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[navygreen.livejournal.com]

The more I work with Cebelia thread, the harder it is to go back to "regular" threads, such as DMC perle cottons, crochet cotton, etc.

Truly, I seem to have difficulty maintaining picot height and even curves (chains going around the ends of pieces) when working with these substandard threads - issues that I don't have when working with Cebelia. Is it because the thread just doesn't slide as easily? Is it because I'm going nuts due to the fact that it's almost 4 o'clock in the morning?

I'm going to start a new project tomorrow evening using a few strands of DMC thread (from my cross-stitch collection, actually) and one strand of silvery DMC rayon thread. I do hope that it's not as difficult to work as I'm projecting it to be... however, I'm welcoming any tips ahead of time, should you be willing to post them.

'Night, dear tatters. :-)

Comments

[emmacrew.livejournal.com]

Even more than Cebelia I like DMC Cordonnet. Because I find sometimes the Cebelia wears and fuzzes a bit. But yeah, it's hands down better than most cheap crochet cotton, which I won't tat with any more.

The multi-strand sounds pretty, but it's going to be a pain getting nice even picots. I'd probably think about twisting them all together some in an attempt to get them to all behave as a single thread.

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

I know people mix strands all the time. Is there a method to twisting the thread together beforehand? I'm kinda nervous about starting this, but it's a request...

[emmacrew.livejournal.com]

Hm, I'm a spinner, too, so I've got all the tools. You could fasten one end to your shuttle, hold the threads about a yard up, give the shuttle a twirl, watching to make sure the threads don't get so twisted they try to kink up, just enough to make the group more cohesive. Keep pinching while you wind that part onto the shuttle, and repeat.

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your help!