Need help with older fibers

Why not take a small piece of the fabric and a bit of the floss and just give it a try?

floss and

I've only got a limited amount of Congress cloth and don't have any for doing samples. Usually that would be the best choice, of course!

I broke down and have submitted an order for the fibers that the project called for I did not have. Half the reason for the project is to learn new fibers so I might as well get the correct ones.

Some day I have to start a Fiber Notebook with samples of the fibers stitched on various kinds of grounds, but when I started one years ago, by the time I stitched some of the threads, they had been discontinued. At the very least I need to make notes of what count canvas they should be used on so years later when they are no longer in anyone's references I will know how to use them.

Thanks!

I never got a chance to answer when you wrote the first note, but I can say that I've used some really odd things. I even used a bit of cord that was couched on a project as a clothesline in a picture. I know I've used a single strand of Persian needlepoint yarn several times and that works nicely.