Organizing for a TW project

My, I can just hear that voice......

-- Carey in MA

When I was a kid, in the 40s, my Dad and I would go for walks down the country lanes. Whenever we met one of the local farmworkers, they would greet Dad with "G'morning, Sir", and my Dad always replied "G'morning George". He said there were more Georges around than any other name........and of course, I believed him!

Gillian........delving into the far distant past of my childhood in England

Your note brings back fond memories, but with the following changes. I would go for walks with my Dad down the slightly scruffy streets of Brownsville, Brooklyn and everyone we met would be greeted with Hiya Mac, What's new with you?

I would name my gizmos Mac but then I probably would be sued by Apple.

Lucille

Now, that, I did not know. Never read Steinbeck (believe it or not!).

Yes, the yeti! I love that one!

Cheryl

Are you going to do the dragon in metallics, Tegan? If I ever get around to doing that one, it *will* be in metallics!

Joan

I suppose so... I'm using a really lovely fabric from Picture This Plus (DaVinci for any who want to track it down) and I'm thinking sparklies on the darker fabric will just add to it. I suppose I do need to find the list and get them purchased as well. Due to work delays and a fall I took (enthusiastic horse-dog greeted me when I wasn't expecting him), I've not gotten any further in getting myself organized for this yet. And I'm supposed to at least get a few stitches in tomorrow just so I can say I started on the First! I hope Walmart is open tomorrow! I know I won't find the metallics there, but I can find the bags and notecards I think I want to use.

I've > snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote:

Try hologram thread!

Some years ago, I was stitching a dragon, and he just didn't look right in floss. And he just didn't look right in rayon. And he just didn't look right in Kreinik. And then I happened upon hologram thread, and that was the magic touch to make him look "real".

I use (and re-use) the Lo-Ran cards. I use one hole per symbol - I take 3 - 4 18" 6-ply strands of each color in a blend and loop them through the hole. Any amounts left over that are still long enough to use get looped back through the holes. I seperate the cards based on where they are used in pattern - one for sky, one rock, etc.

I've tried vaious other methods, and this is the one that works the best with me, as it can take me a long time to finish one of her designs. In fact, this is how I am doing her Mermaid right now.

Just one, and my strips of folders can easily be put into a 3 ring binder, or not for portability.

Caryn

Hi Tegan, What worked for me may not work for you, but I thought I'd post it. I prep'd bobbins for each symbol (using the cheap soft paper ones) and wrote the symbol on the top, then the colour number(s) on the body of it. As I'd come to that symbol in the chart I'd cut a length of each colour needed for the blend (so they were the same length) and then thread up my needle, wrapping the rest of the lengths onto the bobbin. If I finished and there was still a useable length on the needle, I tucked it back into the floss on the bobbin. I'm most deffinately a multiple needle person. :) Because the bobbins themselves are small without having a full skein of floss on them, I was easily able to keep them all in a small travel case. I've finished the first panel of the Fantasy Triptych this way and it has worked really well for me. It was my travel project too! Good luck! Heather

snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote:

LOL - this brings up a slightly different shared memory. Evidently when DH was very young, and his dad would be driving, in the NJ/NY area of bad traffic - his father was known to make some comments to the other drivers which involved the name "Jack" - though in a rather angry not wanting to hug you sense. DH asked his dad about the "jack" thing, and dad mumbled something about his friends names. So, one lovely day, DH says to his mom - "Wow, mommy - Daddy has so many friends named JACK...he waves & shouts to them all when we're out..." Evidently there was much discussion amongst the parentals with regards to driving, expletives and the little one.

ellice

Nice idea - I was thinking of doing part of it in "sparkle" or something similar. But, I think this project won't get started for quite a while.

ellice

Just a little suggestion - don't use blending filament. But, maybe try a nice braid from Kreinik, or the petite Treasure Braid from RG. And use it as part of the stitching for some color - not to replace all - but add it in a few stitches here and there - to get the effect. And use a slightly bigger needle (for the eye), some thread heaven, and short lengths.

I'm sure whatever you do will be lovely. Aren't you doing this with a cyber group?

Ellice

In our household, it's always been "bubala." "C'mon, bubala, the light is green, you can go now..." DD wondered why there were so many "bubalas" and she's picked it up now that she's driving.

Beats the Baltimore "Hon" used everywhere!

sue

Possibly that was my grandmother's favorite word !!

Hi Karen, Who makes hologram thread? I've never heard of it before, but it sounds neat, and right up my alley... Heather Open to any enablers....

Karen C - California wrote:

My stash is primarily YLI because a friend was a YLI distributor.

Madeira was also making it -- got some of theirs through Liz Turner Diehl.

At the sew/quilt/craft festival, I found some "Glitter" by Superior Threads intended for machine embroidery.

Thanks Sue, I'll try to keep up with you all!

-dmp