Anyway, I have decided to try a piece from Yvonne Scheele-Kerkhof's beautiful Floral Bedfordshire book, and hope I don't upset the purists by making Beds in colored silk. Is it always made in cotton?
Janice =================================================== No, Janice. Beds is not always in cotton and not always in white or even one color. I made a piece that is up on my Webshots page that I made with all in color and mostly in silk. I used YLI 50 as I recall. It was great fun and a real brain teaser. Those who design Beds do not normally concern themselves with which pair goes where in regards to keeping a stem green or a poppy all red. But why be normal? Changing colors does mean more hanging in and taking out. But it's great fun. I distinctly remember feeling like a painter who was getting the light just right. And there are examples of color in Beds from the 1800s. One I can think of is in Bath's book "Lace". One little trick with silk when typing off is to put a drop of water on the knots. Patty - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
