Hi All -- I posted this earlier, or tried to, but it hasn't shown up, so I'm trying again....Apologies if it turns out to be a double thread!!
In a message dated 7/30/2005 8:31:37 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dear Jeri, Thank you for the information on needles, threading and sewing. I am not much of a sewer even though I had to take the subject in high school, and like Sue I don't remember learning any tips on grain in thread or threading a needle for that matter. It is wonderful to have someone more knowledgeable to pass on these tips to everyone. Dittos from me (and I'm not a ditto-head, in case anyone wonders...) -- I do a lot of hand sewing and I have not heard of any of this before. Last night I paid attention to the needle and thread, as Jeri described, and it made a big difference right away. I really appreciate learning this. Just this week I've been fretting over the way my thread kept knotting and tangling -- now I know why that was happening, and I can avoid it! And I've seen the way it twists the way I sew, but I didn't pay attention to that before - annoying as it was to stop every once in awhile and drop the needle to let it unspin. I didn't think about the effect it was having on the way the thread lays and pulls through the fabric. It really looked much smoother and nicer immediately -- I can see where I started using Jeri's techniques. Now I'm looking forward to trying Jeri's advice on my embroidery stitches. Also, I might mention, I have noticed the change in quality in DMC thread, but I thought it must just be false nostalgia about "the good old days." It's too bad that the quality has in fact diminished, and I wasn't dreaming about the golden days of yore. If anyone finds any better embroidery thread is available somewhere, please let me know! THANK YOU, JERI! I'm curious to know more about how you learned all this, in a nutshell version, of course...I took home ec, of course, and have been sewing for years, and collecting books and magazines, etc., but I have not encountered this information before anywhere or from anyone....It's wonderful to learn these things that make such a difference. Ricki Utah, USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
