Re: [lace] Black thread vs. white thread

2011-06-11 Thread Adele Shaak
When I wrote about the effect of dyes on thread fibers, I expected to start a discussion, and have been successful. I know you both (and many others) have much experience, with threads and dyes. Hi Everybody: I haven't noticed this in embroidery cottons, but I can speak about wool. I

Re: [lace] Black thread vs. white thread

2011-06-10 Thread Jeriames
Dear thread users, When I wrote about the effect of dyes on thread fibers, I expected to start a discussion, and have been successful. I know you both (and many others) have much experience, with threads and dyes. When I joined the Embroiderers' Guild of America in 1968, some of the

Re: [lace] Black thread vs. white thread

2011-06-10 Thread Lora
Could it be just a trick of the eye? That the darker shades appear finer and so to get the same visual effect an additional thread is added, or is there a measurable physical difference? On 11 Jun 2011, at 05:36, jeria...@aol.com wrote: Dear thread users, When I wrote about the effect of

[lace] Black thread vs. white thread

2011-06-09 Thread Jeriames
The computer is back! And I have returned from the Costume Society of America's symposium, where I brushed up on textile conservation, to be sure there were no new developments that could affect lace. Our newbies may not know that in the process of dyeing thread, white is the fluffiest.