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)