Thanks - I'll bear that in mind. I wasn't really aware of the different
twists on thread until I read Brenda Paternoster's book. A very useful
book - but I never realised thread was so complicated!
Regards,
Annette, London
Hi Annette -
I have found that the silk I work with (Tire) likes to
In a message dated 27/09/2003 23:38:52 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Holly Van Sciver explained it to me when I questioned the wisdom of
spending an inordinate (to me g) amount of money for the Mechlin pins
(about the same size as insect pins 00, I think). Since I trust
Hi Annette -
I have found that the silk I work with (Tire)likes
to lose it's twist when I work with it. It also had a
lot of trouble with the hitch jumping off the neck of
the bobbin.snipped
Clay
I usually do a double half hitch (ie twist the
thread twice) round the neck
to
I must be doing something wrong! I have never ( knock on wood) had any
trouble working with silk. I find it much easier to work with than linen or
cotton. I am fairly new to silk and love it so much that I may use it
whenever I can get away with it now.
We don't have any lace police in south
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From: Annette Gill [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 3:42 AM
Subject: [lace] Re: Working with silk thread
Robin,
Thanks very much for your suggestions about silk threads.
I think I've seen
YLI threads in local quilt shops, but I don't know
]
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Working with silk thread
I must be doing something wrong! I have never ( knock on wood) had any
trouble working with silk. I find it much easier to work with than linen or
cotton. I am fairly new to silk and love it so much that I
On Sunday, Sep 28, 2003, at 14:06 US/Eastern, Lorri Ferguson wrote:
I have found the same 'phenomena' with Z-twist threads.
Is the 'proper' wind direction then counter clock-wise (when looking
at the
head end of the bobbin? I have always wound clock-wise.
I'm with Sylvia and Carol; I never had
On Sunday, Sep 28, 2003, at 07:38 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Liz)
wrote:
Just a question to the spiders though, does anyone know of a supplier
in the
UK who sells insect pins (and I don't just mean lace suppliers).
If you know someone who has a connection to a university or college,
you
Patty,
Thank very much for your notes about the silk threads, and the tips about
wetting the knots. I know I can get Pipers Silks in the UK from their web
site, but I will look out for the other threads you mention.
What are insect pins? I've never heard of them!
Regards,
Annette,
London
Annette said ..
Thanks also for the tip about the thread untwisting -
I have problems with that when I use continental bobbins, so I'd better
stick to Midlands bobbins when I use silk.
I seem to remember a tip about using suedde or chamais leather under
continentals to stop them rolling -
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 12:43:46 -0700, Jenny wrote:
I seem to remember a tip about using suedde or chamais leather under
continentals to stop them rolling - anyone know if this is a figment of my
imagination or if it actually works?
I have two cover cloths made from stretchy velvet fabric. They
In a message dated 27/09/2003 13:24:13 GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi Annette -
I have found that the silk I work with (Tire) likes to lose
it's twist when I work with it. It also had a lot of
trouble with the hitch jumping off the neck of the bobbin.snipped
Clay
I
On Saturday, Sep 27, 2003, at 08:32 US/Eastern, Clay Blackwell wrote:
I seem to remember a tip about using suedde or chamais leather under
continentals to stop them rolling - anyone know if this is a figment
of my
imagination or if it actually works?
jenny barron
sunny Scotland
It actually
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