One, I don't have a lot of money right now. Two, I've never tried attaching
anything to fabric before, so the first pieces probably won't be very nice
anyway. Three, cheap on eBay doesn't necessarily mean low-quality (not that I
have any idea how to tell the quality of a piece of fabric in any case).
That said, I'd try to get better fabric if I had any idea how to tell which one
that is. It seems like just trying to buy more expensive fabric instead isn't
the best idea, so for now I'll just get some cheap stuff to practice with, and
maybe figure out the quality later. <g>
By the way, does anyone know if cross-stitch fabric is normally higher or lower
quality than other fabric?
Weronika
On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 08:35:16PM -0700, Darlene Mulholland wrote:
> I'm really far from a lace expert but I must question your search for
> 'cheap' linen. I sew, weave, do lace etc and would never consider investing
> my time in inferior materials. If you plan to spend hours on a lace edge a
> very small part of the investment is the fabric you plan to trim. I'd vote
> for using the very best quality of fabric you can find. Your time and work
> is well worth the investment.
>
> Think silk purse and sow's ear. <G>
>
> Darlene Mulholland
> www.darlenem.com
>
>
> I'm looking for cheap linen fabric to put lace edgings on. What's the
> difference between cross-stitch fabric and normal fabric, and would it make
> any sense to put lace edgings on it?
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Weronika Patena
Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA
http://vole.stanford.edu/weronika
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