Re: [lace] Mystery thread

Lorri, I'm surprised that the linen threads are fuzzy under magnification. I would have thought fuzzy would mean cotton. Too late at night now but I will examine some thread tomorrow. What say the experts? Is my ignorance showing again? In any case, what I really wanted to post is not to be shy

[lace] Mystery thread

I have now now looked at the thread with a loop (10 power)- it is quite 'fuzzy' at that magnification, like a another known linen. And it is 's' twist, I also went thru my linen threads and found 2 that are 80/2 and it compares in size with them. So I think the mystery is solved. I am going with

Re: [lace] Mystery thread

This thread is finer than the DMC Special Dentalies that I have. I did a burn test with the MT and a known linen and they burned the same, as did the cotton and MT. But then all 3 are plant fibers. I also noticed that in some areas there are small 'slubs'. But I have seen that on both cotton and

[lace] fine threads

Hi Pam, Thanks for bringing up the issue of harvesting-- I had forgotten to mention it before. It is true that the fibers become increasingly coarse as the plant ages. For the most pliable linen fibers, my research indicated that it should be harvested when the stem was still green and only the

RE: [lace] Working with black thread [was "Thread"]

Hi fellow Arachnids, I believe that some black lace was made with white thread and dyed black and some made with black thread. If you have some old pieces of black lace you do not mind unpicking you can see for yourselves. Lace dyed after it is made will be very slightly lighter inside the

[lace] Threads

I have not had any problems working with black either , however I do work on a white pricking as it is easier . Shirley in Corio, Oz - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo

Re: [lace] Working with black thread [was "Thread"]

Like Alex I’ve always understood that on the whole black lace produced in the English east Midlands was worked with white thread which was later dyed. On the other hand I have old Beds lace prickings on grey card which I believe were used for work with black thread. Diana in Northamptonshire

Re: [lace] Thresds

Alex writes: Because black is so difficult to work with, much of the black lace was made using white thread and subsequently dyed black. However, according to the Bobbins of Belgium, p. 296, "Grammont, or Chantilly lace is usually made of black silk thread". Also there is a footnote in Palliser

[lace] Working with black thread [was "Thread"]

I have found black thread hard to work with if the pricking is made of a card too light in color. If the contrast is too great, then the eye has trouble seeing the details of the black threads. (Same with photographing or photocopying black lace.) So it might seem contrary, but using a medium to

RE: [lace] Thresds

G'day Friends, > > Because black is so difficult to work with, much of the black lace was > made using white thread and subsequently dyed black. Well I certainly have never found black any more difficult to work with than white so have trouble understanding this. David Downunder in Ballarat,

Re: [lace] Mystery thread

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