Dear Lacemakers, I have been admiring the scarf that Martina Wolter-Kampmann is wearing in the video that accompanies her book Unsichtbar\Invisible. I am thinking of designing and making something like that for myself. I wandered into a local weaving supply store (Knotty by Nature for those of you in the vicinity of Victoria BC) and was looking at their hand dyed silk threads.
My question to you is, what qualities should I look for when choosing a thread for a bobbin lace scarf? I would like it to be soft and flowing so I am thinking silk or a silk blend and I want the grid size to be fairly large, maybe 8 mm between footside pins. My biggest concern is that the threads I have been looking at do not have much of a twist. Will they fall apart as I am working? The shop owner is very knowledgeable and dyes and spins some of the threads that he sells. So what questions should I ask him about his threads? Many thanks, Veronika - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
