Hello Brenda
I'm doing as the expert tells me and I've started winding with the Egyptian
cotton 80 - thanks for the advice.
Regards
Diana
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From: "Brenda Paternoster" <[email protected]>
To: "Diana Smith" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Arachne" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [lace] Finca threads
Using Tanne or DMC Broder machine instead of Brok 100/3 or Finca *will*
make a difference to the feel of the lace because both Tanne and Broder
Machine are 2 ply threads which will make a softer, more draping lace. 3
ply threads are rounder and the lace has more 'body' to it.
If all you are concerned with is finding a suitable thickness for your
pattern then yes you could use one of the Tannes, or nearer in thickness
would be Egyptian 80 (a couple of wraps either way doesn't make a great
deal of difference with the finer threads). But if you want a substitute
for Finca 80 that matches in both thickness and structure the only choice
is Brok 100/3.
Make a sample piece with your chosen thread, take the pins out and see if
you like the effect.
Brenda
I shall be using it for a floral Beds motif - adapted by Anita Wilkinson
from one of the old units prickings - so adding an extra pair here or
there shouldn't be a problem.
Depends how close you need to be. Brenda has just said Brok, but Fince
80 and 100 are both sold as equivalent to Tanne 80. This latter thread
sits between the two Fincas, slightly nearer to 100 I think. I have used
both as alternatives to the Tanne 80 and prefer the 100, but only because
with Milanese I prefer the option of putting an extra pair or two in if
needed, to trying to do a braid with less pairs than I really need.
So, if whatever you are making could cope with a slightly finer thread,
then the Tanne is an option. Much closer (only 1 wpc different) is the
DMC machine broder (or the older retors or brilliante d'alsace). I don't
think that amount of difference would affect the appearance of the lace
at all.
Brenda in Allhallows, Kent
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html
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