Comments on: The Nightcap and Horse Trading http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/04/the-nightcap-and-horse-trading/ The blog for Plimoth Plantation's 17 Century embroidered jacket project. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:20:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Marjorie http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/04/the-nightcap-and-horse-trading/#comment-1261 Marjorie Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:39:46 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=350#comment-1261 Sorry about that. Try this: http://moonsilk-stitches.blogspot.com/2008/03/elephant-hat.html From the comments it appears that it's Thai. Marjorie Sorry about that. Try this: http://moonsilk-stitches.blogspot.com/2008/03/elephant-hat.html

From the comments it appears that it’s Thai. Marjorie

]]> By: Robbin Douglas http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/04/the-nightcap-and-horse-trading/#comment-1247 Robbin Douglas Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:04:56 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=350#comment-1247 Tricia, Take the . (period) off the end of the link and reload the page and you'll see a wonderful cap with elephants on it! Robbin Tricia,

Take the . (period) off the end of the link and reload the page and you’ll see a wonderful cap with elephants on it!

Robbin

]]> By: Tricia WIlson Nguyen http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/04/the-nightcap-and-horse-trading/#comment-1243 Tricia WIlson Nguyen Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:40:45 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=350#comment-1243 Marjorie - The blog link didn't work. I would love to see these photos! Tricia Marjorie -

The blog link didn’t work. I would love to see these photos!

Tricia

]]> By: Marjorie http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/04/the-nightcap-and-horse-trading/#comment-1233 Marjorie Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:38:45 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=350#comment-1233 I can't wait to see and try this thread. A friend loaned me a hat he recently purchased. I believe it's from India (no tags) and not too old (no wear). It uses a cotton thread twisted with a metal wire and couched down and handmade spangles. I posted a couple of photos on my blog, http://moonsilk-stitches.blogspot.com/2008/03/elephant-hat.html. The similarities to your recreation work really struck me. I can’t wait to see and try this thread. A friend loaned me a hat he recently purchased. I believe it’s from India (no tags) and not too old (no wear). It uses a cotton thread twisted with a metal wire and couched down and handmade spangles. I posted a couple of photos on my blog, http://moonsilk-stitches.blogspot.com/2008/03/elephant-hat.html. The similarities to your recreation work really struck me.

]]> By: Catherine K http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/04/the-nightcap-and-horse-trading/#comment-1229 Catherine K Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:17:09 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=350#comment-1229 It was such a treat to see the cap in progress, and now the final product; Stunning! (and the model is cute too :) ). Thanks so much for sharing. I'm always fascinated by your posts on thread analysis Tricia, keep them coming please! It was such a treat to see the cap in progress, and now the final product; Stunning! (and the model is cute too :) ). Thanks so much for sharing. I’m always fascinated by your posts on thread analysis Tricia, keep them coming please!

]]> By: Michael http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/04/the-nightcap-and-horse-trading/#comment-1224 Michael Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:00:07 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=350#comment-1224 How lovely! Even though I have no project that really *needs* this stuff, I find myself craving it so bad.... Congrats on getting this out there! How lovely! Even though I have no project that really *needs* this stuff, I find myself craving it so bad…. Congrats on getting this out there!

]]> By: Mary Corbet http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/04/the-nightcap-and-horse-trading/#comment-1221 Mary Corbet Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:20:25 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=350#comment-1221 Beautiful cap, Tricia! I'll be keeping my eye out for the release of the kit / pattern / etc. It is stunning. I'm afraid I may have committed a faux pas... A friend who attended the class in Williamsburg sent me a snippet of the GST. I blogged about it - all positive, I assure you! If I wasn't supposed to, please accept my apologies. I'm anguishing over whether to test stitching with it and risk losing my five inches! I have never seen such a beautiful thread! It surprised me that it was so fine, size-wise, but I like it even better for that. I've had many readers e-mail me and comment on the GST. Among some of them, there have been some expressions of "shock" about the rumored price of it (apparently @ $25 for a 35 meter spool), but I try to set them straight! Think about it: People pay anywhere from $8 - $40 for a YARD of Mokuba ribbon (crazy). If you bought 7 skeins of 5-meter Soie d'Alger (35 meters), you would pay retail at least $22.75. It's rare to find it cheaper than $3.25 in retail shops. 35 meters of Soie Ovale would cost a person around $10... then you have to add the gold. For a gold this fine (as far as the size goes), imagine real Japanese gold, size 1 (perhaps even smaller).... and you'd have to pay about $25 - $30 for that amount. But you wouldn't come close to a product like the GST! The gold is stiffer than Japanese gold - it's a tiny fine wire... the average person out here couldn't find anything suitable to "hand make" this thread. People buy Caron Collection Rachelette (a man-made, nylon thickish thing with a fake gold cord running through it)... they pay on average $3.50 for 5 meters - so, 35 meters would be $24.50. There are certainly fewer applications for Rachelette than for the GST. My point is this: the rumored retail cost of the GST is worth it. 35 meters of thread goes a long way. This is a unique, gorgeous thread that will withstand the test time, unlike many threads on the market today. Someday, people will be looking back on our age saying, "Wow, look at this thread! They retained (or revived) some of the beauty of ages past... they obviously had good taste." I'm not sure they'll say the same thing about Rachelette. But they will say it about the GST. Embroiderers today will buy this thread! I am sure the horse trading will pay off. There I go again. I think I've outstayed my welcome. Tricia and crew - thank you for your amazing and wonderful work! Beautiful cap, Tricia! I’ll be keeping my eye out for the release of the kit / pattern / etc. It is stunning.

