Dear Susan and others interested,
May I recommend a book to you?
"The Needleworker's Companion" by Shay Pendray, 1-931499-07-1, published by
Interweave Press (which also publishes PieceWork Magazine). I met Shay when
we took the same EGA teacher certification course together almost 40 years
ago. She owns a retail needlework shop in Michigan, has taught
internationally, traveled widely, written books, and hosts/produces a PBS
(American TV
Channel) series called Needle Arts Studio.
This 112-page spiral-bound book is about needlework, and has a heap of
information about threads and techniques that apply to many other needlearts -
including lace - if you think about what you are reading and apply it to
lacemaking problems. It is small and will fit in your tote bag.
I recommend you read just 5 pages a night and think about them. In less
than a month you will have read the book, and by reading only 5 pages, you'll
have had plenty of time to make lace.
Go to _www.interweave.com_ (http://www.interweave.com) Put
"Needleworker's Companion" in the search box at top right. Find the book by
Shay Pendray.
Or you can Google "Shay Pendray". The 5th entry (of over 14,000 about her)
is a book review.
Jeri Ames
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
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In a message dated 9/8/2008 1:50:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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I always worked x-stitch over 1 to get that petit point look because I can't
stand that bunched up look you get over 2. (Did I mention that I'm not fond
of x-stitch!?!) Well duh--that's why--but hey--who's got time to fiddle
with a laying tool for such a soporific technique? As to mixing threads,
anyone
who has stitched with/cussed at Kreinik blending filament will
agree--BUT--sometimes I've gotten some lovely shading by mixing threads in the
needle.
I've only tried this with cotton & have not yet done this with lace--but I do
wonder whether 2 low-twist threads could be twisted together, a la the
Japanese method of twisting flat silk?? They also twist high-twist silks
together
at the JEC but the result is quite squirrelly & intended for couching. Susan
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