One idea I got from a lace pal is a working database - all threads are sorted and stored according to the wrap sizes given in Brenda Paternoster's book Threads for Lace (T4L). e.g. the Special Dentelles 80 and equivalent sizes of other brands are together. If a pattern is to be enlarged, or reduced, one would check the ratio of wraps per Brenda's book, and locate the respective size of thread if it is in one's stash. I haven't done this myself.
I have wanted but not yet got, a handheld device for storing data (can't recall the acronym, Palm makes one) thinking I would use it for threads, useful on shopping trips (maybe?) - for now I just truffle into the stash, clumped in clear boxes labelled 'cotton' 'linen' 'metallic and other' - and I keep my copy of T4L within reach! On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 10:47 AM, Rhiannon Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I apologise if this has been discussed previously but I was wondering if > anyone has created a database or catalogue of threads they own so that when > they come to do a project with different thread they can check what they > have > and then use it otherwise place and order or change the pattern size > acordingly. > -- Bev (near Sooke, BC on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