I’m afraid I may have committed a faux pas… A friend who attended the class in Williamsburg sent me a snippet of the GST. I blogged about it - all positive, I assure you! If I wasn’t supposed to, please accept my apologies.

I’m anguishing over whether to test stitching with it and risk losing my five inches!

I have never seen such a beautiful thread! It surprised me that it was so fine, size-wise, but I like it even better for that. I’ve had many readers e-mail me and comment on the GST. Among some of them, there have been some expressions of “shock” about the rumored price of it (apparently @ $25 for a 35 meter spool), but I try to set them straight! Think about it:

People pay anywhere from $8 - $40 for a YARD of Mokuba ribbon (crazy).

If you bought 7 skeins of 5-meter Soie d’Alger (35 meters), you would pay retail at least $22.75. It’s rare to find it cheaper than $3.25 in retail shops.

35 meters of Soie Ovale would cost a person around $10… then you have to add the gold. For a gold this fine (as far as the size goes), imagine real Japanese gold, size 1 (perhaps even smaller)…. and you’d have to pay about $25 - $30 for that amount. But you wouldn’t come close to a product like the GST! The gold is stiffer than Japanese gold - it’s a tiny fine wire… the average person out here couldn’t find anything suitable to “hand make” this thread.

People buy Caron Collection Rachelette (a man-made, nylon thickish thing with a fake gold cord running through it)… they pay on average $3.50 for 5 meters - so, 35 meters would be $24.50. There are certainly fewer applications for Rachelette than for the GST.

My point is this: the rumored retail cost of the GST is worth it. 35 meters of thread goes a long way. This is a unique, gorgeous thread that will withstand the test time, unlike many threads on the market today. Someday, people will be looking back on our age saying, “Wow, look at this thread! They retained (or revived) some of the beauty of ages past… they obviously had good taste.”

I’m not sure they’ll say the same thing about Rachelette. But they will say it about the GST. Embroiderers today will buy this thread! I am sure the horse trading will pay off.

There I go again. I think I’ve outstayed my welcome. Tricia and crew - thank you for your amazing and wonderful work!

]]> By: Ann http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/04/the-nightcap-and-horse-trading/#comment-1217 Ann Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:47:13 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=350#comment-1217 I was one of the thirty who had the opportunity to take the class--and it was a delight! For those of us who have worked on the jacket, it's almost like having a little bit of the jacket at home with us. I was in the first group, before the thread was here for the jacket, so it was doubly sweet to have the opportunity to finally use it. I was one of the thirty who had the opportunity to take the class–and it was a delight! For those of us who have worked on the jacket, it’s almost like having a little bit of the jacket at home with us. I was in the first group, before the thread was here for the jacket, so it was doubly sweet to have the opportunity to finally use it.

]]> By: Liz http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/04/the-nightcap-and-horse-trading/#comment-1216 Liz Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:59:27 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=350#comment-1216 Absolutely stunning work! Absolutely stunning work!

]]> By: Tricia WIlson Nguyen http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/04/the-nightcap-and-horse-trading/#comment-1214 Tricia WIlson Nguyen Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:53:57 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=350#comment-1214 Alison - Sample kits will be available for a long time. You need to email Kathy at kroncarati@plimoth.org for a sample kit. We are happy to ship to England - home of this wonderful embroidery! Even if you can't make it across the sea to embroider, you can contribute to the project by donating by buying the kit and sending back your sample to be used in the display to allow the public to see and touch the embroidery closer. I can't tell where the first project will appear as that is being finalized, when the editor is comfortable promoting the project, I will be happy to mention it on the blog. Alison - Sample kits will be available for a long time. You need to email Kathy at kroncarati@plimoth.org for a sample kit. We are happy to ship to England - home of this wonderful embroidery! Even if you can’t make it across the sea to embroider, you can contribute to the project by donating by buying the kit and sending back your sample to be used in the display to allow the public to see and touch the embroidery closer.

I can’t tell where the first project will appear as that is being finalized, when the editor is comfortable promoting the project, I will be happy to mention it on the blog.

]]> By: Alison http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/04/the-nightcap-and-horse-trading/#comment-1213 Alison Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:44:18 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=350#comment-1213 That is so beautiful Tricia. Where will the magazine projects / kits be available from - do you know yet? I would love to get one. Also do you still have the sample kits available to order and could you ship to the UK (obviously I will pay all costs)? Thanks Alison That is so beautiful Tricia. Where will the magazine projects / kits be available from - do you know yet? I would love to get one. Also do you still have the sample kits available to order and could you ship to the UK (obviously I will pay all costs)?
Thanks
Alison

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