Advice Needed on Weeks Dye Works Thread Colours

May 31, 2008 5 Replies

I'm working on a present for a Chinese friend who is having a baby. It is a red banner with chinese characters for prosperity, good fortune and happiness in gold thread. It is supposed to have a scrollwork border in varying shades of gold.



I had the bright idea of doing the border in overdyed/variegated thread so I don't have to do all the colour changes. Unfortunately, there aren't any shops near me that stock such threads and I'm not comfortable buying overdyed floss based on what I can see on my computer monitor.



I've e-mailed a couple of online stores, asking for advice but haven't got any replies so I'm hoping some of the kind folks here can help.



Can anyone suggest an INS that will bother to reply to my e-mails? Calling is not practical since I'm in Australia (unless anyone can suggest an Australian store?)



Alternatively, can anyone answer my question directly? I'm using DMC



781, 3852 and 3821 for the characters. From squinting at my computer screen it seems that the following Weeks Dye Works colours might be a match Tiger's Eye (1225) Amber (1224) Whiskey (2219) Hazelnut (2237)

I'm very peeved about the INS's I've tried. I'm not happy with my LNS. The service there is brusque and occasionally just plain rude and the selection is limited. I'm all set to transfer my loyalty to an INS, if I could just find a good one.



Thanks for any advice you can offer Barbara (bfls at netspace dot net dot au)


DMC is making a floss called Color Variations that resembles an overdye. Perhaps one of their colors would match nicely.

Lucille>

And if one of them works and it's at the store I work at, I'll mail them off to you.

Cheryl

I have a LYS that would work with you. They don't have an internet buying site, but they had this article about them and it includes their email and other info. They are very helpful. Their Weeks Dye Works thread is right there by their check out area, just a toss from the puter and the phone...lol

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alicia in Hawaii
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I'm very peeved about the INS's I've tried. I'm not happy with my LNS. The service there is brusque and occasionally just plain rude and the selection is limited. I'm all set to transfer my loyalty to an INS, if I could just find a good one.

Thanks for any advice you can offer Barbara (bfls at netspace dot net dot au)

Hi Barbara - I too am in Australia and find that the ladies at "the crewel goblin" (Sydney) are just wonderful in helping me to match things up, and as I am in Perth I may as well be in another country! I've emailed and called this store and have only good things to say about my interactions. There is another INS based in Perth which would appear to have a range of threads, but I have never dealt with them, and the name escapes me at the moment.

Hope this help you.

Cheers

Joanne

I think I know the one in Perth you are talking about. I came across them at a craft show. I can't remember their name either!

The Crewel Goblin was one of the first places I tried. Since you've had good experiences with them, perhaps my e-mail simply went astray. I might give them a call.

Barbara bfls at netspace dot net do au

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