Comments on: Experiments in Thread http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2007/12/19/experiments-in-thread/ The blog for Plimoth Plantation's 17 Century embroidered jacket project. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:56:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tricia Wilson Nguyen http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2007/12/19/experiments-in-thread/#comment-712 Tricia Wilson Nguyen Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:44:07 +0000 #comment-712 Judith - The great thing about this blog is the breaking up of the thinking into bits - an embroidery soap opera with cliffhangers! Watch for the next entry which will go over my experiments in making S and Z twists and expanding on them and what happened next. ;-) Judith -

The great thing about this blog is the breaking up of the thinking into bits - an embroidery soap opera with cliffhangers! Watch for the next entry which will go over my experiments in making S and Z twists and expanding on them and what happened next. ;-)

]]> By: Judith Miller http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2007/12/19/experiments-in-thread/#comment-660 Judith Miller Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:47:33 +0000 #comment-660 Are you wrapping the wire counter to or with the twist of the silk? From the photo, looks like its counter. If so, you might want to try wrapping the metal in same direction as the silk. It would give a smoother line. Are you wrapping the wire counter to or with the twist of the silk? From the photo, looks like its counter. If so, you might want to try wrapping the metal in same direction as the silk. It would give a smoother line.

]]> By: Robbin Douglas http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2007/12/19/experiments-in-thread/#comment-716 Robbin Douglas Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:12:02 +0000 #comment-716 But is the first picture the BACK of the first detatchted buttonhole sample? I can't tell if it's been oddly cropped or what, but I think I see thread through the fabric and what must be the carry along the backside -- I just don't see any buttonhole stitch. The first thread (since we can see the length) looks like it isn't firm enough to handle the metallic that's been wrapped around it. I seems like the metallic pulls into it and doesn't give a smooth thread. I'll admit that I've worked with the new thread and I know the base thread used, but I haven't heard this part of the story at all and I can't wait to hear the next installment. I feel like I'm part of a mystery story or something. Robbin But is the first picture the BACK of the first detatchted buttonhole sample? I can’t tell if it’s been oddly cropped or what, but I think I see thread through the fabric and what must be the carry along the backside — I just don’t see any buttonhole stitch.

The first thread (since we can see the length) looks like it isn’t firm enough to handle the metallic that’s been wrapped around it. I seems like the metallic pulls into it and doesn’t give a smooth thread.

I’ll admit that I’ve worked with the new thread and I know the base thread used, but I haven’t heard this part of the story at all and I can’t wait to hear the next installment. I feel like I’m part of a mystery story or something.

Robbin

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