In a message dated 7/31/2005 2:05:31 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >We were told to bring #5 pencil. WalMart has never heard of it and, > >truth to tell, I heven't seen one since I left Poland (1972), so I > >didn't have one. Deb Bender (the organiser of the workshop) had > >supplied a box of them, for all other lame ducks like myself, but I > >never got to use it. By the time I got past the stitch-counting stage > >and to the free-drawn design, it was quite evident (from the speedier > >learners' efforts) that a pencil that hard may keep its point very > >well, but doesn't leave a very visible line behind it... Unless I'm mistaken, the handsewing reading I've done suggested using a soft-lead pencil, and that's what I have used. I would have a hard time seeing a hard pencil line on fabric, especially after spending a lot of time working with it, as the lines begin to rub away. Soft pencil lines do smudge sometimes, which is annoying, so maybe I'd be better off using a harder lead, although t does seem to wash out all right, so far...But now you've got me wondering. Ricki Utah USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
