Hallo,
because of that "striping" effect
this kind of varigated thread is seldom uesed in industry
if fo any reason what so ever we realy need a varigated thread
we will do it a bit differend
we then use a gimped thread
the core yanr is then an even coloured thread which matches the most
common ground colours of the thread (varigated ) which is used for gimping
if this is don whit evrytime a little space between the gimping you will
have a slightly underbroken pattern which will never give you any stripes.
i lack good proper english to explain it so for some it wiil be
jibberisch but try to immagine.......
this kind of thread is never offered to the hobby market because most of
you will find it not special
and don't seet he connection to the why of it i have offered that kind
of thread to several markets but
no way they did no twant it....
so what kin you do to mach it a littel bit....
you take that varigated thread and take an other thread on the same
bobbin together
and slightly twist them to give a "gimping effect" not the same but
it will give you an advantage..... beleve me
this way will do one disadvantage
the threads are becoming thicker which might give you the disadvantage
in certain patterns.
francis
Alice Howell schreef:
Variegated threads can be tricky. The color changes attract attention away
from the pattern. If you have an intricate pattern don't put variegated thread
in it.
I did a small 's Gravenmoerse pattern with variegated thread and the pattern
was very hard to see among the different color shades. Yet, if you use the
variegated ONLY on the cloth stitch trail of a pattern, it can be exquisite.
My friend did that on a scarf pattern and it turned out a prize winner.
The length of the thread in one color before it changes makes a big difference. I have been making roses with a pricking that is all half stitch. It's the shaping of the rose after the lace is done that makes this rose nice. Since there is essentially no 'pattern' in the lace, there is a lot of scope for using variegated threads. I made some with the variegated only on the passives, on both passives and worker, and just on the worker. This was larger scale thread...DMC Cordonnet 30. The color changes were many inches apart on this intended-for-crochet thread, but worked out fine in this case. I particularly liked using a solid color in the passives and the variegated (say...red and white) for the worker. Each color would do 8-12 rows before changing. This was enough space that it looked like whole petals alternating from lighter to darker.
I acquired a spool of thread with color changes every half inch or so. A
bookmark made of it was disappointing. The constant change of color distracted
from the pattern. The solid color bookmark of the same pricking was much more
attractive.
When a variegated thread is mixed with a solid color, the eye blends them.
Change one of the threads, and you get an entirely different look.
In general, I suggest keeping a thread that changes color limited to a simple
area of the item, such as cloth stitch sections. This will let the color be
the star of the show without competing with an intricate pattern at the same
time.
Also, different types of lace will respond differently to being made with variegated threads. Experiment a bit, but be aware that some things will not work out as well as hoped. Then again, some of them will be absolutely amazing.
Alice in Oregon -- expecting record high temp of 96+ degrees fahrenheit tomorrow. Rather a shock after below normal temps all spring. But it's only for 4 days and then the cool returns.
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Any hints about using variegated thread successfully? I've been using
some Valdani thread as workers in a piece of Torchon and it's comming out
in regular stripes - not the effect I wanted at all. Other times I've
used it and the patterns been completely lost and a mess. What's the
trick?
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