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Looking for fuzzy threads recommendations
For my Nativity set, I'm thinking of doing the sheep and camels with
fuzzy threads. The sheep have 5 colors in their bodies (I can do faces/legs with regular floss). The colors are the beige/gray ones (DMC white, 644,642, 822, & 3781). There aren't enough colors in Wisper to do this. The camels have 2 or 3 more colors in them and there *might* be enough brown shades to do them, I'm not sure. Does anyone have any recommendations for other types of fuzzy threads to do the animals? Joan |
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Looking for fuzzy threads recommendations
"Joan E." wrote in message ... For my Nativity set, I'm thinking of doing the sheep and camels with fuzzy threads. The sheep have 5 colors in their bodies (I can do faces/legs with regular floss). The colors are the beige/gray ones (DMC white, 644,642, 822, & 3781). There aren't enough colors in Wisper to do this. The camels have 2 or 3 more colors in them and there *might* be enough brown shades to do them, I'm not sure. Does anyone have any recommendations for other types of fuzzy threads to do the animals? Joan Camels aren't at all fluffy, so can you use wool for them? One strand from 3 strand Paternayan Persian wool or something like that. Lucille |
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Joan E. wrote:
Does anyone have any recommendations for other types of fuzzy threads to do the animals? Joan Go to your LYS and look around. A skein of their "fuzzy stuff" costs just slightly more than LNS Fuzzy Stuff/Wisper and is a million times longer. -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 7/27/08 - MLI Christmas Visit WIP: Oriental Kimono (Janlynn), MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek) Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market CFSfacts -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf Newest research blog: http://journals.aol.com/kmc528/Lifeasweknowit/ |
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Joan E. wrote:
For my Nativity set, I'm thinking of doing the sheep and camels with fuzzy threads. The sheep have 5 colors in their bodies (I can do faces/legs with regular floss). The colors are the beige/gray ones (DMC white, 644,642, 822, & 3781). There aren't enough colors in Wisper to do this. The camels have 2 or 3 more colors in them and there *might* be enough brown shades to do them, I'm not sure. Does anyone have any recommendations for other types of fuzzy threads to do the animals? Joan I know someone that has some angora rabbits, and she spins their 'wool' into some very thin threads. Most is white, but it could probably be dyed to the color of your choice.. and would probably fluff up with some gentle brushing after stitching is completed. -- ^..^ This is Kitty. Copy and paste Kitty into your signature to help her wipe out Bunny's world domination. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) comcast (dot) net http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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"lucretia borgia" wrote in message ... On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:20:32 -0700 (PDT), "Joan E." opined: For my Nativity set, I'm thinking of doing the sheep and camels with fuzzy threads. The sheep have 5 colors in their bodies (I can do faces/legs with regular floss). The colors are the beige/gray ones (DMC white, 644,642, 822, & 3781). There aren't enough colors in Wisper to do this. The camels have 2 or 3 more colors in them and there *might* be enough brown shades to do them, I'm not sure. Does anyone have any recommendations for other types of fuzzy threads to do the animals? Joan Camels don't have fuzzy fur/hair, they are more like horses, sleek looking. But not shiny and sleek like horses. The ones I saw were more of a dull, brownish, hairy, smelly beast. |
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Joan E. wrote:
For my Nativity set, I'm thinking of doing the sheep and camels with fuzzy threads. The sheep have 5 colors in their bodies (I can do faces/legs with regular floss). The colors are the beige/gray ones (DMC white, 644,642, 822, & 3781). There aren't enough colors in Wisper to do this. The camels have 2 or 3 more colors in them and there *might* be enough brown shades to do them, I'm not sure. Does anyone have any recommendations for other types of fuzzy threads to do the animals? Joan S'pose you used one strand of the normal DMC colours for the camels etc and then added a second strand of the Wisper to add 'hairiness index'? Or, you could XS normally in DMC and then add a third strand of Wisper, depending on the coverage you like? Try on a doodle cloth and see if it works. HTH :-D -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Lucille wrote:
But not shiny and sleek like horses. The ones I saw were more of a dull, brownish, hairy, smelly beast. I agree. The hair is not as long and shiny as horses. As I recall (and I'm sure someone who has a good zoo closer at hand can correct me if I'm wrong), camel hair was shorter and even a little wavy/kinky. Maybe do the bottom leg of the XS with DMC and the top leg with something fuzzy? Or vice versa, and then you can do the whole bottom layer with one color of fuzzy and add the shading in the top layer. -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 7/27/08 - MLI Christmas Visit WIP: Oriental Kimono (Janlynn), MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek) Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market CFSfacts -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf Newest research blog: http://journals.aol.com/kmc528/Lifeasweknowit/ |
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Looking for fuzzy threads recommendations
On Aug 29, 3:20*am, "Joan E." wrote:
For my Nativity set, I'm thinking of doing the sheep and camels with fuzzy threads. *The sheep have 5 colors in their bodies (I can do faces/legs with regular floss). *The colors are the beige/gray ones (DMC white, 644,642, 822, & 3781). There aren't enough colors in Wisper to do this. *The camels have 2 or 3 more colors in them and there *might* be enough brown shades to do them, I'm not sure. *Does anyone have any recommendations for other types of fuzzy threads to do the animals? Joan Camels are best in Satin stich with beize or light browns ,, mirjam |
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On Aug 29, 3:20*am, "Joan E." wrote:
For my Nativity set, I'm thinking of doing the sheep and camels with fuzzy threads. *The sheep have 5 colors in their bodies (I can do faces/legs with regular floss). *The colors are the beige/gray ones (DMC white, 644,642, 822, & 3781). There aren't enough colors in Wisper to do this. *The camels have 2 or 3 more colors in them and there *might* be enough brown shades to do them, I'm not sure. *Does anyone have any recommendations for other types of fuzzy threads to do the animals? Joan If you send me your Email , i will scan you some REAL camel hair [spun into threads ] and you can see the colours and soft pluffiness ,,,, I never saw a camel in Zoo only in the desert ,, mirjam |
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