Hello All! Thank you Brenda for sharing your thread advice! It's already printed & secured with your book!! As an embroiderer, novice lacemaker & unrepentant thread junkie, I have a thread stash that rivals the inventory of a small needlwork shop. Arlene's point is well taken--idle threads are the devil's workshop! That said, the type & scale of the lace is definitely the issue for me & therein lies the problem. I love the flowers & critters of Honiton, but they lose something in the translation when used with larger scale threads & prickings. Oliver Twist is my favorite variegated cotton, but my Honiton leaves look--well--lumpy. Madeira Cotona is a better weight but colors are limited. So I'm now considering the advice of my friend who works Hardanger. She's been complaining for years because she needs perle 8 & 12 in the same color & DMC limits the color range of size 12. She finally gave up & now makes her pieces in white or ecru & dyes the whole thing after th! e fact. Our next EGA meeting is the annual dyeing day so I'd better get it in gear if I'm going to take lace in addition to all the ribbons, canvas, linen & threads that are on my to-dye list! My sense is that Torchon looks good in a larger scale with a broader range of threads, while other styles take on a garish appearance as proportions are increased. Even so, I will stay tuned to see what more experienced lacemakers have to say. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA
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