Comments for Flights of Fancy

Comment on My parcels have arrived! by Flights of Fancy

Flights of Fancy — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:16:07 +0000

Louise, it would be lovely to visit Margaret’s shop but I’m not sure she has a bricks-and-mortar one, and unfortunately she is in the process of closing down her business for health reasons.

Serinde, I think there is usually some difference between WC and WF, probably to do with the sort of thread they are (quite shiny versus quite matt), but I doubt that can be the whole explanation, not to the extent shown in these to Sunglow threads. Next time I’m in a shop that sells them I must see if WC and WF with identical dye lots are a better match!

Comment on Border control by Serinde

Serinde — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:03:34 +0000

Definitely hate working on them. I always pull too hard, so that when finished they never seem to lie flat. I can certainly admire them done by those with more skill!

Comment on Border control by Flights of Fancy

Flights of Fancy — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:16:28 +0000

Hate the look of them, or hate working them Serinde? I’d agree on the latter!

Yours sounds like antique hem stitching, where you pass the needle between the layers of fabric making up the hem. I used ordinary hem stitch, where you see the perpendicular stitch on both sides of the fabric. I think antique hem stitch is usually considered the nicer of the two because it is nearly invisible!

Comment on My parcels have arrived! by louise

louise — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:13:20 +0000

What a fabulous selection Mabel, very interesting about the difference in dyelots. As you say there’s nothing like seeing them ‘for real’. I’m afraid I’m becoming a bit of a thread collector so must visit Margarets shop.

Comment on Border control by Serinde

Serinde — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:06:27 +0000

Can I just say how much I hate buttonhole borders? Your little hemstitching is lovely, though. How’s it done? Doesn’t look like the one I do, which leaves a small straight stitch on the front of the fabric. Yours looks very smart

Comment on My parcels have arrived! by Serinde

Serinde — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:04:28 +0000

I’ve noticed the difference between Watercolours and Wildflowers before, but it never occurred to me that the dyelot was the culprit! What a difference in the Caramel, though. Golly! They’ll tone together ok, but that’s about it. I wonder if Caron, being a US company, has to pay attention to EU restrictions on dye usage since they are exported to Europe?

Comment on White on white by Serinde

Serinde — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:33:14 +0000

Praise from the praiseworthy is praise indeed! I think it looks even more perfect than I anticipated.

With white on white (or any fabric and thread match) the eye is not distracted by colour (and colour preferences) from the architectural symmetry of the stitches themselves. Also white on white tricks the eye — it’s all in the way the light hits the thread, so shades of pearl and grey magically appear. Adding just enough beading to give it a little bit of jewel quality, but not too much, also throws light around the design. All in all… Very Nice Indeed.

Comment on White on white by louise

louise — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:05:58 +0000

Thank you to Serinde for encouraging Mabel else we wouldn’t have all these gorgeous designs not to mention the Song of the Weather SAL.

I stitched March again just using pale green but with “Emerald” beads instead of the knots for a birthday card. I have to own up that I always thought hardanger was only white on white until I saw your designs. It’s a bit like “blackwork” which I’ve now done in other colours.

Comment on Threads, threads and surprise threads by louise

louise — Sat, 04 May 2013 12:39:11 +0000

Gorgeous stash additions Mabel and links to more threads, thank you.
Looking forward to seeing designs with these especially Bradleys Balloons.

Comment on A Song of the Weather SAL by pr46ct

pr46ct — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:30:26 +0000