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Daniel Gordon (Danielg)
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Username: Danielg
Post Number: 35
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 12:02 am: | |
I have a question for all you great top stitchers out there in regards to stitching with varigated thread!
I'm having trouble timing the varigations so my color runs blend. I always wind up with a large pile of thread on the floor and uneven color runs.
Any tricks of the trade would really be appreciated?
Daniel Gordon |
Lee Miller (Lee_miller)
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Username: Lee_miller
Post Number: 96
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2004 - 9:47 pm: | |
Daniel,
The only person I've ever seen line up his colors with varigated thread is Carl Chappel. I think that he uses the same technique that you've been using, where you wind up with a lot of thread on the floor. When I stitch with varigated, I like to just let the colors happen instead of trying to control them. I like the effect it creates.
Lee |
Daniel Gordon (Danielg)
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Username: Danielg
Post Number: 38
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 - 11:57 pm: | |
Lee,
I think your right about the thread piling up on the floor but since I've posted this I found varigated thread at a sewing center. The color varigations are at least 1/2 the size of the Rice's thread. It seems easier to time and comes in quite a few colors. They have red, white and blue and white to gray to black which I'm trying. It's far easier to work with than the multicolored. I'll keep practising away, I'm not quite ready to do a pair of boots with it yet! Seems every little wobble shows up twice as much as regular thread.
Thanx,
Daniel |
Brian C. Thomas (Brian_c_thomas)
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Username: Brian_c_thomas
Post Number: 172
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 7:17 am: | |
Daniel, Lee, I too usually let the variegated just do it own design which usually ends in a blend of colors among the rows.
Tex Robin, does on many of his boots lined up the variegated threat perfect to include the toeflowers.
Example: Left toeflower outside left in red, right toeflower outside right in red, with all other points matching on the left and right boots.
Tex, do you just roll off the color and start at the same color point on both boots?
"Variegated for the Brand"
Brian C. Thomas |
Tex Robin (Tex_robin)
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Username: Tex_robin
Post Number: 560
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 8:40 am: | |
Brian,
I have done varigated every way imaginable...I usually do the same as Lee, all mixed together but have done the lining up of the colors. But I don't cut the thread once I start..Usually at the end of the top they don't match because each row is shorter than the last one. The toe flowers I did were done left and right. You have to roll off some thread from the spool and match the color sequence where it starts with opposite colors. It is a pain but looks neat. there are some tricks I do with varigated thread...I prefer to use a white or yellow border around outside and inside. If you like to do three row patterns try a row of white or yellow in the middle.....TR |
Daniel Gordon (Danielg)
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Username: Danielg
Post Number: 39
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2004 - 8:48 pm: | |
Tex,
Thank you for the tricks in regards to using varigated thread. Using a border makes sense. I don't like to stitch more than 3 rows unless I have to, with a row of solid color in the middle it would be easy to follow on each side with varigated. I'm on my way downstairs to give it a try!
Daniel |