Thursday 21 November 2019

Mixing threads

Here are a few snowflakes that I have made by tatting with two threads wound together.
Just love how they have turned out .






I have used 40 white or coloured thread together with these  sewing cottons 


This is what happened when I scanned the snowflakes, the colours seems to have been washed out of them!
I intend to use them for decorating Christmas cards.



10 comments:

  1. Really pretty. Interesting, I’d have expected the white to dominate more. What size is the white thread?

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    1. The white thread is 40, 20 would probably work but as you say might loose the glitter effect with a thicker thread

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  2. Very pretty! I have plenty of thread to play with, so I really should give hand-wound threads a try!

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    1. It really is fun playing with different threads and matching colours together you get some very interesting combinations, please do give it a try, worth the effort!

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  3. What fun snowflake thread! It always takes me 2 or 3 scans to figure out what settings my scanner needs. I'm usually tatting as I scan so the experience doesn't devolve into frustration. Good luck with your scanner!

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    1. I used to scan all my tatting but now think a photograph is just as good since phone cameras have improved massively. This was a scanner at work so did not have time to fiddle around with it!

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  4. I love these little beauties is that tiny split rings around the edges of them?

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    1. yes tiny split rings, it is a clever pattern, one of Jane's of course!

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  5. Great idea, Sally. To increase the glitter effect, you could possibly use two metallic threads with the No. 40 cotton --> three threads.

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    1. Oh Judith that is a good idea as I have plenty of different metallic threads, thanks very much. Watch this space!!!

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