Wendy St Dogmaels wrote:
I am making an edging, the book says to use DMC Cotton Perle 8 with DMC 80
Cordonnet Special. Well I have the Perle but didn't have any Cordonnet, so I
have used Venus 70 instead. My problem is that it is very hard work as they
seem to be fighting each other by that I mean that tensioning is very
difficult as they don't slide if that is the right word. I have also
substituted the Perle for double Venus for the outer fan edging so I could
have the right colour.
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Perle Cotton has low twist, and 2 plies, which makes it kind of
"sticky". The Venus 70 is an apt replacement for DMC 80 Cordonnet
Special, both are about the same size and 6 plies, tightly twisted.
Well, first off, if threads don't slide well against each other,
there are two solutions:
1. Tension harder.
I worked a pattern in 40/3 linen and it was like pulling
rope! Working that pattern was like being at the gym, a real workout.
2. Tension more often, so the "stickiness" doesn't accumulate.
Is there a tip so that I can ensure this doesn't happen when I try to use
substitute threads. If only we had the money to get the correct threads each
time.
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There's no guarantee that the "correct" threads will be any more
well-behaved than a substitute.
I am slowly building up my thread library so fingers crossed in the
next 30 years I might have the right ones each time LOL.
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As for having the right threads in hand? LOL, ROTFL!!!! I have
enough thread to open a store, (too true!!) and I still buy it by the
handful! Even if you have the right thread, is it the right
color????? I like Tamara's answer to the problem, in that she bought
the whole color line of a thread, but I haven't done it yet. Dunno
why, maybe it's because I think it's too confining!!!!
Patty
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