On 6/06/11 11:27 AM, Elizabeth Ligeti wrote:
The beauty of Brenda's book, is that all the wpi are done by her, -
therefore the same hand and the same tension. This means it is a better
comparison than each of us doing our own measure!
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz
lizl...@bigpond.com
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To
NO, tension by the same hand can vary quite significantly!
But surely not as much as us each doing our own. So long as the winder is
aware of the amount of tension they are putting on the thread, and with
practise, there will be some consistency. Also I think I am right in saying
that
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Dear Alice,
DO NOT use blue film for black thread. The contrast is poor. White
might be a bit stark, but a light pastel sounds like a better
choice. I know now, for next time.
I know exactly what you mean, and in my experience I find it easiest
to use blue backing for white thread and an
So long as the winder is
aware of the amount of tension they are putting on the thread, and with
practise, there will be some consistency.
Yes with practice tension on a winding does become more even. I know that I
usually knit or crochet to the stated tension if I'm using the same
Hi All, I was just exploring a little and came across this wonderful
spider web fabric. Very cute! The Eric Carle museum focuses on
children's pictures books, Eric Carle illustrated The Hungry Caterpillar
among other books.
http://www.carlemuseum.org/Shop/Fabric
Jane in Vermont, USA where we
Hi David and everyone
My copy arrived last week - as Jean points out the craftsmanship is
exceptional. Each pattern composed from a unit pricking. I want to
focus on a Binche project before hanging bobbins for one of the
florals - in the meantime they are good reading, much like reading a
piece of
I use light or medium grey as background for everything -- white, black and
colour. It provides enough contrast for me (except grey itself, of course),
being a neutral colour it doesn't interfere with any other, and it doesn't make
my eyes tired from being loud or too distinct.
Years ago, I
Hello All! I must be channeling Lyn or vice versa! I too saw an opportunity
for creatively saving money on a bicycle basket but I didn't plan to do all the
work myself. Lyn, you're an over-achiever!! On Sat. I was in Waterford, PA in
a little antique shop was looking over her fine
