Morning Spiders I use variegated thread mixed with white thus:
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/562969811lwzEvS I found using the thread in 'small width areas' actually gives a graded result rather than a stripey one! Stops the 'tartan effect'. Jeanette - Maybe we should say to David ' sometimes one has to make it easy, otherwise they 'switch off'!!! Will wait for more clue!!! Sue in East Yorkshire > > > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [lace] Variegated thread > > Thanks to all those kind Arachne members who contacted me to say > that my > test message had finally reached Arachne. I don't know why my address > was suddenly not recognised years ago and I've been a lurker who > couldn't > send to list even when I tried. > > No more excuses. > I'd better say something lace related now. > > Any hints about using variegated thread successfully? I've been using > some Valdani thread as workers in a piece of Torchon and it's > comming out > in regular stripes - not the effect I wanted at all. Other times I've > used it and the patterns been completely lost and a mess. What's the > trick? > > Hilary - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
