On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:31:19 -0000, Carol wrote: >But - I well remember the first Flanders course I went on in Rugby, in >England. I was suffering terribly from flu' but, I had paid, so was going >to do it! I was working a little heart pattern and, when it came time to >put in the gimp, I rummaged in my box of tricks, coming up with a ball of a >very pretty pink gimp. Just what I thought would be perfect for a small >heart... But - the tutor saw it, was absolutely aghast, and said in tones >of horror "You're not using that, are you, Carol!" >"Perish the thought!" I said, hurriedly returning the spool to its hiding >place, and rummaging in my neighbour's box for white gimp!
I'm made of sterner stuff Carol, and carried on with the pink gimp in a piece of Flanders on my first Flanders course, despite a (polite) horrified reaction from the teacher. She warned me it would not work well. But I figured it was the end of the week, I was doing a little sample to learn a corner, so I might as well find out what coloured gimps look like in Flanders. And in this particular case I have to agree with the teachers, it's not good. Flanders has so many worker exchanges where 4 bobbins cross the gimp, that a coloured gimp shows up as a dotted line. I used a strong pink gimp with ecru main thread. Make up your own minds by looking at the piece here: http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/bobbinlace/flanders.htm I don't care for the effect, so I shan't choose such a big contrast again. However I do think that a softer pastel gimp in a white piece could look good. -- Money can't buy everything. That's what credit cards are for. Steph Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tatting, lace & stitching page <http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.htm> - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
