get it, or what I can >use as a substitute.
Caron have 2 threads that I have used for hardanger, Watercolours and Wildflowers. Watercolours is a perle cotton that has been overdyed. It comes in a hank with 3 strands twisted together that need separating before use. I think it's equivalent to a 5. I've used it for the thicker thread in Hardanger. Wildflowers is a much thinner thread, wound singly. It is tightly twisted, but still completely matte, doesn't have that sheen that the size 12 perle does. It can be used as the thinner thread in Hardanger. Since the colour ranges of Watercolours and Wildflowers overlap a lot, it is possible to use them as a pair in Hardanger. I've done this, but the result was too busy for my taste. I prefer to use Watercolours for the kloster blocks but have a toning plain colour for the needle weaving. The embroidery shop in Ballarat that David took me to when I stayed with him has an impressive range of threads, including Caron Watercolours. I can't remember offhand whether they had Wildflowers as well, but it's worth asking. -- After all is said and done, usually more is said than done. Steph Peters, Manchester, England [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
